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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"

Fifteen-year-old Sarita's face, covered in tears and sweat, is covered before she is sent to her new home with her groom. The previous day, she and here young sister, Maya, 8, were married to another set of siblings on the Hindu holy day of Akshaya Tritiya in North India.