BOP 2006 > Photo Editing Winners > Magazine Natural Disaster Cover
- 1st Place
- Newsweek
- Photo Editing Team:
- Michelle Molloy, Photo Editor
- Susanne Miklas, Photo Editor
- Judges' Comments
I agree with the philosophy that you judge what’s before you and pick the best. Yet, as a category, this was weak. Of all the amazing images available, we did not see amazingly compelling covers. Perhaps it’s the strain of weeklies competing with dailies — but some were over designed. When the news is so compelling, why not just let the images speak? This overall category was astonishingly poor in the quality of the images used given the material available.
We went with first because it was the cover that most intimately connected with the viewer, and told the story.
Cutting out some of the image to make it jump off the page gives a slight three dimensional feel. The restraint of not using text over the image helps the photo to standout.
Of the award winners this was the only picture that gave any indication of the nature of the natural disaster. It also had the added benefit for me of being reminiscent of so many photographs that we have seen from similar disasters in developing countries, and yet his one occurred in the richest, most powerful country in history. The way that the image springs from the layout also helps the overall effect.
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