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Honorable Mention Illustrative 'A Child's Black Cloud' by Staff Sgt. James D. Mossman, U.S. Air Force. This photograph was done for a story on child abuse. It is one of three photographs in a series and was taken with the intention off showing the fear and pain a child might experience at the hands of an abusive adult.

Honorable Mention Illustrative: 'A Child's Black Cloud' by Staff Sgt. James D. Mossman, U.S. Air Force.

Honorable Mention Illustrative 'A Child's Black Cloud' by Staff Sgt. James D. Mossman, U.S. Air Force. This photograph was done for a story on child abuse. It is one of three photographs in a series and was taken with the intention off showing the fear and pain a child might experience at the hands of an abusive adult.

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