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Finalist: the Associated Press , by David Guttenfelder, Ng Han Guan and Rafael Wober

For their extraordinary portrayal of daily life inside the reclusive nation of North Korea, including scenes after the death of Kim Jong Il.

Winners

Prize Winner in Feature Photography in 2012:

Craig F. Walker

For his compassionate chronicle of an honorably discharged veteran, home from Iraq and struggling with a severe case of post-traumatic stress, images that enable viewers to better grasp a national issue. Feature Photography

Finalists

Nominated as finalists in Feature Photography in 2012:

Francine Orr

For her poignant portrait of the suffering by desperate families and misunderstood children who live with autism.

The Jury

Francisco P. Bernasconi(Chair )

vice president, US news and sports

Colin Crawford

deputy managing editor

Thomas E. Franklin

multimedia and video producer

Mark Hinojosa

director of interactive media

Tim Rasmussen

assistant managing editor, photography/multimedia

Winners in Feature Photography

Barbara Davidson

For her intimate story of innocent victims trapped in the city's crossfire of deadly gang violence.

Craig F. Walker

For his intimate portrait of a teenager who joins the Army at the height of insurgent violence in Iraq, poignantly searching for meaning and manhood.

Damon Winter

For his memorable array of pictures deftly capturing multiple facets of Barack Obama's presidential campaign.

2012 Prize Winners

Manning Marable

An exploration of the legendary life and provocative views of one of the most significant African-Americans in U.S. history, a work that separates fact from fiction and blends the heroic and tragic.

John Lewis Gaddis

An engaging portrait of a globetrotting diplomat whose complicated life was interwoven with the Cold War and America's emergence as the world's dominant power.

Tracy K. Smith

A collection of bold, skillful poems, taking readers into the universe and moving them to an authentic mix of joy and pain.