CaptionThe body of a one-year-old boy who died of dehydration is prepared for burial at Jalozai refugee camp. The child's family, originally from North Afghanistan, had sought refuge in Pakistan from political instability and the consequences of drought. The family gave the photographer permission to attend as they washed and wrapped his body in a white funeral shroud, according to Muslim tradition. In the overcrowded Jalozai camp, 80,000 refugees from Afghanistan endured squalid conditions. Decades of political instability and drought drove millions of people over the border into Pakistan. By June, Jalozai could not cope with the numbers, and food and shelter were scarce. Although relief workers tried to provide basic health services, children died from disease or dehydration. Eight months later, the United Nations closed the camp, moving refugees to other areas.
CaptionA girl smiles at the camera, as her older sisters hide behind a doorway. Young women are forbidden to appear unveiled in front of men in this area which is controlled by the Northern Alliance. Parents decide when a girl is at the age to start wearing a veil.
Organization / PublicationMagnum Photos for Newsweek
CategorySpot News
Prize1st prize
Date12-11-2001
CountryAfghanistan
CaptionNorthern Alliance troops scatter in an ambush by retreating Taliban forces. The attack came on as Northern Alliance forces mounted a final offensive to capture the capital Kabul, held by the fundamentalist Taliban since 1996. On the northern front, 25km from the city, they encountered little resistance until the sudden ambush. Afghanistan's internal clashes intensified in October, following a bombing campaign on Taliban targets led by the US and Britain. Sporadic fighting had continued in the country as the Northern Alliance vowed to overthrow the Taliban regime.
CaptionThe body of Carlo Giuliani (23), lies in the street following clashes between police and anti-globalization protesters. At the G8 summit, the leaders of eight industrialized nations met behind a four-meter steel barrier to discuss global issues. As the meeting opened, more than 100,000 demonstrators streamed into the city, most holding peaceful protests about the G8 nations' handling of social issues. Street violence escalated, when riot police with shields confronted protesters overturning cars and damaging buildings. Witnesses to Giuliani's death said they heard shots, and saw a police vehicle reverse over him. The Italian Interior Ministry told the press Giuliani was shot twice in the head by a carabinieri police force member, in an act of self-defense.
CaptionA person falls from the north tower of the World Trade Center. At 8.45am, the building was hit by a hijacked Boeing 767 airplane, the first of two attacks on the center. As explosions sparked fires in the 110-storey tower, trapped office workers jumped to escape the flames.
CaptionUnited Airlines Flight 175 approaches the World Trade Center above the Manhattan skyline, crashing into its south tower. The impact of the Boeing 767 ignites an explosive fire, as black smoke continues to stream from the north tower, hit earlier by another hijacked airplane. The 9/11 attacks came in the morning, as many of the 40,000 people who worked in the complex arrived at their offices. Two more American airplanes were hijacked the same day, one flew into the Pentagon in Washington, another crashed to the ground in Pennsylvania, killing all on board. US president George W. Bush accused members of the Al Qaeda network of carrying out the attack under the orders of Osama bin Laden.
CaptionAsh, smoke and shattered glass rained down on lower Manhattan following the destruction of the World Trade Center. For months after the September 11 attacks, rescue workers continued to work in thick dust, clearing the site, which came to be known as Ground Zero. The collapse of the twin towers, and buildings below destroyed by falling debris, killed almost 3,000 people. Initial estimates of a higher death toll fell as authorities identified who was and was not at the center that morning. The dead included more than 300 New York Fire Department members.
Organization / PublicationGetty Images for The New York Times
CategorySpot News stories
Prize3rd prize
Date12-11-2001
CountryAfghanistan
CaptionNorthern Alliance troops, opposed to the ruling Taliban, advance towards Kabul. They took control of the city on November 13. The frontline assault followed air strikes on Taliban targets ordered by US president George W. Bush. He accused the regime of protecting Osama bin Laden, held responsible by the US for the attacks of September 11.
CaptionA Plaza de Mayo mother shields her eyes from tear gas during protests. The mothers maintain a vigil in protest at their relatives' disappearance under a military regime. The square was also overrun by Argentines angered by a deepening economic crisis. With the government slashing civil servants' salaries, those who went hungry looted shops for food, and clashed with police. A state of emergency was declared on December 19, and the following day, President Fernando de la Rúa resigned.
CaptionA group of sub-Saharan Africans come ashore. More than 50 people had crammed into a dangerously overloaded rubber boat to travel the frequently-used route between North Africa and Spain. Each year, hundreds of bodies of those attempting the crossing are washed up on the Spanish coast.
CaptionWomen dress themselves after bathing at the Kumbh Mela Festival. The 2001 festival was the biggest ever, in a cycle that sees it swell in size every twelfth year. Now the largest gathering of humans on earth, it drew 70 million pilgrims, meeting peacefully to celebrate an ancient ritual. Staying in a vast tent city, the Hindu faithful take dips at the confluence of the Ganges and Jamuna rivers, believing that the purifying waters wash away a lifetime's sin.
Organization / PublicationMagnum Photos for Newsweek
CategoryGeneral News stories
Prize1st prize
Date00-10-2001
CountryAlgeria
PlaceOran province
CaptionAlgeria's bloody guerrilla warfare has cost 150,000 lives, prompting civilians to take up arms. Amid a recent history of massacres, local communities seek to protect themselves from attacks that come at night. In a village near Mascara, local men patrol alongside the government's elite Special Intervention Group (GIS). Created in 1988, the GIS hunts members of the Armed Islamic Group, blamed for terrorist attacks within Algeria.
Organization / PublicationIndependent Photographers Group
CategoryGeneral News stories
Prize2nd prize
Date06-02-2001
CountryIndia
PlaceGujarat
CaptionA woman waits for help outside her home. One million people were left homeless when an earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale struck Gujarat on January 26. It lasted just 30 seconds, but killed 30,000 people. In the following weeks, survivors, aided by rescue workers, recovered bodies under the rubble of their homes. The earthquake came during the winter, leaving the homeless cold at night, and at risk of disease. Densely populated towns near the earthquake's epicenter were heavily damaged.
CaptionIn February, the rebel Zapatista movement embarked on a tour of Mexican towns, to deliver their message directly to the people. A hostile relationship remained between the government and the group, which demanded the recognition of indigenous communities' rights. Lacking the resources for a media campaign, masked Zapatista delegates took their march to 36 towns, ending in Mexico City. Along the route, those sympathetic to the movement waved flags, and cheered them on at public rallies.
CaptionAfter the collapse of the World Trade Center's twin towers, dazed survivors help each other through the dust and debris covering lower Manhattan. In a devastating attack, two hijacked airplanes crashed into the 110-storey towers, reducing them to rubble.
CaptionPalestinian leader Yasser Arafat helps carry the coffin of Hisham Miki at a funeral service. The director of Palestinian State television, and a friend of Arafat's, Miki was shot by masked gunmen in a restaurant. His death came after a three-month wave of violence between Israelis and Palestinians.
CaptionA fighter mourns Atef Abiyat, a commander of the Palestinian Tanzim militia killed in a car explosion in Bethlehem. As peace talks continued to break down, tensions escalated in the region.
CaptionA generation of Palestinian boys in Ramallah lead split lives, at home with their families, and risking their lives with their friends. The photographer stayed with the boys as they fought, played and rested near the frontline of the Middle East conflict.
CaptionIn the overcrowded Jalozai camp, 80,000 refugees from Afghanistan endure squalid conditions. Decades of political instability and drought have driven millions over the border into Pakistan, overwhelming the existing camps. By June, Jalozai could not cope with the numbers, and food and shelter were scarce. Although relief workers tried to provide basic health services, children died from disease or dehydration. Eight months later, the United Nations closed the camp, moving refugees to other areas.
Caption22-25 September. Broadway became a focal point for those who came to see and photograph the wreckage of the World Trade Center. In the weeks after the 9/11 attacks, the huge site came to be known as Ground Zero. With New Yorkers and tourists gathering to watch the massive search and clean-up operation, souvenir sellers set up shop nearby.
Organization / PublicationNetwork Photographers for Learning for Life
CategoryPortraits
Prize1st prize
Date2001
CountryPakistan
PlaceDera Ghazi Khan
CaptionFebruary-March. A girl rests after searching for something to sell in order to feed her family. She does not go to school as her parents cannot afford for her to stop working. With limited or no education, young women in Pakistan have few chances to break out of a cycle of poverty and hardship. International organizations in the area aim to encourage rural communities to shift their traditional customs and send their girls to school.
CaptionMaryam (9) covers herself with a scarf after leaving the damaged house where she found shelter. To survive, she collects wood and plastic to sell at a market. In Kabul, years of warfare forced many residents to flee. With the city in ruins, those that remained continued a struggle to survive. In 2001, American air strikes weakened the grip of the ruling Taliban regime, and by November, opposing Northern Alliance troops captured Kabul.
CaptionA Roma girl from Bosnia-Herzegovina in the back seat of a car, leaves an immigrants' camp outside Rome. In the past decade, the camps have received an influx of Romas from other parts of Europe, forced from their homes by warfare and economic hardship.
CaptionStudent Abu Koroma. Milton Margai is the only school for the blind in Sierra Leone. Its 80 pupils range in age from 4 to 18. The school has survived the turmoil of an ongoing civil war. Evacuated during a coup in 1998, it was bombed the following year. Some of its pupils were blinded by rebels during the conflict. The school has basic facilities but tries to keep academic standards high. It emphasizes Braille reading and writing and typing, enabling pupils to go into secondary education, and find jobs.
CaptionChildren play in the suburbs of Gorazde, a city encircled by Serb military forces for three years. In the Bosnian civil war of 1992-1995, Gorazde was the last remaining United Nations safe area in eastern Bosnia, yet it was repeatedly attacked. Since then, the photographer has observed the war's impact on his family, and others who came to the city for safety.
Organization / Publicationphotonet-online.de for Stern
CategoryPortraits stories
Prize3rd prize
Date09-03-2001
CountryUSA
PlaceSun City, Arizona
CaptionIn Sun City, 50,000 senior citizens enjoy a life of leisure in their own exclusive neighborhood. With its swimming pools and air-conditioned homes, the resort is restricted to those aged over 55. Founded in 1960, it has its own churches, theaters, country clubs, shopping malls, with 200 doctors to attend to the elderly residents.
CaptionTiger Woods tees off on the 18th hole at the Masters Golf Tournament. The American golfer played the final hole under par, on his way to winning the event for a second time. Ranked number one in 2001, he also became the first golfer to hold all four of the major professional titles simultaneously.
CaptionJuan Carlos Valdez runs for the fence at a jaripeo, a Mexican rodeo. A popular event deriving from Northern Mexico, the jaripeo is a test of courage and skill for the men who ride the bucking bulls. At the Lake Perris Fairgrounds rodeo, Valdez's job was to distract the beast when it threw off riders. Events took a dangerous turn, but he narrowly escaped the charging bull.
CaptionA young gymnastic competitor embarks on a long process - to defeat first her provincial rivals, and later those at the top of their field - in order to win national selection. Chinese gymnasts practice from an early age to compete in world championships. Competition is fierce, and the physical effort arduous.
CaptionBoys train at the Rafael Trejo boxing gym, wedged between buildings in old Havana. Hundreds of such gyms in Cuba nurture young athletes' skills.
Organization / PublicationThe Sydney Morning Herald
CategorySports stories
Prize2nd prize
Date03-02-2001
CountryAustralia
PlaceWanda Beach, Sydney
CaptionAt beaches along the coastline, surf lifesavers participate in tough physical competitions to develop their skills. Surf Lifesaving Australia is one of the world's largest volunteer organizations, with more than 100,000 members. From September to April, lifesavers complete a required number of hours on patrol, before competing on the sand and in the sea. At club carnivals, men and women test their stamina in rescue and resuscitation events.
CaptionTurbo golfers avoid conventional greens, in favor of rooftops, garbage containers or construction sites. Named after a Norwegian punk band, Turbo Negro, the movement claims members all over Europe. Their uniforms (jeans and baggy pants), and the loud music they play, keep them out of traditional golf clubs.
Organization / PublicationOculi for The Sydney Morning Herald
CategoryArts and Entertainment
Prize1st prize
Date00-10-2001
CountryAustralia
PlaceMelbourne
CaptionHand in hand, young ballerinas return to their dressing room after a performance. The dancers, aged from six to eight, practice every weekend for the much-anticipated end of year recital at the Casinia School of Dance.
CaptionIn a popular local custom, young couples like to be photographed at the Id Kah mosque. The Uygur people, who form the majority in the Injiang province, follow the Muslim faith. Located in the far west, Kashgar was once a Silk Road oasis, and its mosque is the nation's largest.
Organization / PublicationCompañia Nacional de Danza
CategoryArts and Entertainment
Prize3rd prize
Date15-11-2001
CountrySpain
PlaceMadrid
CaptionBathed in light, Emmanuelle Bronein rehearses 'White Darkness' at the Teatro de la Zarzuela. The dance piece, choreographed by Nacho Duato, was presented by Compañía Nacional de Danza.
CaptionRon Mueck's 'Boy' grew from small model to huge sculpture in the space of nine months. Originally made for the Millennium Dome in London, it was transported in pieces to the 2001 Venice Biennale. The work began as a 38cm plaster maquette. Mueck gradually increased the scale, working with large polystyrene blocks sliced into horizontal sections. He brought the boy to life by evoking bones, muscles and limbs.
CaptionAn explosion of ideas has made Dakar Africa's fashion capital. About 30 ambitious young designers develop their own personal styles outside the world's better-known fashion centers. An international fashion week takes place at the same time as the annual Dakar Carnival, leading to some unexpected sights.
CaptionAka pygmies create musical instruments out of their environment. String instruments, flutes and drums are made from tree branches and vines in the dense jungle where musicians gather to play.
Organization / PublicationThe Philadelphia Inquirer
CategoryScience & Technology
Prize1st prize
Date02-05-2001
CountryUSA
PlaceNew Jersey
CaptionDoctors test the wiring that moves William Kilbride's hand for the first time since his accident. At Cooper Hospital, surgeons used a new muscle stimulation system for quadriplegics called 'Freehand'. In a seven-hour operation, they first attached eight electrodes to muscles inside his right arm. Then a small Implanted Receiver Stimulator (IRS), similar to a pacemaker, was placed in Kilbride's chest. The stimulator, activated by shoulder movements picked up by a sensor, sends electrical signals through thin wiring to the electrodes, causing the muscles to contract. When surgeons turned on the power, his fingers curled. Weeks later, Kilbride could feed himself, with help, and write his own name.
CaptionA girl receives a polio vaccination at a health station. Local authorities organized the vaccinations as part of an Africa-wide campaign, to eradicate polio from the continent. Hearing loudspeaker announcements from a mobile clinic, mothers in the village of Dresa took their children to receive the vaccine. While non-existent in many parts of the world, the disease remains a threat, prompting a World Health Organization global initiative to free the world of polio by 2005.
CaptionA woman holding a photograph of her brother, is told the skull is his. A number of international organizations are unearthing skeletons and other remains, in an effort to trace any of the 27,000 people missing after the Bosnian war of 1992-1995. Investigators use forensic techniques to identify bodies exhumed from mass graves.
Organization / PublicationFranck Goddio / Hilti Foundation
CategoryScience & Technology stories
Prize2nd prize
Date00-05-2001
CountryEgypt
PlaceAbu Qîr Bay
CaptionDivers examine a colossal statue of a Pharaoh dated between 6th and 4th century BC. Here at the site of the ancient city of Herakleion, off the coast if Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea, archeologists search for antiquities preserved in the deep.
CaptionThe Northern Lights - or Aurora Borealis - are produced when solar wind, eruptions of electrified particles from the sun, collide with Earth's magnetic field. These magnetic storms can also damage satellites and other telecommunications installations. In a new scientific field, researchers at the EISCAT base are pioneering space meteorology, to forecast the weather in space. In the period 2000-1, increased solar activity led to particularly intense light displays.
CaptionBeneath cascading water, a man catches a rare Goliath frog. Reaching lengths of 90cm, the Goliath is the largest known frog. In western central Africa, it inhabits swiftly-moving mountain streams. Prized by local tribes as food, the survival of the species is under threat. Its habitat is also in danger of disappearing, as rainforests are cleared for farms or villages.
Organization / PublicationAnchorage Daily News for Sports Illustrated
CategoryNature
Prize2nd prize
Date22-01-2001
CountryUSA
PlaceAnchorage, Alaska
CaptionA rainbow trout peers from the gullet of a northern pike. The bigger fish swallowed the tiny trout alive in an aquarium, in a demonstration designed to educate the public about the pike's predatory nature. Alaska's Fish and Game Department suspected pike had been illegally introduced into the city's popular fishing lakes, far from its native waters. Once established, the voracious pike eat trout and salmon stocks sought by local anglers.
CaptionNew arrival Mona is fingerprinted at an orangutan rehabilitation center. Her vital data is collected, and growth and medical monitoring continue for years, until she is released into the forest. The Nyaru Menteng center takes in injured or abandoned orangutans. Through mistreatment by humans, and the deforestation of their habitats, orangutan numbers have fallen.
