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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 15 of 54
July 31, 2016
“Any time I think about it, I speak about it, I get angry.” A retired uranium worker of over two decades reacts in frustration and anger as he explains the harmful practices he took part in during his years as an employee of the United Nuclear Corporation at their Church Rock Mill. His name is withheld for the safety of himself and his family. While working at the Church Rock Mill, he remembers taking part in chemical dumping, burning of official medical documents, and he vividly remembers the faulty practices that led up to the Church Rock Spill, the largest spilling of radioactive material in North American history. "I’ve got stories about what we did, about what was done by the companies, about how they don’t care about the people... A lot of times I shed a tear. I think about the elderly, I think about the kids." Now he is suffering from COPD associated with his elevated radiation exposure, but has still not received any benefits or compensation.
Gabriel Scarlett / Western Kentucky University
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