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First Place
Jan Grarup
Freelance

"HAITI EARTHQUAKE"

Second Place
Peter Kollanyi
MTI

"MARKS OF A CATASTROPHE - TOXIC SLUDGE SPILL IN HUNGARY"

Third Place
Kemal Jufri
Panos / Polaris

"WRATH OF THE FIRE MOUNTAIN"

Award of Excellence
Daniel Beltra
Greenpeace

"GULF OIL SPILL"

Award of Excellence
Adrees Latif
Reuters

"PAKISTAN FLOODS"

Award of Excellence
Michael Robinson Chavez
Los Angeles Times

"MAREMOTO: CHILE's TRAGIC TSUNAMI AND QUAKE"

Award of Excellence
Riccardo Venturi
Freelance

"HAITI AFTERMATH"

Award of Excellence
Daniel Beltra
Greenpeace


"Gulf Oil Spill"

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This group of photographs shows scenes of the Gulf of Mexico in the spring and summer of 2010, when at least four million barrels of crude spilled from the BP-Deepwarter Horizon wellhead. Despite the cleanup efforts, the flow of oil spread across an area of 68,000 square miles of water surface at its peak and impacted an untold number of marine life, wildlife and the livelihoods of regional residents for years to come.

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Oil from the BP-leased Deepwater Horizon wellhead rises up to the surface of the Gulf of Mexico near a different offshore platform, May 18, 2010.

 
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