World Press Photo Award 2007


	World Press Photo Award 2007

dropdedman

2-24-2007 3:33 PM

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award winning photo, photography, world press photo, spencer platt, beirut

dropdedman says:

Decent article on the photograph, and interesting photograph itself. Should've heard what they were saying on CNN- talking about composition and colour- felt a little eerie talking about that when all the photos showed was devastation etc. Also, he had no time to compose the picture. he noticed the red convertible out of the corner of his eye and bang!

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Beirut and contradiction: reading the World Press Photo award
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Four stylish young women, an open-topped car, the rubble of war-torn Beirut … but where is the real power of Spencer Platt's prize-winning image, asks Mai Ghoussoub.
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