CPOY 64 Documentary Bronze: Living Positive: Caught in the Middle
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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February 8, 2009
Elda Malpera (center) scratches her father, Sergio’s back, while her daughter, Rachel Gonzalez (right) removes a layer to stay cool. Sergio is in the advanced stages of cirrhosis of the liver and is always cold. He keeps the heat up and the oven on to reach 100° in his small apartment in Ridgewood, Queens.
Amelia Holowaty Krales / Ohio University
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