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CPOY 64 Documentary Award of Excellence: Fourteen

A long-form photographic essay or extended narrative story which portrays important contemporary concerns or social issues. To encourage long-term projects, images from previous year's work may be included, provided none of them have previously won a CPOY award.

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Slide 2 of 12
April 19, 2009
"She thinks she’s big, but she’s not because when it’s time for bed she’s right there with her momma," said Jamie's mother, Rae Norwood. “We are close, really close,” said Rae Norwood. “She’s stuck to me like glue, she goes everywhere with me.” Jamie didn’t tell her mom that she was pregnant until she was 31 weeks along because she was afraid that her mom would be mad at her and that her older brother would beat him up for laying a hand on his sister. “She texted me that she was pregnant while she was at school, that was pretty shocking,” said Rae. By the time they found out it was too late. “I always knew Jamie would get pregnant before Jessica (her sister), “ said Rae. “I always knew she would I thought it would be at maybe 16 not 14.”
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