World Press Photo has announced the winner of the Photo of the Year 2015 – an image by the Australian photographer Warren Richardson.

The black and white image, taken on 28 August 2015, shows refugees climbing through razor wire over the Hungarian-Serbian border.

The annual competition saw a total of 82,951 pictures in the running from 5,775 photographers, with 128 countries represented. The winners are divided into categories, ranging from Contemporary Issues to Nature to Sport, with prizes awarded to single photographs as well as visual series.

The winning selection can be viewed online here

There will also be a travelling exhibition, in Amsterdam in April of this year.

A man passes a baby through the fence at the Hungarian-Serbian border in Röszke, Hungary, 28 August 2015. (Copyright Warren Richardson)