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    Hadley Chittum (George Washington University)
    Gold | Feature
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    After spending thirty years sleeping on a hard prison bed, Sean Thompson-El suffers from chronic back pain. His wife, Lashonia, frequently walks on his back and gives massages in order to ease is discomfort.
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    Lauren Santucci (Ohio University)
    Silver | Feature
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    Denise Andrews cries over her pet goose, Mick, before he is put down at the Harrison County Veterinary Clinic in Cynthiana, Ky. on October 31, 2019. Just minutes before, Mick was diagnosed with a malignant tumor on his face. "I hate to put anything down," Denise says.
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    Evgeny Chernyakov (DocDocDoc)
    Bronze | Feature
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    The artist Alexander from Mordovia paints only with his left hand and only while lying down, because he is paralyzed as a result of multiple sclerosis. Alexander is 62 years old. The disease was diagnosed 10 years ago. Every year he gets worse. Today he can only move his left hand.
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    Hadley Green (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
    Award of Excellence | Feature
    Helping Hand
    Sophia Guerra plays in the camper while helping her mom, Montana Guerra, with some home renovations. Montana, a single mother who works on a farm in rural North Carolina, is getting the camper ready for winter.
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    Maansi Srivastava (George Washington University)
    Award of Excellence | Feature
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    Peaches reclines on her sofa after talking about her life in the Brookland Manor Apartments, which are slated for demolition. She has lived there for over 20 years. She raised her daughter here, and she now lives in an apartment down the hall. “I don’t know where we’re gonna go, but I’ve had a good life here,” said Peaches. She currently pays about $100 in rent each month, relying on the low-income housing to keep a roof over her head. Civil lawsuits are halting redevelopment at the moment, and the residents of Brookland Manor live in uncertain limbo.
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    James Year (Ohio University)
    Award of Excellence | Feature
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    Brennon climbs the ladder to his room in the attic which he shares with two brothers in Haydenville, Ohio. His parents are 18 months into their recovery from opiates and were fortunate in maintaining full time employment for their rambuncious, 8 person, household until Covid-19 hit.
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    Chris Day (University of Florida)
    Award of Excellence | Feature
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    Mikayla Flanders and other members of the DaySpring Missionary Baptist Church Atmosphere Shifters perform during the 105th anniversary celebration at DaySpring Missionary Baptist Church on October 13, 2019, in Gainesville, Florida.
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    Christiana Botic (Ohio University)
    Award of Excellence | Feature
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    Qendresa Hasani, 16, sits patiently while her groom’s family uses video calls to show her off to relatives abroad on Hasani’s wedding day, March 9, 2020, outside of Mitrovica, Kosovo. Many Albanian families in Kosovo have relatives in Western Europe who left during the war or afterwards in search of better economic opportunities.
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