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First Place: Joy as a Form of Resistance
POY 82 Daily Life Picture Story
A narrative picture story that reflects the everyday human experience, celebrates life, or chronicles a cultural trend. Respect for the dignity of the person is important. 10 photographs maximum per story.
Award of Excellence: Coming of Age in Dadaab
Award of Excellence: INHABIT THE VOID
A narrative picture story that reflects the everyday human experience, celebrates life, or chronicles a cultural trend. Respect for the dignity of the person is important. 10 photographs maximum per story.
Finalist: Inclusive Nation
A narrative picture story that reflects the everyday human experience, celebrates life, or chronicles a cultural trend. Respect for the dignity of the person is important. 10 photographs maximum per story.
Finalist: A Question of Balance
First Place: Joy as a Form of Resistance
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First Place: Joy as a Form of Resistance

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March 2, 2024

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 2024-03-02 | A group of teenage girls celebrate their friend’s birthday at her house. Music and dancing have been forbidden by the Taliban but women continue to dance and celebrate in the privacy of their homes and behind the closed doors.

Kiana Hayeri
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Kabul, Afghanistan
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