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British video journalist and photographer Jo Kearney has won the overall prize at the World Food Photography Awards for her image titled 'A Woman Eats in the Canteen of the Soviet-era Sanatorium.' The photograph, taken at the Khoja Obi Garm Sanatorium in Tajikistan, depicts a quiet moment of a woman pouring tea. Award founder Caroline Kenyon described the image as deeply moving, stating the woman's expression brought her to tears. Kearney's winning work, along with other competition winners, is on display at the Mall Galleries in London.

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Jo Kearney won the World Food Photography Awards overall prize.

The winning image shows a woman eating in a Tajikistan sanatorium canteen.

The award founder was emotionally moved by the photograph.

Winning images are exhibited in London.

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