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First Place
Yuri Kozyrev
NOOR for TIME Magazine

"ON REVOLUTION ROAD"

Second Place
Ernesto Benavides
Agence France-Presse

"CONGA: A PROTEST ARROUND THE WATER"

Third Place
Heidi Levine
Freelance

"LIBYA'S CIVIL WAR"

Award of Excellence
Yasuyoshi Chiba
Agence France-Presse

"JAPAN EARTHQUAKE"

Award of Excellence
Yunghi Kim
Freelance

"OCCUPY WALL STREET"

Award of Excellence
Franco Pagetti
VII Photo Agency

"UPRISING EGYPT"

Award of Excellence
Andrew Burton
Freelance

"OCCUPY WALL STREET"

Award of Excellence
Yunghi Kim
Freelance


"OCCUPY WALL STREET"

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On eviction day, Oct 14, 2011, NYC warns of eviction at 6am. Large amount of young people gathered at Zuccotti Park (Liberty Square) to fight possible eviction. After seeing thousands turn out, the city and owners of the park, Brookfield Properties, backed down. Zuccotti Park became a symbolic base for the movement.