Best feature photography published in any medium on an international theme
AWARD YEAR: 2002
AWARD NAME: The Feature Photography Award 2002
RECIPIENT: John Kaplan
AFFILIATION: Aurora / St. Petersburg Times
HONORED WORK: “Transcending ‘Torture”
The civil wars in Sierre Leone and Liberia have resulted in thousands of maimed and scarred victims of torture. Each story is one of brutality. In spite of the horror of what these people have endured, Kaplan’s pictures pay tribute to these people and the resilience of the human spirit.
Citation for Excellence:
Alexandra Boulat
VII for Time Magazine / time.com
“Afghanistan Today”