Best photographic reporting from abroad for newspapers and wire services
AWARD YEAR: 1988
AWARD NAME: Best Photographic Reporting from Abroad for Newspapers and Wire Services 1988
RECIPIENT: Boris Yurchenko
AFFILIATION: The Associated Press
HONORED WORK: “Armenia’s Quake”
Yurchenko’s portfolio of the scenes in Armenia provide both a sensitive and complete picture story of the devastating earthquake that killed thousands. His pictures show the human tragedy of the Armenian population and the great physical destruction that the quake caused.
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