BOP 2006 > Photo Editing Winners > Magazine Natural Disaster Cover
- 3rd Place
- National Geographic
- Photo Editing Team:
- Ken Geiger, Photo Editor
- Kurt Mutchler, Photo Editor
- Matt Rourke, Photographer
- David Whitmore, Designer
- Elaine Bradley, Designer
- Robert Gray, Designer
- William Marr, Designer
- 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.
Third was compelling but the marketing of the yellow box really detracted.
Would have been a stronger entry except the presence of type is overwhelming and bleeding the image underneath the Geographic yellow frame detracts from the image.
Again there is no indication as to the disaster from which this mother and child are fleeing. Also the graphic treatment further reduces the effectiveness of the photograph. The cover seems to be more concerned about telling you that this is the National Geographic rather than the nature of the story that they’re covering.
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