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First Place
Bob Croslin
Freelance

"GROUNDED: WINGED SURVIVORS OF FLORIDA'S GULF COAST"

Second Place
James Whitlow Delano
Freelance

"FUKUSHIMA: TAKING BACK A NUCLEAR NO-MAN'S LAND"

Third Place
Brent Stirton
Getty Images

"GOD'S IVORY"

Award of Excellence
Justin Jin
Panos for Geo Germany

"ZONE OF ABSOLUTE DISCOMFORT"

Award of Excellence
Justin Jin
Panos for Geo Germany

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"ZONE OF ABSOLUTE DISCOMFORT"

Workers prepares to drill into the permafrost at a well in Novy Urengoi, Siberia, Russia. The drill bit, embedded with diamond discs along the cutter, costs around 50,000 euros each. It is pushed down by a 10-ton load and turns at up to 200 revs per minute. Achimgaz is a joint-venture between German company Wintershall, a subsidiary of BASF, and Russian gas giant, Gazprom. Russia has some of the world's largest natural gas deposits.

 

 

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