Eric Grigorian
Award of Excellence
Jacksonville Journal Courier

Thomas Sykes, 12, was misdiagnosed by doctors during his infancy and consequently his complications lead him to become mentally retarded.
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Steven Siewert
Award of Excellence
Sydney Morning Herald,

Saw player Walter McLaughlin, 87, with his musical instrument.
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Peggy Peattie,
Award of Excellence
Freelance

Jesse Mae Hunter peers over to her aunt's yard from a window in the cabin her father was born in, now a storage shed. The cabin was built on the plantation her grandparents worked.
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David Longstreath
Award of Excellence
Associated Press

A street urchin waits in line outside St. Thomas' church with a bouquet of flowers to pay his respects to Mother Theresa in Calcutta, September 9, 1997.

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Carol Guzy
Award of Excellence
Washington Post

Muhammad Ali reminisces in the barn on his farm in Berrien Springs, Michigan where he trained for fights in the past. It is now full of memorabilia, posters and nostalgia. Though stricken with Parkinson's disease, Ali retains a positive outlook and gracious demeanor.
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