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Awarding a Photographer’s ‘Stubbornness’

Justyna Mielnikiewicz, who taught herself photography by studying the legendary photo essays of W. Eugene Smith, won the Smith Fund’s 2016 grant in humanistic photography.

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Justyna Mielnikiewicz, who taught herself photography by studying the legendary photo essays of W. Eugene Smith, has been awarded the W. Eugene Smith Fund’s 2016 grant in humanistic photography. She was recognized for her portrait of modern Russia as seen by Russians who have become ethnic minorities in former Soviet republics.

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