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World Press Photo of the Year: 2005

>Finbarr O'Reilly, Canada, Reuters.

Mother and child at emergency feeding center, Tahoua, Niger, 1 August

About the Image
O'Reilly was at an emergency feeding center, and was himself feverish and resting in a chair when he saw Alassa's hand reach up from his mother's lap and rest on her nose. As the little hand slid slowly down her face, O'Reilly shot a few frames.
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