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World Press Photo of the Year: Exhausted Soldier

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Photo Credit: Tim Hetherington

British photojournalist, Tim Hetherington has been awarded the World Press Photo of the Year for 2007. Hetherington's image shows a U.S. soldier resting in a bunker during combat in Afghanistan. Hetherington was on assignment for Vanity Fair magazine when he made the image. More than 5,019 photographers from 125 countries entered the contest this year  -- a record.

February 09, 2008 |

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