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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.

Caption
Slide 12 of 12
February 11, 2009
Sergio Malpera, 61 is in the final stages of cirrhosis of the liver, the consequence of life-long drinking. He is to ill to care for himself and is being moved out of his own apartment in Queens, NY to be closer to family in North Carolina. Here, Sergio and his daughter Elda ride in a cab en route to Sergio’s bank, where he will withdraw the balance from his account before moving to North Carolina the next day.
Amelia Holowaty Krales / Ohio University
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