1) The human element lifted this image into first among other natural disaster coverage.
2) Judges wished there was a human element, but the news value was difficult to ignore.
3) Judges liked what the photographer was trying to do with the tree and body parts. If it had come together more artfully, the image would have been more effective.
Judges:
Caroline Couig/Independent Visuals Editor, Bradley E. Clift/Independent Photographer
Judges Comments
1) The human element lifted this image into first among other natural disaster coverage. 2) Judges wished there was a human element, but the news value was difficult to ignore. 3) Judges liked what the photographer was trying to do with the tree and body parts. If it had come together more artfully, the image would have been more effective.