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Picture of two young girls playing in sand at the edge of the ocean while their mothers stand in the distance

July 16, 2022 | Beach Day

Mothers and daughters enjoy an outing in Weligama, a popular beach resort on the southern coast of Sri Lanka. This photo appeared in a November 2016 story documenting the prolonged aftermath of a civil war.
Photograph by Ami Vitale, Nat Geo Image Collection