BOP 2006 > Photo Editing Winners > Magazine Natural Disaster Opener
- 2nd Place
- TIME Magazine
- Photo Editing Team:
- Michele Stephenson, Director of Photography
- Judges' Comments
The disregard for loss of life and general unpreparedness defined the best work of this category.
This is the image that I would have placed first. It is almost symbolic of the abandonment of the population of New Orleans. Clearly this man did not die recently, and has denied the dignity in death that we should afford our citizens.
Ghost Town: A very hard-to-look-at picture, but all the same one that it is our responsibility to show, and as an opener, it sets the tone and scope of the disaster coverage. This story was not only the water, but what it did to the people.
The total disregard of bodies floating in flooded waters effectively told the story of the conditions in New Orleans. At a time when, the main topic of discussion was about body counts this spread sums it up.
The honorable mention pictures from Katrina, Rita, the Indonesian tsunami and the Pakistani earthquake were strong moments, but lacking the human pathos to rise to first, second or third place winners.
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