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Photo of mother and baby shortlisted for Taylor Wessing prize

Portrait of South African drum majorette also on shortlist for prestigious photography award

A photograph of a woman holding her baby daughter has been shortlisted for one of the world’s most prestigious photography awards along with shoppers, a drum majorette and a child from a remote village in Sierra Leone.

The National Portrait Gallery in London announced the shortlist on Thursday for the Taylor Wessing photographic portrait prize – four images chosen from 4,462 submissions by 1,973 photographers from 70 countries.

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