2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
First Place: Jordi Cohen
First Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
In the popular belief, death is the last season, the winter of life, returning to the earth from which new slips will sprout in spring.When a family member died, the bells would toll thrice a day (until burial day).The family members would wear black traditional attire; women would have their hair loose or wear black head kerchiefs. Men wouldnt wear hats and would have their facial hair unshaven.After the bath of the deceased, he would be clothed in the clothes prepared before his passing and he would be put in a coffin so that the people would say goodbye. In the coffin there had to be some tree bark, white linen and a pillow. The eyes of the deceased would be closed, not to see the bereavement surrounding him, and the mirrors would be covered or turned towards the wall.As a rite, mourning would be done by family members, or in some cases, by female mourners outside family. They would sit inside or outside the house, near the windows, and behind the carriage used to carry the deceased to the burial site.The burial would be held the third day a moment of grief and mourning for the family and the entire community. According to the rules of conduct imposed by the rural social life, not only family members were involved in the burial organisation, but also the community members.On the day of the burial, the sieve was prepared according to the area. They would put in a bucket a plum branch embellished with shapes made of bread dough, walnuts, apples, and candies.Leading the convoy were men waving flags embellished with cloth and braided bread. They were followed by those who carried the tree for burial, and later followed by the ox-driven carriage and the bereaved family, relatives, and villagers. After the ceremony, boiled wheat and sugar would be given to the attendants.At the house of the deceased, there would be a proper ceremony, represented by a moment of solidarity for the family who lost a member.
Jordi Cohen
First Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
In the popular belief, death is the last season, the winter of life, returning to the earth from which new slips will sprout in spring.When a family member died, the bells would toll thrice a day (until burial day).The family members would wear black traditional attire; women would have their hair loose or wear black head kerchiefs. Men wouldnt wear hats and would have their facial hair unshaven.After the bath of the deceased, he would be clothed in the clothes prepared before his passing and he would be put in a coffin so that the people would say goodbye. In the coffin there had to be some tree bark, white linen and a pillow. The eyes of the deceased would be closed, not to see the bereavement surrounding him, and the mirrors would be covered or turned towards the wall.As a rite, mourning would be done by family members, or in some cases, by female mourners outside family. They would sit inside or outside the house, near the windows, and behind the carriage used to carry the deceased to the burial site.The burial would be held the third day a moment of grief and mourning for the family and the entire community. According to the rules of conduct imposed by the rural social life, not only family members were involved in the burial organisation, but also the community members.On the day of the burial, the sieve was prepared according to the area. They would put in a bucket a plum branch embellished with shapes made of bread dough, walnuts, apples, and candies.Leading the convoy were men waving flags embellished with cloth and braided bread. They were followed by those who carried the tree for burial, and later followed by the ox-driven carriage and the bereaved family, relatives, and villagers. After the ceremony, boiled wheat and sugar would be given to the attendants.At the house of the deceased, there would be a proper ceremony, represented by a moment of solidarity for the family who lost a member.
Jordi Cohen
First Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
In the popular belief, death is the last season, the winter of life, returning to the earth from which new slips will sprout in spring.When a family member died, the bells would toll thrice a day (until burial day).The family members would wear black traditional attire; women would have their hair loose or wear black head kerchiefs. Men wouldnt wear hats and would have their facial hair unshaven.After the bath of the deceased, he would be clothed in the clothes prepared before his passing and he would be put in a coffin so that the people would say goodbye. In the coffin there had to be some tree bark, white linen and a pillow. The eyes of the deceased would be closed, not to see the bereavement surrounding him, and the mirrors would be covered or turned towards the wall.As a rite, mourning would be done by family members, or in some cases, by female mourners outside family. They would sit inside or outside the house, near the windows, and behind the carriage used to carry the deceased to the burial site.The burial would be held the third day a moment of grief and mourning for the family and the entire community. According to the rules of conduct imposed by the rural social life, not only family members were involved in the burial organisation, but also the community members.On the day of the burial, the sieve was prepared according to the area. They would put in a bucket a plum branch embellished with shapes made of bread dough, walnuts, apples, and candies.Leading the convoy were men waving flags embellished with cloth and braided bread. They were followed by those who carried the tree for burial, and later followed by the ox-driven carriage and the bereaved family, relatives, and villagers. After the ceremony, boiled wheat and sugar would be given to the attendants.At the house of the deceased, there would be a proper ceremony, represented by a moment of solidarity for the family who lost a member.
Jordi Cohen
First Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
In the popular belief, death is the last season, the winter of life, returning to the earth from which new slips will sprout in spring.When a family member died, the bells would toll thrice a day (until burial day).The family members would wear black traditional attire; women would have their hair loose or wear black head kerchiefs. Men wouldnt wear hats and would have their facial hair unshaven.After the bath of the deceased, he would be clothed in the clothes prepared before his passing and he would be put in a coffin so that the people would say goodbye. In the coffin there had to be some tree bark, white linen and a pillow. The eyes of the deceased would be closed, not to see the bereavement surrounding him, and the mirrors would be covered or turned towards the wall.As a rite, mourning would be done by family members, or in some cases, by female mourners outside family. They would sit inside or outside the house, near the windows, and behind the carriage used to carry the deceased to the burial site.The burial would be held the third day a moment of grief and mourning for the family and the entire community. According to the rules of conduct imposed by the rural social life, not only family members were involved in the burial organisation, but also the community members.On the day of the burial, the sieve was prepared according to the area. They would put in a bucket a plum branch embellished with shapes made of bread dough, walnuts, apples, and candies.Leading the convoy were men waving flags embellished with cloth and braided bread. They were followed by those who carried the tree for burial, and later followed by the ox-driven carriage and the bereaved family, relatives, and villagers. After the ceremony, boiled wheat and sugar would be given to the attendants.At the house of the deceased, there would be a proper ceremony, represented by a moment of solidarity for the family who lost a member.
Jordi Cohen
First Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
In the popular belief, death is the last season, the winter of life, returning to the earth from which new slips will sprout in spring.When a family member died, the bells would toll thrice a day (until burial day).The family members would wear black traditional attire; women would have their hair loose or wear black head kerchiefs. Men wouldnt wear hats and would have their facial hair unshaven.After the bath of the deceased, he would be clothed in the clothes prepared before his passing and he would be put in a coffin so that the people would say goodbye. In the coffin there had to be some tree bark, white linen and a pillow. The eyes of the deceased would be closed, not to see the bereavement surrounding him, and the mirrors would be covered or turned towards the wall.As a rite, mourning would be done by family members, or in some cases, by female mourners outside family. They would sit inside or outside the house, near the windows, and behind the carriage used to carry the deceased to the burial site.The burial would be held the third day a moment of grief and mourning for the family and the entire community. According to the rules of conduct imposed by the rural social life, not only family members were involved in the burial organisation, but also the community members.On the day of the burial, the sieve was prepared according to the area. They would put in a bucket a plum branch embellished with shapes made of bread dough, walnuts, apples, and candies.Leading the convoy were men waving flags embellished with cloth and braided bread. They were followed by those who carried the tree for burial, and later followed by the ox-driven carriage and the bereaved family, relatives, and villagers. After the ceremony, boiled wheat and sugar would be given to the attendants.At the house of the deceased, there would be a proper ceremony, represented by a moment of solidarity for the family who lost a member.
Jordi Cohen
First Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
In the popular belief, death is the last season, the winter of life, returning to the earth from which new slips will sprout in spring.When a family member died, the bells would toll thrice a day (until burial day).The family members would wear black traditional attire; women would have their hair loose or wear black head kerchiefs. Men wouldnt wear hats and would have their facial hair unshaven.After the bath of the deceased, he would be clothed in the clothes prepared before his passing and he would be put in a coffin so that the people would say goodbye. In the coffin there had to be some tree bark, white linen and a pillow. The eyes of the deceased would be closed, not to see the bereavement surrounding him, and the mirrors would be covered or turned towards the wall.As a rite, mourning would be done by family members, or in some cases, by female mourners outside family. They would sit inside or outside the house, near the windows, and behind the carriage used to carry the deceased to the burial site.The burial would be held the third day a moment of grief and mourning for the family and the entire community. According to the rules of conduct imposed by the rural social life, not only family members were involved in the burial organisation, but also the community members.On the day of the burial, the sieve was prepared according to the area. They would put in a bucket a plum branch embellished with shapes made of bread dough, walnuts, apples, and candies.Leading the convoy were men waving flags embellished with cloth and braided bread. They were followed by those who carried the tree for burial, and later followed by the ox-driven carriage and the bereaved family, relatives, and villagers. After the ceremony, boiled wheat and sugar would be given to the attendants.At the house of the deceased, there would be a proper ceremony, represented by a moment of solidarity for the family who lost a member.
Jordi Cohen
First Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
In the popular belief, death is the last season, the winter of life, returning to the earth from which new slips will sprout in spring.When a family member died, the bells would toll thrice a day (until burial day).The family members would wear black traditional attire; women would have their hair loose or wear black head kerchiefs. Men wouldnt wear hats and would have their facial hair unshaven.After the bath of the deceased, he would be clothed in the clothes prepared before his passing and he would be put in a coffin so that the people would say goodbye. In the coffin there had to be some tree bark, white linen and a pillow. The eyes of the deceased would be closed, not to see the bereavement surrounding him, and the mirrors would be covered or turned towards the wall.As a rite, mourning would be done by family members, or in some cases, by female mourners outside family. They would sit inside or outside the house, near the windows, and behind the carriage used to carry the deceased to the burial site.The burial would be held the third day a moment of grief and mourning for the family and the entire community. According to the rules of conduct imposed by the rural social life, not only family members were involved in the burial organisation, but also the community members.On the day of the burial, the sieve was prepared according to the area. They would put in a bucket a plum branch embellished with shapes made of bread dough, walnuts, apples, and candies.Leading the convoy were men waving flags embellished with cloth and braided bread. They were followed by those who carried the tree for burial, and later followed by the ox-driven carriage and the bereaved family, relatives, and villagers. After the ceremony, boiled wheat and sugar would be given to the attendants.At the house of the deceased, there would be a proper ceremony, represented by a moment of solidarity for the family who lost a member.
Jordi Cohen
First Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
In the popular belief, death is the last season, the winter of life, returning to the earth from which new slips will sprout in spring.When a family member died, the bells would toll thrice a day (until burial day).The family members would wear black traditional attire; women would have their hair loose or wear black head kerchiefs. Men wouldnt wear hats and would have their facial hair unshaven.After the bath of the deceased, he would be clothed in the clothes prepared before his passing and he would be put in a coffin so that the people would say goodbye. In the coffin there had to be some tree bark, white linen and a pillow. The eyes of the deceased would be closed, not to see the bereavement surrounding him, and the mirrors would be covered or turned towards the wall.As a rite, mourning would be done by family members, or in some cases, by female mourners outside family. They would sit inside or outside the house, near the windows, and behind the carriage used to carry the deceased to the burial site.The burial would be held the third day a moment of grief and mourning for the family and the entire community. According to the rules of conduct imposed by the rural social life, not only family members were involved in the burial organisation, but also the community members.On the day of the burial, the sieve was prepared according to the area. They would put in a bucket a plum branch embellished with shapes made of bread dough, walnuts, apples, and candies.Leading the convoy were men waving flags embellished with cloth and braided bread. They were followed by those who carried the tree for burial, and later followed by the ox-driven carriage and the bereaved family, relatives, and villagers. After the ceremony, boiled wheat and sugar would be given to the attendants.At the house of the deceased, there would be a proper ceremony, represented by a moment of solidarity for the family who lost a member.
Jordi Cohen
First Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
In the popular belief, death is the last season, the winter of life, returning to the earth from which new slips will sprout in spring.When a family member died, the bells would toll thrice a day (until burial day).The family members would wear black traditional attire; women would have their hair loose or wear black head kerchiefs. Men wouldnt wear hats and would have their facial hair unshaven.After the bath of the deceased, he would be clothed in the clothes prepared before his passing and he would be put in a coffin so that the people would say goodbye. In the coffin there had to be some tree bark, white linen and a pillow. The eyes of the deceased would be closed, not to see the bereavement surrounding him, and the mirrors would be covered or turned towards the wall.As a rite, mourning would be done by family members, or in some cases, by female mourners outside family. They would sit inside or outside the house, near the windows, and behind the carriage used to carry the deceased to the burial site.The burial would be held the third day a moment of grief and mourning for the family and the entire community. According to the rules of conduct imposed by the rural social life, not only family members were involved in the burial organisation, but also the community members.On the day of the burial, the sieve was prepared according to the area. They would put in a bucket a plum branch embellished with shapes made of bread dough, walnuts, apples, and candies.Leading the convoy were men waving flags embellished with cloth and braided bread. They were followed by those who carried the tree for burial, and later followed by the ox-driven carriage and the bereaved family, relatives, and villagers. After the ceremony, boiled wheat and sugar would be given to the attendants.At the house of the deceased, there would be a proper ceremony, represented by a moment of solidarity for the family who lost a member.
Jordi Cohen
First Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
In the popular belief, death is the last season, the winter of life, returning to the earth from which new slips will sprout in spring.When a family member died, the bells would toll thrice a day (until burial day).The family members would wear black traditional attire; women would have their hair loose or wear black head kerchiefs. Men wouldnt wear hats and would have their facial hair unshaven.After the bath of the deceased, he would be clothed in the clothes prepared before his passing and he would be put in a coffin so that the people would say goodbye. In the coffin there had to be some tree bark, white linen and a pillow. The eyes of the deceased would be closed, not to see the bereavement surrounding him, and the mirrors would be covered or turned towards the wall.As a rite, mourning would be done by family members, or in some cases, by female mourners outside family. They would sit inside or outside the house, near the windows, and behind the carriage used to carry the deceased to the burial site.The burial would be held the third day a moment of grief and mourning for the family and the entire community. According to the rules of conduct imposed by the rural social life, not only family members were involved in the burial organisation, but also the community members.On the day of the burial, the sieve was prepared according to the area. They would put in a bucket a plum branch embellished with shapes made of bread dough, walnuts, apples, and candies.Leading the convoy were men waving flags embellished with cloth and braided bread. They were followed by those who carried the tree for burial, and later followed by the ox-driven carriage and the bereaved family, relatives, and villagers. After the ceremony, boiled wheat and sugar would be given to the attendants.At the house of the deceased, there would be a proper ceremony, represented by a moment of solidarity for the family who lost a member.
Jordi Cohen
First Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
In the popular belief, death is the last season, the winter of life, returning to the earth from which new slips will sprout in spring.When a family member died, the bells would toll thrice a day (until burial day).The family members would wear black traditional attire; women would have their hair loose or wear black head kerchiefs. Men wouldnt wear hats and would have their facial hair unshaven.After the bath of the deceased, he would be clothed in the clothes prepared before his passing and he would be put in a coffin so that the people would say goodbye. In the coffin there had to be some tree bark, white linen and a pillow. The eyes of the deceased would be closed, not to see the bereavement surrounding him, and the mirrors would be covered or turned towards the wall.As a rite, mourning would be done by family members, or in some cases, by female mourners outside family. They would sit inside or outside the house, near the windows, and behind the carriage used to carry the deceased to the burial site.The burial would be held the third day a moment of grief and mourning for the family and the entire community. According to the rules of conduct imposed by the rural social life, not only family members were involved in the burial organisation, but also the community members.On the day of the burial, the sieve was prepared according to the area. They would put in a bucket a plum branch embellished with shapes made of bread dough, walnuts, apples, and candies.Leading the convoy were men waving flags embellished with cloth and braided bread. They were followed by those who carried the tree for burial, and later followed by the ox-driven carriage and the bereaved family, relatives, and villagers. After the ceremony, boiled wheat and sugar would be given to the attendants.At the house of the deceased, there would be a proper ceremony, represented by a moment of solidarity for the family who lost a member.
Jordi Cohen
First Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
In the popular belief, death is the last season, the winter of life, returning to the earth from which new slips will sprout in spring.When a family member died, the bells would toll thrice a day (until burial day).The family members would wear black traditional attire; women would have their hair loose or wear black head kerchiefs. Men wouldnt wear hats and would have their facial hair unshaven.After the bath of the deceased, he would be clothed in the clothes prepared before his passing and he would be put in a coffin so that the people would say goodbye. In the coffin there had to be some tree bark, white linen and a pillow. The eyes of the deceased would be closed, not to see the bereavement surrounding him, and the mirrors would be covered or turned towards the wall.As a rite, mourning would be done by family members, or in some cases, by female mourners outside family. They would sit inside or outside the house, near the windows, and behind the carriage used to carry the deceased to the burial site.The burial would be held the third day a moment of grief and mourning for the family and the entire community. According to the rules of conduct imposed by the rural social life, not only family members were involved in the burial organisation, but also the community members.On the day of the burial, the sieve was prepared according to the area. They would put in a bucket a plum branch embellished with shapes made of bread dough, walnuts, apples, and candies.Leading the convoy were men waving flags embellished with cloth and braided bread. They were followed by those who carried the tree for burial, and later followed by the ox-driven carriage and the bereaved family, relatives, and villagers. After the ceremony, boiled wheat and sugar would be given to the attendants.At the house of the deceased, there would be a proper ceremony, represented by a moment of solidarity for the family who lost a member.
Jordi Cohen
Second Place: Raul Arboleda / AFP
Second Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Venezuelan migrant and rap singer Alfonso Mendoza aka "Alca", 25, rides his skateboard in his neighbourhood in Barranquilla, Colombia on September 27, 2018. - Alca -who arrived in Colombia nine months ago due to the crisis in his country- was born without legs and changed the wheelchair for a skateboard. At present, he is an example of overcoming adversity, practicing extreme sports, singing rap and giving conferences to young people in vulnerable situations.
Raul Arboleda / AFP
Second Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Venezuelan migrant and rap singer, Alfonso Mendoza aka "Alca", 25, practice with his skateboard in a park in Barranquilla, Colombia on September 28, 2018. Alca -who arrived in Colombia nine months ago due to the crisis in his country- was born without legs and changed the wheelchair for a skateboard. At present, he is an example of overcoming adversity, practicing extreme sports, singing rap and giving conferences to young people in vulnerable situations.
Raul Arboleda / AFP
Second Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Venezuelan migrant and rap singer, Alfonso Mendoza A.K.A " Alca" , -25-, performs in a bus in Barranquilla, Colombia on September 28, 2018. - Alca -who arrived in Colombia nine months ago due to the crisis in his country- was born without legs and changed the wheelchair for a skateboard. At present, he is an example of overcoming adversity, practicing extreme sports, singing rap and giving conferences to young people in vulnerable situations.
Raul Arboleda / AFP
Second Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Venezuelan migrant and rap singer Alfonso Mendoza aka "Alca", 25, gets down from a bus after performing in Barranquilla, Colombia on September 28, 2018. Alca -who arrived in Colombia nine months ago due to the crisis in his country- was born without legs and changed the wheelchair for a skateboard. At present, he is an example of overcoming adversity, practicing extreme sports, singing rap and giving conferences to young people in vulnerable situations.
Raul Arboleda / AFP
Second Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Venezuelan migrant and rap singer Alfonso Mendoza aka "Alca", 25, enjoys surfing in Puerto Colombia, outside of Barranquilla, Colombia on September 27, 2018. Alca -who arrived in Colombia nine months ago due to the crisis in his country- was born without legs and changed the wheelchair for a skateboard. At present, he is an example of overcoming adversity, practicing extreme sports, singing rap and giving conferences to young people in vulnerable situations.
Raul Arboleda / AFP
Second Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Venezuelan migrant and rap singer Alfonso Mendoza aka "Alca", 25, enjoys the beach after surfing in Puerto Colombia, outside of Barranquilla, Colombia on September 27, 2018. - Alca -who arrived in Colombia nine months ago due to the crisis in his country- was born without legs and changed the wheelchair for a skateboard. At present, he is an example of overcoming adversity, practicing extreme sports, singing rap and giving conferences to young people in vulnerable situations.
Raul Arboleda / AFP
Second Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Venezuelan migrant and rap singer, Alfonso Mendoza aka "Alca", 25, enjoys a moment with his wife Mileidy Pena and their daughter Auralys Mendoza in their house in Barranquilla, Colombia on September 27, 2018. Alca -who arrived in Colombia nine months ago due to the crisis in his country- was born without legs and changed the wheelchair for a skateboard. At present, he is an example of overcoming adversity, practicing extreme sports, singing rap and giving conferences to young people in vulnerable situations.
Raul Arboleda / AFP
Second Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Venezuelan migrant and rap singer Alfonso Mendoza aka "Alca", 25, practices at home before performing in a public transport in Barranquilla, Colombia on September 27, 2018. - Alca -who arrived in Colombia nine months ago due to the crisis in his country- was born without legs and changed the wheelchair for a skateboard. At present, he is an example of overcoming adversity, practicing extreme sports, singing rap and giving conferences to young people in vulnerable situations.
Raul Arboleda / AFP
Second Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Venezuelan migrant and rap singer Alfonso Mendoza aka "Alca", 25, gets ready before leaving to perform in public transportation, in Barranquilla, Colombia on September 28, 2018. - Alca -who arrived in Colombia nine months ago due to the crisis in his country- was born without legs and changed the wheelchair for a skateboard. At present, he is an example of overcoming adversity, practicing extreme sports, singing rap and giving conferences to young people in vulnerable situations.
Raul Arboleda / AFP
Second Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Venezuelan migrant and rap singer Alfonso Mendoza aka "Alca", 25, greets locals in Barranquilla, Colombia on September 28, 2018. - Alca -who arrived in Colombia nine months ago due to the crisis in his country- was born without legs and changed the wheelchair for a skateboard. At present, he is an example of overcoming adversity, practicing extreme sports, singing rap and giving conferences to young people in vulnerable situations.
Raul Arboleda / AFP
Second Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Venezuelan migrant and rap singer, Alfonso Mendoza aka "Alca", 25, offers a conference for young people in vulnerable situation in Barranquilla, Colombia on September 27, 2018. Alca -who arrived in Colombia nine months ago due to the crisis in his country- was born without legs and changed the wheelchair for a skateboard. At present, he is an example of overcoming adversity, practicing extreme sports, singing rap and giving conferences to young people in vulnerable situations.
Raul Arboleda / AFP
Second Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Venezuelan migrant and rap singer, Alfonso Mendoza aka "Alca", 25, offers a conference for young people in vulnerable situation in Barranquilla, Colombia on September 27, 2018. - Alca -who arrived in Colombia nine months ago due to the crisis in his country- was born without legs and changed the wheelchair for a skateboard. At present, he is an example of overcoming adversity, practicing extreme sports, singing rap and giving conferences to young people in vulnerable situations.
Raul Arboleda / AFP
Third Place: Matt McClain / The Washington Post
Third Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
The Parkland Shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history with 17 people being killed. One of the wounded, Kyle Laman, 16, was shot in the foot during the deadly mass shooting in Parkland, FL. He has undergone several surgeries and finds it difficult to talk about the events from that day. Doctors are optimistic that he will fully recover from his wounds, but his family and friends are focused on helping him regain a sense of normalcy that goes deeper that his physical injuries. A makeshift memorial is seen outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Monday February 26, 2018 in Parkland, FL. A shooting on February 14th at the school left 17 people dead.
Matt McClain / The Washington Post
Third Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Kyle Laman, 16, poses for a portrait at his family's home on Saturday May 26, 2018 in Coral Springs, FL. Laman was shot near his right foot during a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. He is photographed through a sliding glass door which is reflecting a stormy sky.
Matt McClain / The Washington Post
Third Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Physical therapist, Leonard Gordon Jr., left, works with Kyle Laman, 16, during a rehabilitation session at U18 Sports Medicine on Monday April 23, 2018 in Coral Springs, FL. Laman was shot during a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. He has had several surgeries near his foot since the shooting.
Matt McClain / The Washington Post
Third Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Kyle Laman, 16, waits with his parents, Franz Laman and Marie Laman before Kyle underwent surgery at Broward Health Medical Center on Tuesday May 08, 2018 in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Kyle was shot near his right foot during a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. This latest surgery was to reduce the size of the flap of tissue that was attached to replace what was missing from the gunshot wound and also to do work on his thigh where the replacing tissue originated from.
Matt McClain / The Washington Post
Third Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Kyle Laman, 16, has a medical procedure done by Doctor Michael Cheung, left center, and Doctor Christopher Low, center, at Broward Health Medical Center on Tuesday May 08, 2018 in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Kyle was shot near his right foot during a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. This latest surgery was to reduce the size of the flap of tissue that was attached to replace what was missing from the gunshot wound and also to do work on his thigh where the replacing tissue originated from.
Matt McClain / The Washington Post
Third Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Experiencing pain, Kyle Laman, 16, is comforted by his mother, Marie Laman, left, and father, Franz Laman, right, as Kyle woke up after surgery at Broward Health Medical Center on Tuesday May 08, 2018 in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Kyle was shot near his right foot during a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. This latest surgery was to reduce the size of the flap of tissue that was attached to replace what was missing from the gunshot wound and also to do work on his thigh where the replacing tissue originated from.
Matt McClain / The Washington Post
Third Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Physical therapist, Leonard Gordon Jr., left, works with Kyle Laman, 16, during a rehabilitation session at U18 Sports Medicine on Monday April 23, 2018 in Coral Springs, FL. Laman was shot during a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Matt McClain / The Washington Post
Third Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Kyle Laman, 16, plays a video game in his room at his family's home on Sunday April 22, 2018 in Coral Springs, FL. Laman was shot during a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Airsoft rifles are seen on his wall at right.
Matt McClain / The Washington Post
Third Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Kyle Laman, 16, has his bow tie adjusted by his mother, Marie Laman outside the family's home before Kyle attended a JROTC military ball on Saturday April 21, 2018 in Coral Springs, FL. His parents had to coax him out of the house to attend the event. Kyle was shot in during a deadly mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14, 2018.
Matt McClain / The Washington Post
Third Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Kyle Laman, 16, plays in his family's pool on Friday April 20, 2018 in Coral Springs, FL. Laman was shot during a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Matt McClain / The Washington Post
Third Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Kyle Laman, 16, lays next to his mother, Marie Laman as Kyle's sister, Mya Laman, 11, is seen at bottom right at the family's home on Friday April 20, 2018 in Coral Springs, FL. Laman was shot during a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Matt McClain / The Washington Post
Third Place - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Kyle Laman, 16, walks his new service dog, Bruce near the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Sunday April 22, 2018 in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Laman was shot during a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Kyle thought about calling the dog, Zeus, but stuck with Bruce.
Matt McClain / The Washington Post
Honorable Mention: Javier Fergo / Stringer AP
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Maite Sanchez shouts calling her cows on a mountain top near the village of Goizueta, in Navarra, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 29 2018. She is part of a collective of women cattle breeders that have united to champion women rights and their role as producers in rural societies, a role which had been traditionally fulfilled by men.
Javier Fergo / Stringer AP
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Pilar Sebrango sheperds her sheeps while a classic sports car waits on the outskirts of the village of Lerones, in Cantabria, Spain, Saturday, Sep. 1 2018. She is part of a collective of women cattle breeders that have united to champion women rights and their role as producers in rural societies, a role which had been traditionally fulfilled by men.
Javier Fergo / Stringer AP
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Pilar Sebrangos wooden shoes used to milk cows can be seen in her corral located at the village of Lerones, in Cantabria, Spain, Saturday, Sep. 1 2018. She is part of a collective of women cattle breeders that have united to champion women rights and their role as producers in rural societies, a role which had been traditionally fulfilled by men.
Javier Fergo / Stringer AP
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Pilar Sebrango stands at the entrance of her corral located at the village of Lerones, in Cantabria, Spain, Saturday, Sep. 1 2018. She is part of a collective of women cattle breeders that have united to champion women rights and their role as producers in rural societies, a role which had been traditionally fulfilled by men.
Javier Fergo / Stringer AP
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
A cattle brand belonging to Angelines Balbas can be seen inside a shed at the village of Requejo, in Cantabria, Spain, Saturday, Sep. 01 2018. She is part of a collective of women cattle breeders that have united to champion women rights and their role as producers in rural societies, a role which had been traditionally fulfilled by men.
Javier Fergo / Stringer AP
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Pilar Sebrango stands whuile sheperding her sheep near the village of Lerones, in Cantabria, Spain, Saturday, Sep. 1 2018. She is part of a collective of women cattle breeders that have united to champion women rights and their role as producers in rural societies, a role which had been traditionally fulfilled by men.
Javier Fergo / Stringer AP
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
A cow property of Beatriz Argeso, organic farmer located at the village of Susilla, in Cantabria, Spain, Friday, Aug. 31 2018. She is part of a collective of women cattle breeders that have united to champion women rights and their role as producers in rural societies, a role which had been traditionally fulfilled by men.
Javier Fergo / Stringer AP
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Beatriz Argeso poses inside a hundred-years old corral at the family cottage located at the village of Susilla, in Cantabria, Spain, Friday, Aug. 31 2018. She is part of a collective of women cattle breeders that have united to champion women rights and their role as producers in rural societies, a role which had been traditionally fulfilled by men. (
Javier Fergo / Stringer AP
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Lola Ros sheperds the cattle outside the village of Villasbuenas de Gata, in Caceres, Spain, Thursday, Aug. 30 2018. She is part of a collective of women cattle breeders that have united to champion women rights and their role as producers in rural societies, a role which had been traditionally fulfilled by men.
Javier Fergo / Stringer AP
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Lola Ros poses for a picture while shperds the cattle outside the village of Villasbuenas de Gata, in Caceres, Spain, Thursday, Aug. 30 2018. She is part of a collective of women cattle breeders that have united to champion women rights and their role as producers in rural societies, a role which had been traditionally fulfilled by men.
Javier Fergo / Stringer AP
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Pilar Sebrango sheperds her cattle on a path near the village of Lerones, in Cantabria, Spain, Saturday, Sep. 1 2018. She is part of a collective of women cattle breeders that have united to champion women rights and their role as producers in rural societies, a role which had been traditionally fulfilled by men.
Javier Fergo / Stringer AP
Honorable Mention: Justin Merriman / Freelance
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
The Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue sits in the heart of a vibrant Jewish community in Pittsburghs Squirrel Hill neighborhood. On October 27th, it became the site of the deadliest attack against the Jewish community in American history. Law enforcement allege Robert Bowers, 46, stormed into the synagogue during Sabbath prayers armed with an AR-15 style assault rifle and at least three handguns shouting anti-Semitic slurs as he opened fire. 11 worshippers were killed and six others injured including four police officers. Kris Kepler of Hazelwood, a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, joins other mourners in front of the Tree of Life Synagogue on Sunday, October 28, 2018.
Justin Merriman / Freelance
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
A woman beaks into tears as she visits a makeshift memorial near the Tree of Life Synagogue on Monday, October 29, 2018 in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood. 11 people were killed in a mass shooting as they worshiped at the synagogue on Saturday morning. Six others were injured as well including four police officers who responded to the incident.
Justin Merriman / Freelance
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Mourners leave flowers and other items at a makeshift memorial near the Tree of Life Synagogue on Monday, October 29, 2018 in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood. 11 people were killed in a mass shooting as they worshiped at the synagogue on Saturday morning. Six others were injured as well including four police officers who responded to the incident.
Justin Merriman / Freelance
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Holly Donahoo, left, and Diana Ciniello, right, both of Shadyside kneel and cry at a makeshift memorial near the Tree of Life Synagogue on Monday, October 29, 2018 in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood. 11 people were killed in a mass shooting as they worshiped at the synagogue on Saturday morning. Six others were injured as well including four police officers who responded to the incident.
Justin Merriman / Freelance
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
A mourner stands outside of Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum watching a livestream on a cell phone of the vigil to remember the victims of the Squirrel Hill mass shooting on Sunday evening. The hall was filled to capacity and hundreds more gathered outside.
Justin Merriman / Freelance
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Dima Kislovskiy, right, and Yasaswi Paruchuri, left, stand outside of Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum holding back tears during a vigil to remember the victims of the Squirrel Hill mass shooting on Sunday evening, October 28, 2018. The hall was filled to capacity and hundreds more gathered outside.
Justin Merriman / Freelance
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
People join a solidarity march in response to the visit by President Trump to Pittsburgh and the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood.
Justin Merriman / Freelance
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
People watch as several thousand people pass by their home in a solidarity march in response to the visit by President Trump to Pittsburgh in the wake of the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood.
Justin Merriman / Freelance
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
A woman is comforted by a man in a tense moment during a solidarity march in response to the visit by President Trump to Pittsburgh in the wake of the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood.
Justin Merriman / Freelance
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Bob Goldstein, 71, of Squirrel Hill walks past memorials in front of the Tree of Life Synagogue on Monday, October 29, 2018. 11 people were killed in a mass shooting on Saturday at the synagogue. Six others were injured as well including four police officers who responded to the incident. Goldstein has attended the Tree of Life for his entire life and knew 8 of the victims.
Justin Merriman / Freelance
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Men walk behind a hearse carrying the casket of Irving Younger, one of the victims of the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting, in front of Rodef Shalom Congregation after funeral services on Wednesday, October 31, 2018 in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood.
Justin Merriman / Freelance
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Mourners gather around the gravesite of Irving Younger, one of the victims of the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting, at Shaare Torah Cemetery on Wednesday, October 31, 2018 in Brentwood.
Justin Merriman / Freelance
Honorable Mention: David Goldman / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Searchers pause against the scenery while looking for clues in the disappearance of Ashley HeavyRunner Loring in Babb, Mont., who went missing last year from the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Thursday July 12, 2018. Ashley's disappearance is one small chapter in what one senator calls an epidemic, the unsettling story of missing and murdered Native American women and girls. No one knows precisely how many there are in the U.S., partly because some go unreported and others havent been accurately documented. A 2017 analysis by Montanas Department of Justice found Native Americans account for 30 percent of missing girls and women _ 22 of 72 _ even though they represent only 3.3 percent of the state's population.
David Goldman / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Randy Ortiz combs a field outside a trailer during a search for Ashley HeavyRunner Loring in Valier, Mont., who went missing from the Blackfeet Indian Reservation last year, Wednesday, July 11, 2018. Ashley's cousin lived at the trailer, and there are reports it's among the last places she was seen.
David Goldman / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
George A. Hall draws his pistol as grizzly bears are heard nearby during a search in Valier, Mont., for Ashley HeavyRunner Loring who went missing last year from the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Wednesday, July 11, 2018. The searchers have trekked through fields, gingerly stepping around snakes and ran from grizzly bears lurking in the brush.
David Goldman / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Randy Ortiz, left, shows a bone he found to George A. Hall as they look for clues outside a trailer in Valier, Mont., during a search for Ashley HeavyRunner Loring, who went missing last year from the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Wednesday, July 11, 2018. The group found several bones and alerted police who responded in five squad cars. After studying the bones, an officer broke the news _ they're animal bones.
David Goldman / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Kimberly Loring, left, touches her forehead to her little sister, Jonnilyn, 17, as she says goodbye before heading out on a search for their missing sister Ashley with their cousin, Lissa Loring, left, outside their home on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Browning, Mont., Wednesday, July 11, 2018. "I'm the older sister. I need to do this," says 24-year-old Kimberly. "I don't want to search until I'm 80. But if I have to, I will."
David Goldman / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
A poster of Ashley HeavyRunner Loring hangs on the wall as her sister, Kimberly, walks through her room at their grandmother's home on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Browning, Mont., Friday, July 13, 2018. Kimberly was 8 when she made a promise to Ashley, then 5, while the girls were briefly in a foster home. "'We have to stick together,'" she'd said to her little sister. "I told her I would never leave her. And if she was going to go anywhere, I would find her."
David Goldman / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Randy Ortiz, right, pushes Ronnie Loring, 3, the cousin of Ashley HeavyRunner Loring, as they take a break from searching for her on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Browning, Mont., Thursday July 12, 2018. The family has logged about 40 searches but there's no way to cover a 1.5 million acre reservation, an expanse larger than Delaware.
David Goldman / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
A couple walks through the main business district on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Browning, Mont., Wednesday, July 11, 2018. Browning is the heart of the Blackfeet Nation, a distinctly Western town with calf-roping competitions and the occasional horseback rider ambling down the street _ and a hardscrabble reality. Nearly 40 percent of the residents live in poverty. The down-and-out loiter on corners. Shuttered homes with Meth Unit scrawled on wooden boards convey the damage caused by drugs.
David Goldman / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
A woman performs a traditional Native American dance during the North American Indian Days celebration on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Browning, Mont., Friday, July 13, 2018. North Dakota Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp says Native American women are often subject to high rates of violence. "It becomes a population that you can prey on because no one does anything about it. Because there's no deterrence because there's no enforcement and no prosecution," said Heitkamp, who has introduced a bill aimed at addressing this issue.
David Goldman / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Tyisha ArrowTop Knot, right, sprays her nieces and nephews with a garden hose while looking after them in the backyard of their home on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Browning, Mont., Thursday, July 12, 2018. Weve always been a cautious family," she said of watching out for the children in light of recent disappearances of Native American women. "The world is just getting worse."
David Goldman / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Jenna Loring, left, the aunt of Ashley HeavyRunner Loring, cries with her cousin, Lissa Loring, during a traditional blanket dance before the crowd at the North American Indian Days celebration on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Browning, Mont., Saturday, July 14, 2018. The 'dance' was held to raise awareness and funds for Ashley's search. With just about 1,000 residents on the reservation, many folks are related and secrets have a way of spilling out. There's always somebody talking, says Lissa, and it seems like to us since she disappeared, everybody got quiet. I don't know if they're scared, but so are we. That's why we need people to speak up.
David Goldman / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature Picture Story/Essay
Kenny Still Smoking stands over the tombstone of his 7-year-old daughter, Monica, who disappeared from her school in 1979 and was found frozen to death on a mountain, as he visits her grave on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Browning, Mont., Saturday, July 14, 2018. "I talk to her, let her know I'm doing OK, that I'm still kicking," he said. "I think about her all the time." No one was ever arrested in connection with her death.
David Goldman / Associated Press