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First Place
Stephanie Sinclair
VII for National Geographic

"TOO YOUNG TO WED: THE SECRET WORLD OF CHILD BRIDES"

Second Place
Moises Saman
Magnum for The New York Times

"THE CULT OF 'THE DEAR BROTHER LEADER'"

Third Place
Damir Sagolj
Reuters

"FAMINE IN NORTH KOREA"

Award of Excellence
Louisa Gouliamaki
Agence France-Presse

"PROTESTERS"

First Place
Stephanie Sinclair
VII for National Geographic Magazine


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"TOO YOUNG TO WED: THE SECRET WORLD OF CHILD BRIDES"

A newly married teenage Afghan girl inside her home in Takhar province. According to UNICEF, 57 percent of Afghan marriages involve girls under 16. Women's activists say up to 80 percent of marriages in the country are either forced or arranged. And the problem is particularly acute in poverty-stricken rural areas.