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Main | Impact 2011: Arab Uprisings | Award of Excellence
First Place
Yuri Kozyrev
NOOR for TIME Magazine
"RAS LANUF"
Second Place
Chris Hondros
Getty Images
"REBEL FIGHTER"
Third Place
Antoine de Ras
The Star - Johannesburg
"SYMBOLIC GESTURE"
Award of Excellence
Guillaume Binet
MYOP for Newsweek
"EGYPT: RAGE AGAINST THE REGIME"
Award of Excellence
Philippe de Poulpiquet
Le Parisien
"THE FALL OF BAB AL-AZIZIYAH"
Award of Excellence
Daniel Etter
Freelance
"CELEBRATIONS IN TRIPOLI"
Award of Excellence
Jim Hollander
European Pressphoto Agency
"AT THE BARRICADES"
Award of Excellence
Yuri Kozyrev
NOOR for TIME Magazine
"REBEL LEAP"
Award of Excellence
Rick Loomis
Los Angeles Times
"ONE MAN'S SHAME"
Award of Excellence
Yuri Kozyrev
NOOR for TIME Magazine
"TERRIFYING TABLEAU"
Award of Excellence
Guillaume Binet
MYOP for Newsweek
"EGYPT: RAGE AGAINST THE REGIME""
Award of Excellence
Yuri Kozyrev
NOOR for TIME Magazine
"JUBILANT"
Award of Excellence
Rick Loomis
Los Angeles Times

"ONE MAN'S SHAME"

Mohamad Sedki, a high-ranking Egyptian policeman, has his chin held high by a revolutionary as he breaks down in tears upon arriving into Tahrir Square in an effort to reconcile his feelings. The police have long been hated and feared by the people of Egypt for their harsh treatment and Sedki came to try to express how he wanted to be united with the people.