The third annual Getty Images Instagram Grant honors Saumya Khandelwal – The Eye of Photography

Saumya Khandelwal (@khandelwal_saumya) is an India-based photojournalist working across social issues including gender and the environment. The images of her project entitled Child Brides of Shravasti follow the daily lives of young girls in a part of Uttar Pradesh, India who are forced into early marriages. Documenting the harsh realities faced by these children, Saumya Khandelwal uses Instagram to depict how the lives of these girls drastically change after child marriage.