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A subway worker walks away after a train departed the station in central Pyongyang, North Korea May 7, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

Damir Sagolj has won Reuters photojournalist of the year for his 2016 work.All Photos Damir Sagolj

Heavy rain pours as the body of a man killed by unidentified gunmen riding motorcycles is left in a narrow alley in Manila, Philippines early October 11, 2016.

Armed security forces take a part in a drug raid, in Manila, Philippines, October 7, 2016

Participants carry torches during a torchlight procession in the capital's main ceremonial square, a day after the ruling Workers' Party of Korea party wrapped up its first congress in 36 years, in Pyongyang, North Korea, May 10, 2016.

Kasandra Kate (C), 12, cries next to the coffin of her father Verigilio Mirano during his funeral at Navotas Public Cemetery in Manila, Philippines October 14, 2016

Fireworks explode over participants in a mass dance in the capital's main ceremonial square, a day after the ruling Workers' Party of Korea party wrapped up its first congress in 36 years, in Pyongyang, North Korea, May 10, 2016.

Cameramen take position atop one of buildings in the capital's main ceremonial square during a mass rally and parade, a day after the ruling party wrapped up its first congress in 36 years by elevating him to party chairman, in Pyongyang, North Korea, May 10, 2016

A hostess wears a pin of China's Communist Party flag ahead of the closing ceremony of National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 16, 2016.

People look from inside a store as police investigate near the body of a man killed by unknown gunmen in Manila, Philippines early October 18, 2016

Inmates sleep in the open at Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines, November 5, 2016.

A migrant worker shows a banner inside a building that is under construction as a part of the Zixia Garden development complex in Qianan, Tangshan City, Hebei province, China January 28, 2016.

Simone Biles of the U.S. during the women's team final at the Rio Olympics on August 9, 2016.

A girl uses her phone at Mao Live House during its last public concert night in central Beijing on April 24, 2016.

A solider films military officers following a mass dance performance in the capital's main ceremonial square, a day after the ruling Workers' Party of Korea party wrapped up its first congress in 36 years, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on May 10, 2016

People look inside and take a pictures of a room in which five people were killed in Manila, Philippines early November 1, 2016

In Manila, Philippines, a masked security forces member takes part in a drug raid on October 7, 2016.

A gun is placed inside a plastic bag as police investigate around the bodies of two men killed in Manila, Philippines early October 29, 2016

A railway worker looks out from inside a train arriving at the Beijing Railway Station during the Chinese Lunar New Year travel rush, as the annual Spring Festival holidays end, on February 14, 2016.

A funeral parlour worker dresses Florjohn Cruz after his autopsy at Eusebio Funeral Service in Manila, Philippines October 28, 2016.

A funeral parlour worker, whose hands are bloodied from carrying bodies of killed people, rests against the wall of a house in Manila, Philippines early November 1, 2016.

A woman working at the Kim Jong Suk Pyongyang textile mill fixes a machine during a government organised visit for foreign reporters in Pyongyang, North Korea May 9, 2016.

In Beijing, China, a man climbs a pole as he works on power installation on December 18, 2016.

The 105-story Ryugyong Hotel, the highest building under construction in North Korea, behind residential building in Pyongyang, North Korea, on May 5, 2016

A performer makes a face for the camera as he and others wait for their turn to go onto stage at the Longtan park as the Chinese Lunar New Year is celebrated in Beijing on February 9, 2016

A girl and a woman sit inside the car as firecrackers and fireworks explode celebrating the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year of Monkey in Beijing just before midnight February 7, 2016

A vendor waits for customers at the shop inside the international airport in Pyongyang, North Korea May 3, 2016.

The mother and other relatives of Florjohn Cruz, who was killed in a police drugs buy-bust operation, mourn by his coffin during his funeral in Manila, Philippines October 30, 2016.

Girls play guitars at the Mangyongdae Children's Palace in central Pyongyang, North Korea May 5, 2016.

A performer holds an umbrella as she and others wait for their turn to go onto the stage at the Longtan park as the Chinese Lunar New Year, which welcomes the Year of the Monkey, is celebrated in Beijing, China February 9, 2016

A girl wears a virtual reality headset outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing after the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing, China, on March 3, 2016

Living in the smog of China

Girls play in central Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, July 13, 2016.

A street food vendor prepares food for customers as heavy smog blankets Shengfang, in Hebei province, China, on an extremely polluted day with a red alert issued, on December 19, 2016

A cross hangs from the neck of an onlooker at the scene where a man was killed by unknown gunmen in Manila, Philippines early October 18, 2016

A woman covered in blood holds her head after her husband was shot dead by unidentified gunmen riding motorcycles in Manila, Philippines late October 10, 2016.

A 17 year old girl lies dead next to her doll after she and her friend were killed by unknown motorcycle-riding gunmen, in an alley in Manila, Philippines, on October 26, 2016.

Onlookers gather near the spot where a man was killed during a police drug buy-bust operation in Manila, Philippines, on October 21, 2016.

Honor guards prepare for the ceremony to welcome Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on July 4, 2016.

Performers wearing traditional clothes take pictures of themselves as they wait for delegations to arrive for traditional nomadic Naadam festival performance during the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit just outside Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, July 15, 2016.

Andreea Arsine of Romania cools off while competing in the Women's 20km Race Walk Final in the 2016 Rio Olympics on August 19, 2016

Award-winning photographer Damir Sagolj was born in Sarajevo in 1971.Reuters photographerDamir Sagolj has had a busy year. Based in Beijing, China, his work took him across Asia, covering crime, sports, politics, protest, daily life, military events, and much more.

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