Wire Photographer of the Year: Mauricio Lima

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"I feel gratified that what I set out to do is borne out in my work," Lima says. "These are skills I've been honing for years. Being in Afghanistan felt like I was in the best place to put those skills to work, covering an important moment of history but never losing sight of my goal to document the lives of ordinary people in this extraordinary situation."

• Mauricio Lima's Apocalypse Afghanistan