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A MOUTHFUL, Johnny Haglund
Daily Life 2nd prize singles 2012 A girl fishes in the Congo River, just outside the city of Kisangani
in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
NEVER LET YOU GO, Alejandro Kirchuk
Daily Life 1st prize stories 2012 Marcos, 89, and Monica, 87, have been married and living in their apartment in
Buenos Aires, Argentina, for 65 years. In 2007, Monica was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Since that moment,
her husband devoted all his time to take care of her.
BOLIVIANAS, Pietro Paolini
Daily Life 2nd prize stories 2012 In December 2005 Juan Evo Morales Ayma won the presidential election,
the first time in the history of Americas an Indio was chosen to lead his country. Morales, an activist and trade unionist
who has sought to bring power to native communities, symbolizes a changing consciousness in a country
of diverse landscapes and population groups.
AFGHANISTAN, David Goldman
Arts and Entertainment 1st prize singles 2012 Canadian Forces soldier Cpl. Ben Vandandaigue plays the drums
on Forward Operating Base Sperwan Ghar in Afghanistan.
Simona Ghizzoni Contemporary Issues 3rd prize singles 2012 Jamila, 40, was injured by a small rocket and is now disabled and in need for treatment. Two years after the Israeli operation ‘Cast Lead’, the Gaza Strip still lives in a limbo, worsened by the closure of the borders and thesubsequent economic crisis along with the complete isolation of the population
LUCHA LIBRE AT LA LOBA, Tomasz Gudzowaty
Sports 3rd prize stories 2012 Lucha libre, the Mexican version of free wrestling, is probably only rivaled by soccer
in popularity among Mexican people, and its cultural impact may be even greater.
The New Amazons 13 October 2011 Kiev, Ukraine
Inna Shevchenko(21) is a leader of Femen, a Ukrainian protest group comprising almost exclusively young women,
which organizes topless demonstrations against such issues as sex tourism, the sex industry, and internet marriage brokering. They counter accusations that their provocative methods undermine their own movement’s values with
the claim that if they staged simple protests with banners, their voice would not be heard.
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