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THE EYES OF HISTORY 2012 CONTEST
View the winning entries by clicking the link above.

WHNPA GALA DINNER -- MAY 5, 2012
Mar 23
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Mary Calvert and Sarah L. Voisin win NPPA awards

Mary F. Calvert of The Washington Times was named Photojournalist of the Year (Small Markets), and Sarah L. Voisin of The Washington Post won the Cliff Edom’s “New America Award” at the NPPA’s Best Of Photojournalism 2007 competition. Carolyn Cole of the Los Angeles Times (who was one of the still photography judges in this year’s The Eyes of History contest) was awarded Photojournalist Of The Year (Large Markets).

Sarah L. Voisin, The Washington Post The Eyes of History 2007

ALWAYS RUNNING: JOURNEY TO THE AMERICAN DREAM
For tens of thousands of immigrants, the “American Dream” became more difficult in 2006. As the heated national debate on immigration persists, the increased attention to homeland security has tightened the border of the United States. Migrants looking for a way out of the economic depression in their own countries risk injury on the dangerous trip North. The lure is so strong that many will try again and again even after if they have failed before.