BOP 2005 Still Photo Winners > The Arts

1st
Aaron Huey, Polaris Images for Lenswork
2nd
Lori Duff, Concord Monitor
3rd
Al Crespo, WorldPictureNews
HM1
Alan Berner, The Seattle Times
1st Place
Aaron Huey, Polaris Images for Lenswork

Young girls prepare to perform traditional Svanish dances in the village of Mestia, in the province of Svanetia, Georgian republic. Song and dance are the last places the Svanish culture survives. The language has never been written, and is being replaced by the Georgian language.

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