Winners Of The Sony World Photography Awards 2017

Contemporary issues category, winner: Tasneem Alsultan

This touching photo captures the photographer’s struggles as a Saudi single mother. ‘I’ve made peace with the sacrifices I’ve had to make, but I managed to find happiness. I was married at the age of 17, but living as a single parent for the final six years of an unhappy 10-year marriage. Many family members commented on how foolish I was to ask for a divorce. Only later did I realise that there were many Saudi women who had had similar experiences.’