BOP 2006 > Photo Editing Winners > Magazine Natural Disaster Story
- 2nd Place
- TIME Magazine
- Photo Editing Team:
- MaryAnne Golon, Picture Editor
- Michele Stephenson, Director of Photography
- Judges' Comments
GEOGRAPHIC’S “Katrina” entry and TIME Magazine’s “An American Tragedy” were both excellent pieces. The decision for first place was tough due to the difference in the entries. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC sought to tell the whole story, which it did over 53 pages. TIME boiled the story down to 8 pages. Emotionally, TIME’s piece hits hard. But in the end, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC’S depth of coverage moved “Katrina” to first place, followed by TIME’s “An American Tragedy” in second place. TIME also did an incredible job in taking the tsunami and publishing four double truck photos that powerfully tell the story in “Sea of Sorrow”. It’s an amazing piece that walks you through the natural disaster.
This is an excellent job of both photo editing and pacing, and propels the reader into the story very effectively. I found that the looting pictures were especially effective.
Katrina on a weekly basis. This was a compelling edit of the images of the week. Well told and presented.
Great tight edit of powerful photos with great pacing leaves the viewer gripped to the pages. Each image builds upon the other for textbook storytelling.
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