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Winner
Kira Pollack, Richard Stengel, Marco Grob, Radhika Jones, Karlyn Michelson, Paul Moakley, Erica Fahr Campbell, Caroline Smith, Chris Rushing, Time Warner Global Media Group & TIME Magazine Staff
TIME Magazine
"BEYOND 9/11"
Finalist
Albert Lee, Francine Orr, Mary Vignoles, Armand Emamdjomeh, Stephanie Ferrell, Anthony Pesce, Megan Garvey, Myung Chun & Alan Hagman
Los Angles Times
"LIVING WITH AUTISM"
Finalist
Nikos Katsaounis & Nina Maria Paschalidou
Freelance
"THE PRISM"
Finalist
Sarah Kramer & Nicole Bengiveno
The New York Times
"COMING OUT"
Finalist
Seamus Murphy, Eric Maierson, Brian Storm, Leandro Badalotti, Tim Klimowicz, Bruce Strong, Avinash Tharoor, Ian Bodenham, Afghan Film Organization, Lukas Augustin, Salome Augustin, Tucker Walsh & Charles Sennott
MediaStorm
"A DARKNESS VISIBLE"
Finalist
Seamus Murphy, Eric Maierson, Brian Storm, Leandro Badalotti, Tim Klimowicz, Bruce Strong, Avinash Tharoor, Ian Bodenham, Afghan Film Organization, Lukas Augustin, Salome Augustin, Tucker Walsh & Charles Sennott
MediaStorm

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"A DARKNESS VISIBLE"

Outsiders often see Afghanistan as a problem in need of a solution: a conflict region that needs more troops or another election. But in seeing Afghanistan as a problem, the people of the country, and their desire for self-determination, are often overlooked.

From the Soviet invasion and the mujahideen resistance to the Taliban and the American occupation, A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan examines thirty years of Afghan history. It is the story of ordinary citizens whose lives play out in the shadow of superpowers. There are tales of violence to be sure, but there is also love and even romance.

Based on 14 trips to Afghanistan between 1994 and 2010, A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan is the work of renowned photojournalist Seamus Murphy. His work chronicles a people caught time and again in political turmoil, struggling to find their way.