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The March 17, 2014 issue of TIME magazine, featuring a panoramic photo taken from atop 1 World Trade Center in New York. (Jonathan D. Woods and Michael Franz for TIME)

Attend the Next W. Eugene Smith Talk With Time Magazine’s Photo Staff

The March 17, 2014 issue of TIME magazine, featuring a panoramic photo taken from atop 1 World Trade Center in New York. (Jonathan D. Woods and Michael Franz for TIME)

On Tuesday, April 1st, 2014 the W. Euguene Smith Memorial Fund will host At the Top of the World: Photography Today with Kira Pollack in Conversation with Jonathan D. Woods at Aperture Gallery and Bookstore at 6:30 p.m.

A $5 donation is requested for entry. This event is free for students with I.D. and Members of Aperture at the $50 level and above.
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“Swan Song” Receives 3rd Prize in 2014 World Press Photo Multimedia Contest

MediaStorm is proud to announce that Swan Song has been awarded 3rd Prize in the Online Feature category of the 2014 World Press Photo Multimedia Contest. Swan Song follows the story of Marilyn, diagnosed with dementia at age 58, and her daughters as they refocus their lives to care for her during her most precious years. They try to juggle it all until they are forced to make a heartbreaking decision. The film grew out of a project commissioned by the Neighborhood Centers Inc. to profile the organization’s work in the city of Houston. While documenting the stories of the people the organization works with everyday we discovered “The Greer Girls.” Swan Song takes a deeper look into this amazing family of women dealing with dementia, using their personal narrative to illustrate the struggles of families dealing with this difficult disease. First place in the Online Feature category was awarded to Witnessing…

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