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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"

Second Place
James Whitlow Delano
Freelance

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

Earthquake damage is still evident on the deserted main street of Odaka, which was inside the Fukushima nuclear no-entry zone until April 2012. Now the town is open for public access but residents are not permitted to live in the city because many districts lack running water and sewage. Farming is not permitted either. One of the biggest challenges will be to attract employers to return to the town, only a few have. Odaka Village, Minami-Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.

 

 

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