BOP 2006 > Photo Editing Winners > Magazine Cover (not a natural disaster)
- 2nd Place
- Los Angeles Times
- Photo Editing Team:
- Kirk McKoy, Senior Photo Editor
- Judges' Comments
The use of the Hendrix photo appears to jump off the page. Putting the magazine title behind the image allows this American icon to be boldly seen. Also the use of type saying “Out of the haze” though bold at the bottom of the image lends itself to the storytelling, yet does not overpower. Difficult assignment but executed really well. Combining the historical photos with the current images helped tied the subject matter together. Terrific use of stock photography, necessary given the subject. Used simply and powerfully, and making full use of the advantages of a magazine that doesn’t have to be sold on the newsstand. Loved the way the image just came off the cover, excellent cut out and hoped that even if this had been a standalone publication, the practically obliteration of the magazine name would have stood. Jimi Hendricks comes at me as powerfully on this cover as the day I first played his albums.
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