A school bag is seen on the bed of Wishmi, 14, a student, in Negombo, Sri Lanka, April 30, 2019. Wishmi, her sister and their father were killed during Easter Sunday bombings at St. Sebastian Church in Negombo, while her mother Chandima Yasawardheena was injured. "I can't explain in words what I thought of at that moment. I remember taking the shoes of my younger daughter and the veil my elder daughter was wearing, I ran all over the hospital as if I was mad. I couldn't remember how long I ran around it. I don't feel like my daughters have left me. I don't want to accept it," Chandima said, her face bandaged from a shrapnel wound. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui SEARCH "SIDDIQUI GOMEZ" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. 

A school timetable seen on the bedroom wall of Wishmi, 14, in Negombo, Sri Lanka, April 30, 2019. Wishmi, her sister and their father were killed during Easter Sunday bombings at St. Sebastian Church in Negombo, while her mother Chandima Yasawardheena was injured. "I can't explain in words what I thought of at that moment. I remember taking the shoes of my younger daughter and the veil my elder daughter was wearing, I ran all over the hospital as if I was mad. I couldn't remember how long I ran around it. I don't feel like my daughters have left me. I don't want to accept it," Chandima said, her face bandaged from a shrapnel wound. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui SEARCH "SIDDIQUI GOMEZ" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

An England flag bearing the words: 'This flag flies with pride' is affixed to the side of a house in Redcar, Britain March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne SEARCH "KILCOYNE REDCAR " FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Huang Wensi and her assistant coach stand as the coach says a few motivational words before a match in Taipei, Taiwan, September 26, 2018. Huang's coach said, "Don't think about winning or losing, fight for honor. Think about your family." Huang is one of a small but growing number of women in China to embrace professional boxing, relishing its intense nature despite traditional stereotypes that steer women away from such activities. "A women is not just limited to being a wife or mother in the house," she said. REUTERS/Yue Wu SEARCH "WU BOXER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Transgender man Gabriel Diaz de Tudanca, 20, gets a tattoo of a testosterone molecule and the words 'Self-Made Man' at a tattoo parlour in Madrid, Spain, September 18, 2018. REUTERS/Susana Vera SEARCH "VERA GABRIEL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. THE IMAGES SHOULD ONLY BE USED TOGETHER WITH THE STORY - NO STAND-ALONE USES 

Jonathan Rodriguez, a seven-year-old migrant boy, part of a caravan traveling from Central America en route to the United States, waits to hitchhike after resting in a makeshift camp in Matias Romero, Mexico, November 9, 2018. Reuters photographer Ueslei Marcelino: "Jonathan's powerful gaze had certainly landed on me before I noticed him. Curious, he looked at everything and everyone. He had a sad countenance and was very tired as he waited with his mother and sisters for a truck that would take them to the next shelter. I was near the gate, when we exchanged a few words and smiled at each other." REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino SEARCH "IMMIGRATION POY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "REUTERS POY" FOR ALL BEST OF 2018 PACKAGES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. 

Jonathan Rodriguez, a seven-year-old migrant boy, part of a caravan traveling from Central America en route to the United States, waits to hitchhike after resting in a makeshift camp in Matias Romero, Mexico, November 9, 2018. Reuters photographer Ueslei Marcelino: "Jonathan's powerful gaze had certainly landed on me before I noticed him. Curious, he looked at everything and everyone. He had a sad countenance and was very tired as he waited with his mother and sisters for a truck that would take them to the next shelter. I was near the gate, when we exchanged a few words and smiled at each other." REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino SEARCH "IMMIGRATION POY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "REUTERS POY" FOR ALL BEST OF 2018 PACKAGES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. 

A milestone is seen using a night vision device during a police patrol at a restricted mined area, at the Chilean and Peruvian border in Arica, Chile, November 15, 2018. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado SEARCH "ALVARADO ARICA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he takes part in the commemoration ceremony for Armistice Day, 100 years after the end of World War One, at the Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial in Paris, France, November 11, 2018. Reuters photographer Carlos Barria: "During a recent visit to France and just days after a gunman opened fire at a Pittsburgh synagogue, President Trump visited a WWI cemetery to honor American soldiers. As he spoke, I noted a gravestone at a side angle Ñ a single Star of David in the middle of rows and rows of crosses. I felt in this moment, the image carried more meaning than the words." REUTERS/Carlos Barria SEARCH "TRUMP POY" FOR FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "REUTERS POY" FOR ALL BEST OF 2018 PACKAGES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. 

U.S. first lady Melania Trump climbs into her motorcade vehicle wearing a Zara design jacket with the phrase "I Really Don't Care. Do U?" on the back as she returns to Washington from a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border area in Texas, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., June 21, 2018. Reuters photographer Kevin Lamarque: "I could not see the words on Melania's jacket when she boarded Air Force One. I only heard about it once airborne. But there was no way I was going to miss it again, and to my utter astonishment, she was wearing it once more upon her return to Washington." REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque SEARCH "TRUMP POY" FOR FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "REUTERS POY" FOR ALL BEST OF 2018 PACKAGES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. 

A poster with words "Daddy, be careful as if I, was there with you" hangs on a window inside the Wieczorek mine in Nikiszowiec district in Katowice, Poland, November 26, 2018. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel SEARCH "NIKISZOWIEC COP" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Station master's office is seen at Marondera station in Mashonaland East, east of Harare, Zimbabwe, August 4, 2018. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko SEARCH "SIBEKO TRAIN" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A Muslim pilgrim takes a selfie at the Mount Al-Noor, where Muslims believe Prophet Mohammad received the first words of the Koran through Gabriel in the Hera cave, ahead of annual haj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 18, 2018. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File photo SEARCH "HAJ BENSEMRA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

A letter box adorns the front fence of the home of Irina Aleekseva in the village of Alexandrovka, Russia, June 30, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray SEARCH "GRAY ALEXANDROVKA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A 'Caution' sign stands in a lava flow on the outskirts of Pahoa during ongoing eruptions of the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii, U.S., June 6, 2018. REUTERS/Terray Sylvester SEARCH "SYLVESTER STAYERS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Hundreds of seniors in red caps and gowns at their Florida high school graduation ceremony on June 3 listened intently to speakers who told them what they could achieve. "Don't let anything stop you," one said. But when student Joaquin Oliver's name was read out by the principal, it was his parents Manuel Oliver and Patricia Padauy who walked onto the stage to receive his diploma. Joaquin, 17, was one of the 17 students and staff members killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on February 14, 2018. The massacre by a former student who stormed classrooms on Valentine's Day with an assault rifle has spurred unprecedented activism by victims' families to prevent future gun violence. "This Should Be My Son," read the words on the bright yellow t-shirt Patricia wore for the ceremony at an indoor arena in the nearby city of Sunrise. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins SEARCH "RAWLINS PARKLAND" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY Matching text: FLORIDA-SHOOTING/FAMILY 

A young Buddhist monk reads a prayer book during a recital session at the Amarbayasgalant Monastery in the Baruunburen district, Selenge province, Mongolia, April 26, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Peter SEARCH "MILLENNIAL MONKS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

In urban areas of Denmark officially designated as "ghettos", some residents feel stigmatised and excluded from mainstream society. Denmark is the only country to formally classify certain residential zones as ghettos. An area fits into the category if more than half of its inhabitants originate from non-Western countries and it also matches certain other criteria, such as unemployment exceeding 40 percent. Denmark has struggled for decades with how to integrate immigrants into its welfare state. The public debate intensified in 2015 with the arrival of large groups of refugees from conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa. The anti-immigrant Danish People's Party became the second-largest party in parliament in an election that year. In March this year, Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen of the Liberal Party announced a plan aimed at boosting the integration of immigrants and eliminating ghettos - a word that is the same in Danish - by 2030. Measures include banning criminals from moving into the areas, giving double punishment for crimes committed in ghettos, and demolishing then rebuilding parts of the zones. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly SEARCH "DENMARK GHETTO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. THE IMAGES SHOULD ONLY BE USED TOGETHER WITH THE STORY - NO STAND-ALONE USES Matching text: DENMARK-IMMIGRATION/ 

In urban areas of Denmark officially designated as "ghettos", some residents feel stigmatised and excluded from mainstream society. Denmark is the only country to formally classify certain residential zones as ghettos. An area fits into the category if more than half of its inhabitants originate from non-Western countries and it also matches certain other criteria, such as unemployment exceeding 40 percent. Denmark has struggled for decades with how to integrate immigrants into its welfare state. The public debate intensified in 2015 with the arrival of large groups of refugees from conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa. The anti-immigrant Danish People's Party became the second-largest party in parliament in an election that year. In March this year, Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen of the Liberal Party announced a plan aimed at boosting the integration of immigrants and eliminating ghettos - a word that is the same in Danish - by 2030. Measures include banning criminals from moving into the areas, giving double punishment for crimes committed in ghettos, and demolishing then rebuilding parts of the zones. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly SEARCH "DENMARK GHETTO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. THE IMAGES SHOULD ONLY BE USED TOGETHER WITH THE STORY - NO STAND-ALONE USES Matching text: DENMARK-IMMIGRATION/ 

Otgonkhuu Tseveen, the son of a Dukha family, talks to his teacher at the village school in Tsagaannuur, Khovsgol aimag, Mongolia, April 23, 2018. "Tuvan... I don't really know... my parents sometimes speak it as they're older and I've picked up a few words but even though I know a bit, I can't say a full sentence," he said about the native language of the Dukha. "I regret that I don't know how to speak this traditional language that my parents speak." REUTERS/Thomas Peter SEARCH "REINDEER HERDERS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Gecit train station stands near the eastern Anatolian city of Erzincan, Turkey, March 29, 2018. REUTERS/Umit Bektas SEARCH "BEKTAS EXPRESS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Beef imported from the U.S. is seen at Wolfgang's, a high-end steak house in East Beijing's Sanlitun district, China, April 6, 2018. A 15-kg whole cut of beef from the United States is around 20 percent more expensive than its Australian counterpart, said Daniel Sui, deputy general manager at Wolfgang's. "Customers like U.S. beef because it tastes juicy and tender, but Wolfgang's only sells around seven to eight pieces of U.S. imported beef steak each day," Sui said. "The limited supply is because the Chinese government bans feed additives and only 5 percent of U.S. beef is qualified for export." REUTERS/Thomas Peter SEARCH "TRADE PRODUCTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Words are seen on the facade of Archie Hurt's house in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S., March 29, 2018. Hurt, who regards Martin Luther King Jr. as a prophet, has been painting parts of Biblical scripture interspersed with his thoughts on religion, politics and current events on the front of his house for ten years and twenty years before that when it was his brother's house. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst SEARCH "MLK ERNST" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

An emergency exit sign is lit up inside a bus in Chimbote, Peru, November 12, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins SEARCH "RAWLINS BUS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Reuters photographers witnessed the biggest stories of 2017 - from Donald Trump's first year as U.S. president to the flight of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, from Venezuela's crisis to the fall of Islamic State and a tower block inferno in London. This feature presents some of their strongest images. It also gives the photographers a chance to tell the stories behind their pictures and explain in their own words how the images were taken. They talk about trekking through the night in South Sudan and flying over the Pacific Ocean to photograph a total eclipse. They talk about watching drowning migrants being rescued in the Mediterranean and finding the best vantage point to capture Air Force One as it takes off from Las Vegas in the wake of the worst gun massacre in recent U.S. history. Through it all, the photographers raise a question that shows how close they were to the action: in moments of crisis, should they take pictures or try to help?Ê "It is always hard to come to the realization that I am most helpful when I am taking pictures," said photographer Jonathan Bachman on his image of residents wading through flood waters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston. "As an observer of suffering you have to believe that your images can make a difference." Not all of the images are serious, of course. Some are quirky and fun and the boy who was enjoying mowing the White House lawn so much that he ignored Trump is just one example. REUTERS/ SEARCH "POY STORY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "REUTERS POY" FOR ALL BEST OF 2017 PACKAGES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. 

The word "Big" is painted on a barge being pushed by Campbell Transportation Company's towboat MK McNally on the Ohio River near Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., September 15, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder SEARCH "SNYDER BARGES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces calls his comrades during the fighting with Islamic State fighters in Raqqa, Syria, August 14, 2017. Zohra Bensemra: "The Reuters team waited almost all day behind Syrian Democratic Forces members who were fighting Islamic State in Raqqa to lead us into this building. They had posted themselves there temporarily. They took it after fierce fighting. It was just at very short distance from the Islamic StateÕs position. Whenever a building or a district was taken from the jihadists, the soldiers would exhibit their black flags like spoils of war. That day they found two black flags. I heard them arguing with each other over whether to burn them. Some soldiers refused saying that the words on the flag contained text from the Koran and was thus sacred." REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo SEARCH "POY IS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "REUTERS POY" FOR ALL BEST OF 2017 PACKAGES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

An Orthodox priest conducts a wedding ceremony in the village of David-Gorodok, Belarus, October 1, 2017. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko SEARCH "BELARUS VILLAGES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Chanting and flailing themselves in mourning for Imam Hussein, hundreds of thousands of Shi'ite Muslims from around the world gather in the Iraqi city of Kerbala for one of the most sacred rituals in their religious calendar. Arbain marks the culmination of a 40-day mourning period for Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed who was killed in a 7th century battle in Kerbala. Shi'ites believe his remains are entombed there. Exhausted pilgrims, including women carrying their children, marched long distances to reach the shrines. Many, arriving by air from Iran, Pakistan or Bahrain, had landed in Baghdad several days earlier. Kerbala, 80 km south of the capital, was cloaked in black because of the robes worn by pilgrims, and bedecked in a sea of flags. Groups of people build camps where they cook, share food with others, and display decorative objects. Banners featuring Imam HusseinÕs words are put up on walls and buildings. The ritual is a time for sorrow and self-reflection. Mourning Shi'ites listen to recollections of how Hussein and his family were killed. The theme of martyrdom dominates, as pilgrims gash their foreheads with swords and beat themselves with chains. Hussein's death is interpreted by Shi'ites as a symbol of the struggle against injustice and oppression. Tents have been set up in Kerbala to provide a resting place for pilgrims, where men serve them cups of free tea. Others offer free massages to those arriving on foot from different cities, while tailors work on religious flags at a market. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-deen SEARCH "IRAQ SHIITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY Matching text: IRAQ-SHIITES/ 

Detainees sit next to a mural of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte while authorities search through belongings for illegal contraband inside the Manila City Jail in metro Manila, Philippines October 16, 2017. The words on the mural read "Steer away from illegal drugs to save your life and in turn, will save the country's".REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco 

Fabiana Silva, 38, a former crack user who now collects recyclable materials, sells her wares to a cardboard recycler in Moinho favela, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 6, 2017. The word on the container reads: "Freedom". REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "NACHO RECYCLING" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

The word "love" is carved into the headboard of Wang Quanming's bed in his family home in Anxi, Fujian province, China, January 30, 2017. Wang and Zhao Yuqing stayed in separate beds during the visit. REUTERS/Muyi Xiao SEARCH "CHINA GIRLFRIEND" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Ayak Chol Deng, 31, an epidemiologist, spoken word poet, activist, and a founding member of Ana Taban, poses for a photograph at her home in Juba, South Sudan, April 20, 2017. Deng was born in a refugee camp in Gambela, briefly lived in Cuba as a child, and then studied and lived in Kharoum, Sudan and Nairobi, Kenya. She is divorced and a mother of three. "I hope for better serviced institutions, better opportunities for youth, a country where I don't need to be from a specific tribe," said Deng. In one of her poems, she writes: "Heal this spirit that's broken, piece together pieces of me, my affiliation, or tongue, colour, politics, restore what’s human in me, peace, come find me, enrich this fist choking, un-taint my disputes, resonating, unhinge my words, elevating, unleash a conciliation, everlasting, peace, come find me." REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu SEARCH "CAMPEANU ANA TABAN" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Irene Lasu, 26, a spoken word poet and member of Ana Taban, poses for a photograph in Juba, South Sudan, April 23rd, 2017. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu SEARCH "CAMPEANU ANA TABAN" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. 

Marisol Ramirez, 46, (L), and Stephanie Hall, 37, pose for a portrait during the Resist March against President Donald Trump in West Hollywood, California, U.S., June 11, 2017. Ramirez said: "What I would say to Trump is to please consider the ramifications of his words, his actions. All that he's doing and saying is perpetuating hate in our environment. It's not good for our future, it's not good for our children." REUTERS/Mike Blake SEARCH "NICHOLSON BLAKE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Dale Rowse, 47 (L), and his husband John Allen, 53, pose for a portrait during the Resist March against President Donald Trump in West Hollywood, California, U.S., June 11, 2017. Allen said: "If Trump had been transparent from the word go at lot of this wouldn't have happened and clearly he has something to hide because he's not transparent. It's just really telling and it's just unfortunate that we have to do these things and march. It's very sad that we're going backwards; it's very disappointing. You have hope for people but he has really just let everybody down." REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson SEARCH "NICHOLSON BLAKE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

An sign showing a ship and a village name are seen at a sunset outside the village of Karateren, near the Aral Sea, south-western Kazakhstan, April 15, 2017. Akespe, home to some 250 people, and Karateren, inhabited by about 150, used to be dominated by fishermen until the water receded too far away - but it is now back in Karateren. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov SEARCH "ENVIRONMENT ARAL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Leaping over bombed roofs and jumping through damaged window frames, a group of teenagers run and swing their way through buildings left dilapidated by six years of war in the southern Syrian town of Inkhil. The young men practise Parkour across rebel-held Inkhil, saying they find escape in the physical discipline which involves climbing and running over buildings and grounds and takes its name from the French word for route or course "parcours". "When I jump from a high place I feel free and I enjoy it," 18-year-old Muhannad al-Kadiri said. "I love competing with my friends to see who can achieve the highest jump." REUTERS/Alaa Al-Faqir SEARCH "PARKOUR" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A broken window is seen inside an abandoned house in western Mosul, Iraq, April 12, 2017. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares SEARCH "EMPTY CASARES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

People react as they march past foreign journalists and the stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of the country's founding father Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang, April 15, 2017. The float in the background is a stylised rocket artillery launcher, adorned with the words “Pyongjin Line” on its front. Pyongjin refers to a relatively recent North Korean policy which stresses the dual pursuit of economic and nuclear development. The globe on the side of the float features doves, a symbol of peace, but is flanked by North Korean missile designs, including the recently tested “Pukkuksong” submarine-launched ballistic missile. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj SEARCH "PARADE WID" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.? 

A baby shower sign hands on a wall at the home of Carlos Rojas after rivers breached their banks due to torrential rains, causing flooding and widespread destruction in Carapongo Huachipa, Lima, Peru, March 21, 2017. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo SEARCH "MUD BAZO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.? 

Joaquin, 36, a chef from Guatemala who says he was deported from the United States, walks near a section of the border fence separating Mexico and the United States, in Tijuana, Mexico, February 28, 2017. The words on the fence read: "Mexico beautiful". REUTERS/Edgard Garrido SEARCH "FENCE GARRIDO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A sign that reads: "In 1771 nothing happened here" is seen on the shores of Carlingford Lough in Carlingford, Ireland, February 15, 2017. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne SEARCH "CARLINGFORD" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

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Stephane Dominois, 46, holds a blackboard with the word "logement" (housing), the most important election issue for him, as he poses for Reuters in Chartres, France February 1, 2017. He said: "Everybody has the right to live, but when it comes to housing, French people must have priority." REUTERS/Stephane Mahe SEARCH "ELECTION CHARTRES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Patricia Breard, 53, a nurse, holds a blackboard with the words "avenir des jeunes" (future for young people), the most important election issue for her, as she poses for Reuters in Chartres, France February 1, 2017. She said: "Today I wouldn't want to have kids. I'd be too worried about their future." REUTERS/Stephane Mahe SEARCH "ELECTION CHARTRES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Marie-Laure Mathonnat, 54, a public sector worker, holds a blackboard with the word "ecologie" (ecology), the most important election issue for her, as she poses for Reuters in Chartres, France February 1, 2017. She said: "I have always voted, but this time, really, I don't think I'll go. I'm fed up with politics. I don't believe in it anymore." REUTERS/Stephane Mahe SEARCH "ELECTION CHARTRES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Kevin Ndongala, 22, a student, holds a blackboard with the word "social", the most important election issue for him, as he poses for Reuters in Chartres, France February 1, 2017. He said: "I hear many candidates saying we have too many public sector workers in France, but that's not true. We need them all." REUTERS/Stephane Mahe SEARCH "ELECTION CHARTRES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Marie-Francoise Lagente, 77, retired, holds a blackboard with the word "integration", the most important election issue for her, as she poses for Reuters in Chartres, France February 1, 2017. She said: "There are some factors that mean you will always be a foreigner if you leave your country. I love to travel, but I don't believe we can accept everybody coming to our country." REUTERS/Stephane Mahe SEARCH "ELECTION CHARTRES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Mehdi Belhabassi, 21, a shop assistant, holds a blackboard with the word "unite" (unity), the most important election issue for him, as he poses for Reuters in Chartres, France February 1, 2017. He said: "It's important for us to live together in peace and respect each other. No matter where we come from, we're all French and we're all equal." REUTERS/Stephane Mahe SEARCH "ELECTION CHARTRES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Jean-Claude P, 68, retired, holds a blackboard with the word "paix" (peace), the most important election issue for him, as he poses for Reuters in Chartres, France February 1, 2017. He said: "I dream of a politician that would give us work and peace. Peace in the world, that's the most important thing." REUTERS/Stephane Mahe SEARCH "ELECTION CHARTRES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Nathalie Harlingue, 41, a school teacher, holds a blackboard with the word "education", the most important election issue for her, as she poses for Reuters in Chartres, France February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe SEARCH "ELECTION CHARTRES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Francois Dore, 83, retired, holds a blackboard with the word "sante" (health), the most important election issue for him, as he poses for Reuters in Chartres, France February 1, 2017. He said: "I have a toothache, and I couldn't find a dentist." REUTERS/Stephane Mahe SEARCH "ELECTION CHARTRES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Jean-Luc Pfister, 57, a social worker, holds a blackboard with the word "solidarite" (solidarity), the most important election issue for him, as he poses for Reuters in Chartres, France February 1, 2017. He said: "We need more of that. The gap between the superrich and the rest of us is far too wide." REUTERS/Stephane Mahe SEARCH "ELECTION CHARTRES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Jean-Louis Lachevre, 66, holds a blackboard with the word "integrite" (integrity), the most important election issue for him, as he poses for Reuters in Chartres, France February 1, 2017. He said: "Our politicians are more or less the same. There aren't many with clean hands." REUTERS/Stephane Mahe SEARCH "ELECTION CHARTRES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Malika Etchekopar-Etchart, 38, unemployed, holds a blackboard with the word "chomage" (unemployment), the most important election issue for her, as she poses for Reuters in Chartres, France February 1, 2017. She said: "It's more and more difficult to find a job. A few years back, it was a lot easier." REUTERS/Stephane Mahe SEARCH "ELECTION CHARTRES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Julien Ambrosio, 27, a salesman, holds a blackboard with the word "confiance" (trust), the most important election issue for him, as he poses for Reuters in Chartres, France February 1, 2017. He said: "We must be able to trust our politicians, but that's more and more difficult with what's going on at the moment." REUTERS/Stephane Mahe SEARCH "ELECTION CHARTRES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Maurice Beauzac, 86, retired, holds a blackboard with the word "integrite" (integrity), the most important election issue for him, as he poses for Reuters in Chartres, France February 1, 2017. He said: "When a politician tells you he's honest, you'd like to believe him, but you can't judge a book by its cover." REUTERS/Stephane Mahe SEARCH "ELECTION CHARTRES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Jean-Louis Granjon, 63, retired, holds a blackboard with the word "integrite" (integrity), the most important election issue for him, as he poses for Reuters in Chartres, France February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe SEARCH "ELECTION CHARTRES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Bruno Sauvage, 52, unemployed, holds a blackboard with the word "corruption", the most important election issue for him, as he poses for Reuters in Chartres, France February 1, 2017. He said: "Politicians give us lessons, but they'd better look at themselves in a mirror." REUTERS/Stephane Mahe SEARCH "ELECTION CHARTRES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES