Great images, even Omar looks less vicious than usual!
Sharing is a gift! The photographer shared not only the photos instead the gift of touching the soul down to my core and heart.
Thank-you for much insight and your depth also. With Kindness and Caring. Phyllis Rehmar
It seems to me that appreciation of the photographers’ talents would be a better response than opinions on your taste in the subject matter.... unless you have done better??
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@Euro Girl Do I have to lay an egg to tell a good one from a bad one?? What I have done is immaterial. Subject matter is everything.
There will never be a prize-winning photo of a duck on a pond because the subject matter is not emotionally engaging.
[[There will never be a prize-winning photo of a duck on a pond.]]
...https://www.audubon.org/magazine/summer-2018/the-2018-audubon-photography-awards-winners
Scroll down on that page to see an award winning photo of a duck on a pond.
Have a nice day!
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The "Where Love is Illegal" photo is so poignant. Aside from composition, what makes this a great photo is the emotion that the viewer can feel.
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These photos took my breath away. Thank you for your wonderful work.
Of the 15 photos shown as examples of this 'International' prize, only 3 aren't US-centric. Is the US capable of seeing beyond itself?
Photo of mourners at funeral of Jovany Torres is very powerful. The grief of the children in the photo is heartbreaking. The word LOVE is sewn into the little girl’s jacket. This image is going to stay with me. What a cold society we live in, when we love our guns more than our children. When will we ever learn?
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They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, from these photos, you may either smile or, or you may weep. The faces pierced my heart, and one sees a story even before one reads the printed words accompanying them. This viewer finds the photography, both fascinating as well as remarkable. Applause, applause, for a job well done by all the photographers that go out each and every day to bring us these captivating visuals.
Nine comments so far, with a broad diversity of opinion, humanity, and astute observation: a word picture of America's failing democracy.
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For the pictures of the Palestinian photographers of the Gaza protests, mentioned here but not displayed, you can go here https://www.palestinechronicle.com/palestinian-photojournalists-from-gaza-win-prestigious-photo-awards/
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@Amahl
Thank you. Frustrating to read about the photographers' international work, while the majority of examples shown were focused on the US.
As always, brilliant and beautiful work, capturing in mere milliseconds the time our world is passing through.
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Too many of these photos need explanatory captions to make them anything other than snapshots.
If you need to explain the context, the image is not great photography.
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@FRONTINE LeFEVRE Image paired with text is a thing in editorial photography. Has been for awhile. Kind of like listening to music in stereo.
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Dont agree. Knowledge of context can be absolutely critical in photography and art in general. The photo of our soldiers raising the US flag at Iwo Jima is a stunning photo indeed. But it is the context of the moment that makes it iconic. Otherwise it is just a cool photo of soldiers raising a flag.
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@KJ You just made my argument for me! It's a "cool picture", wherever it is and it makes its own "context".
No picture is more heartbreaking than that of Amal Hussain. Her inability to even show even the slightest emotion, or a reaction to the flies on her hand, is only surpassed by our collective neglect and inhumanity.
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@peter bailey A moving and horrible picture.
Unfortunately, all too often repeated in other times and other places. [Nanking & Biafra come to mind]
I hate to be the one to say it, but it's a "cheap shot". Anyone with a camera could have, and should have, done it.
It's like taking a great portrait of Marlene Dietrich - you only have to be there.
@FRONTINE LeFEVRE while I understand your point you just compared a picture of a dying child to one of a movie star... The photographer who took the shot was one of very few journalists allowed to document the ongoing effect of the war upon the people of Yemen, to be witness is a huge weight and it is one he doesn't carry lightly. The fact that he was there to witness is the essence of why we need professional photographers.
A remarkable and inspiring set of thoughtful photos that make you think hard about the issues after their impact knocks you in your chair.
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I agree with Joe. Subject matter blah.
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Not as impressive as last year’s PoY. :-)
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@Joe Galvez This is like 5% of what won.
Pshaw
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@Joe Galvez Everyone is a critic
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