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Featured photojournalist: Paula Bronstein

From the agencies: Bhutan Prepares For Royal Wedding
Locals mingle at a market in Thimphu, Bhutan, on the eve of the royal wedding between King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Jetsun Pema Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images
From the agencies: Workers carry a portrait of the King and future Queen of Bhutan
Workers carry a portrait of the king and future queen on the eve of their wedding Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images
From the agencies: the Dzong in Punakha
Local people watch the wedding festivities in the grounds of the Dzong, the administrative centre of Punakha. The popular Oxford-educated king's coronation was held here in 2008 Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images
From the agencies: Monks watch the Bhutan royal wedding
Monks watch the royal wedding celebrations in the grounds of the Dzong Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images
From the agencies: King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Queen Ashi Jetsun Pema Wangchuck
The king, 31 and his bride, 21, greet thousands of citizens at the celebrations at Changlimithang stadium in Thimphu. On this final day of the wedding, more than 50,000 people arrived to watch the dancing and singing Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images
From the agencies: Bhutan Celebrates Royal Wedding
Monks prepare for the Black Hat dance at Changlimithang stadium Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images
From the agencies: Bhutan Celebrates Royal Wedding
Monks in the crowd watch the celebrations at Changlimithang Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images
From the agencies: Thangkha painting in Bhutan
A new giant Thangkha painting is unveiled during a special Buddhist ceremony Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images
From the agencies: Dechen Phodrang monastery in Thimphu, Bhutan
Sangey, 6, reads during class at the Dechen Phodrang monastery in Thimphu. Local boys join the monastery at six to nine years of age, and according to tradition many families will send one son into a monastic order Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images
From the agencies: Novice monks sleep in Thimphu Bhutan
Sangey (six), Tenzin (seven), Tandin (four) and Pembar (10) rest after hours of prayer. The young monks average about 10 hours of study a day, waking up at 5am Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images
From the agencies: A novice monk looks out a window of the Dechen Phodrang monastery
A novice looks out of a window at the monastery. The monks learn to read Chhokey, the language of the ancient sacred texts, as well as Dzongkha and English Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images
From the agencies: A novice monk sleeps In Thimphu Bhutan
A young monk sleeps after hours of prayer. About 375 monks reside at the government-run Dechen Phodrang monastery that also doubles as a childcare facility for underprivileged and orphaned boys Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images
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