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March 20, 2002

Magazine News Picture Single
First Place: Oleg Nikishin, Getty Images

A Northern Alliance fighter uses a body as a shield during a battle with pro-Taliban forces November 27, 2001 in a fortress near Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan after Taliban prisoners at the fortress staged a revolt.

Magazine News Picture Single judging criteria: A picture of a "found" situation with strong human interest, or a fresh view of an everyday scene.

Magazine News Picture Single
First Place: Oleg Nikishin, Getty Images
Second Place: Karen Ballard, Freelance
Third Place: Paula Bronstein, Getty Images
Honorable Mention: Paula Bronstein, Getty Images
Honorable Mention: Paula Bronstein, Getty Images
Honorable Mention: Gerd Ludwig, National Geographic
Honorable Mention: James Nachtwey, Time Magazine

Judges' comments:
"The strength of the magazine category was capturing the emotion of the victims and the professionals that have been trained to save lives but who were watching hopelessly... You can see through their eyes that there's nothing they can do... It's not about an inanimate object, it's about the emotions of the people who were there... It's not about a place, it's about the people who experienced it." -- Joe Elbert

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