the finalists:
Sohrab Hura
Julian Roeder
Rasel Chowdhury
Patryk Karbowski
Nicolas Wormull
Nathanael Turner
Lucia Herrero
Jiri Makovec
Jenn Ackerman
Rob Hornstra
David Walter Banks
Linda Forsell
Irina Rozovsky
Yvonne Venegas
Cedric Van Turtleboom
Bepi Ghiotti
Arthur Bondar
Anastasia Taylor-Lind
Alfonso Moral
Category: Contests
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Magnum Expression Award: 20 Finalists Announced – A Picture's Worth
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The Photo Follies 2010 Awards » The Russian Photos Blog
Welcome to the Photo Follies 2010 Awards, the Premier Photo Industry Contest In This Universe Or Any Universe Yet To Be Discovered™. Entries were judged by a jury consisting of leading industry figures, including former deputy assistant night picture editors, photo agency interns and Flickr Pro members.
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Some thoughts on iPhone pictures and POYi | dvafoto
Damon Winters’ iPhone-taken story, A Grunt’s Life, was awarded 3rd place Feature Story in the 2011 Pictures of the Year International. This has been met with controversy. Many, including most prominently Chip Litherland, say the pictures aren’t photojournalism and that they don’t represent what was in front of the camera, others, such as Logan Mock-Bunting, say that the images violate POYi’s rules that stipulate, “No masks, borders, backgrounds or other artistic effects are allowed.”
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World Press Photo’s Afghan War » The Russian Photos Blog
It used to be you won an award and people would say nice things, at least to your face; now it’s an excuse for a mob to take to the Internet and vilify you. In the week since Jodi Bieber’s portrait of Bibi Aisha, a young Afghan woman disfigured by her family – who may or may not have been members of the Taliban – arguments have raged over World Press Photo’s decision to award their premier prize to the image.
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Mitch Epstein Wins the Prix Pictet Photography Prize
LightBox | Time
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via Time: https://time.com/section/lightbox/
On Thursday, Prix Pictet named Mitch Epstein’s American Power, a stunning series on fossil fuels and renewable energy use in the U.S. this year’s winner of the group’s third photography prize for environmental sustainability. The theme of this year’s competition was growth, which correlated with Prix Pictet’s mission to “search for photographs that communicate powerful messages of global environmental significance.”
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The Pulitzer Prizes
LightBox | Time
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via Time: https://time.com/section/lightbox/
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Agnes Dherbeys Wins Robert Capa Gold Medal Award
ROBERT CAPA GOLD MEDAL AWARD Best published photographic reporting from abroad requiring exceptional courage and enterprise. Winner: AGNES DHERBEYS Freelance for The New York Times – “Violence Erupts in Thailand”
THE OLIVIER REBBOT AWARD – Best photographic reporting from abroad in magazines or books. Winner: LYNSEY ADDARIO, National Geographic – “Veiled Rebellion: Afghan Women”
JOHN FABER AWARD – Best photographic reporting from abroad in newspapers or news services. Winner: DANIEL BEREHULAK, Getty Images – “Pakistan Floods”
FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD – Best feature photography published in any medium on an international theme. Winner: RODRIGO ABD, Associated Press – “Guatemala ER”