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Empowerment, resilience, innovation: the winners of the CGAP photography contest

These inspiring pictures are the winners and finalists for the Consultive Group to Assist the Poor’s annual photo contest.

The competition seeks out striking and uplifting photos that capture the spirit of innovation in developing communities.

The winning photos show the resilience of workers and small business owners worldwide as they make a living, pass on their trade and begin to employ digital innovations.

The panel of judges consisted of Nicole Cappello, Senior Photo Manager at National Geographic, Emily Epstein, Visual Editor at The Atlantic, and Indira Williams Babic, Director of Photography and Visual Resources at the Newseum.