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CPOY 72 Portfolio Award of Excellence: Gabriel Scarlett

A body of work that showcases a photographer's vision and demonstrates versatility, expertise and depth. Minimum Requirements: Must include at least one entry from a multiple picture category (9-12) and entries from at least two other still image categories (1- 12). 50 images maximum. Multimedia stories (15-18) may not be included.

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Slide 5 of 54
November 25, 2016

“He was my best friend. My only son and my best friend, and I love him." At a protest on Michigan Ave. on Black Friday, Shirley Lewis tells me about her son Charles W. Lewis Jr., whose shooting death investigation was mishandled by the Chicago PD. Shirley raised a college graduate who ran his own business, but the police told her he was simply a gang member killed by other gang members. "I wasn't afraid then and I'm not afraid now. I want justice for my son...I've got kids, I've got grandchildren. I don't want them to have to grow up to this."

Gabriel Scarlett / Western Kentucky University
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