Photo of ‘Crying Girl on the Border’ Wins World Press Photo 2019

Photo of ‘Crying Girl on the Border’ Wins World Press Photo 2019

Getty Images photographer John Moore has won the prestigious World Press Photo Contest for 2019 for his photo titled “Crying Girl on the Border.”

The photo was selected from among 78,801 submitted by 4,738 photographers.

Captured on June 12th, 2018, the photo shows 2-year-old Honduran toddler Yanela Sanchez crying as she and her mother, Sandra Sanchez,

are taken into custody by US border officials in McAllen, Texas.

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