American Wins Photo of the Year

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Updated Apr. 14, 2017 5:01PM EDT / Published Feb. 14, 2014 11:40AM EST

John Stanmeyer/VII for National Geographic

American photographer John Stanmeyer was awarded the 57^th annual World Press Photo Contest’s Photo of the Year for 2013. It shows African migrants standing by the shore of Djibouti city holding their phones high to try to catch a signal from neighboring Somalia in an attempt to connect with family in other countries. The picture was shot for National Geographic and also won 1^st Prize in the Contemporary Issues category

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American Wins Photo of the Year

John Stanmeyer/VII for National Geographic