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Undisclosed

Alejandro Aguirre

United States of America

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The location and unit are undisclosed. The following photographs represent military life through the eyes of the Partner Force, local contractors, and occupied spaces. Life overseas is more than beans and bullets, but is  a combination of mutual growth and infrastructure development.

Honorable Mention

New York City is comprised of small businesses that reflect the local community and the American spirit. These businesses act like living artifacts, revealing archaic processes and idiosyncratic knowledge. In time, these businesses will slowly crumble and evaporate without an aire.

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Nominee

City Fossils

Welcomed or Outcast, a shopping cart embodies the ambivalence of assimilation.

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Silver

Wrapped in Time

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Bronze

Convergence

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People’s Vote Award

No Where to Hide

Think big, be small. Innocence, intrigue and the captivation of imagination is exhibited in our youth. Where does it go when we get old, how do we look like we use to without growing old?

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Mirrors

Waiting for a train, passing time and projecting the future. Night Dreams.

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Night Dreams