03/01/2006
Pictures of the Year
There are some powerful and stunning images in this collection, which features the winners of the Pictures of the Year International newspaper and magazine image awards. Enjoy.
Posted 10:42 AM EST by Andy Towle in Photography | Permalink
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Andy, can we get a story to what some of the pictures reference? I like looking at them, but knowing the back-story makes them all the more powerful.
Posted by: Tread | Mar 1, 2006 1:21:00 PM
Tread:
POYI's caption for the cross-country running photo is:
"Sportsmanship" Marist's hopes of taking the team title ended when the team's No. 1 runner, Matt Hollander, collapsed with only 50 meters to go."
Source:http://www.poyi.org/63/06/second_04.php
From the photographer's site:
"Heading down the straight away for the final 100 meters of the cross country championships, Marist Catholic High School runner Michael Bellamy noticed a runner had fallen to the track and was having problems. "As I got closer I recognized the uniform and it was one of ours. When I finally got to where he was laying on the track, I realized it was Matt." said Bellamy of his best friend and teammate Matt Hollander. "I tried to make it to the finish and through the chutes as fast as I could." said Bellamy. "I was trying to get back and help him." Marist's hopes of taking the 3A team title ended when the team's No. 1 runner, Matt Hollander, collapsed with only 50 meters to go. As teammates waited and prayed together, Hollander was released by the medic and appeared just as the results of the team competition was announced. Even with the 100th place finish of their top runner, the team was strong enough to take 3rd place."
Source: http://www.sportsshooter.com/ely/2005_sports/pages/4.html
Posted by: running fan | Mar 1, 2006 2:49:53 PM
that's why there's a link....to the original source.
Posted by: jon | Mar 1, 2006 3:06:42 PM
Jon: Tread request makes sense. The problem is that the link Andy provided (http://www.poyi.org/63/winners.html) only takes you to the gallery winners page. The photos above are buried deep within that site and there's no good way to find them without clicking around for quite a while in hopes of stumbling upon them. For example, to find the running photo above, you'd have to know to the date (Feb 20th), then click on Sports Portfolio, then click on the 2nd Place winner, then step through *that* gallery to the fourth photo (and its caption) in the set. Andy's links on the photos themselves do not take you there either.
The upper left photo is here:
http://www.poyi.org/63/20/ae01.php
The upper right photo is here:
http://www.poyi.org/63/22/first_10.php
The lower left photo is here:
http://www.poyi.org/63/03/ae06.php
Posted by: running fan | Mar 1, 2006 4:04:10 PM
Puno hvala, Running Fan.
Posted by: Tread | Mar 1, 2006 4:46:51 PM