These brilliant World Sight Day images remind us how much more the story matters than the sensor

A close-up portrait of a child with dark skin, striking bright blue eyes, and patches of light skin caused by vitiligo, wearing a blue shirt against a blue background.

I'm loving the winning entries for this year's World Sight Day Photo Competition, and not just because they're great images. They also underscore something we often forget in an era of megapixel arms races and endless gear upgrades: the story matters more than the sensor.

So what am I talking about? Well, every year the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) hosts a photo contest, and they've just had their 10th. They chose Shakul's Eyes by Marijn Fidder (below), taken in Uganda, as the Professional Photo of the Year, and Makalika and her son post-surgery (above), taken by Darren James in Samoa, as the Amateur Photo of the Year.