How would you describe 2017 from your point of view of a news photographer? Zohra Bensemra photographs Iraqi security forces battling against Islamic State militants. Displaced women wait to be transported while Iraqi forces battle against Isis in western Mosul, on 27 February. A soldier told us they were hit by mortar fire as they fled fighting between Iraqi forces and Islamic State fighters. It’s important to show that life continues despite the war Zohra BensemraWhen I heard their age difference I was shocked.

Source: The Guardian December 21, 2017 12:00 UTC