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First Place
Anastasia Taylor-Lind
VII Photo Agency for GEO

"SIBERIAN SUPERMODELS"

Second Place
Davide Monteleone
Gruner + Jahr AG & Co KG

"NORTHERN CAUCASUS"

Third Place
Steven Laxton
Freelance

"CIRCO EL SALVADOR"

Award of Excellence
David Butow
Freelance

"JAPAN'S TRIPLE DISASTER"

Award of Excellence
Natan Dvir
Polaris Images

"SAME SEX MARRAIGE IN NEW YORK STATE"

Award of Excellence
Brent Stirton
Getty Images

"THE TUAREG - FADING KINGS OF THE SAHARA"

Second Place
Davide Monteleone
Gruner + Jahr AG & Co KG


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"NORTHERN CAUCASUS"

A bride before her wedding. Traditional wedding requirs that the bride is taken to the home of her hausband's family in a room where the guests, mostly men visit the couple for 3 days to greet the new marriage. The bride is standing in a corner, cannot speak directly, only through another woman and after being paid a token sum by the person. The money is kept in a small silk bag and contributes to the dowry.