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Photo Stories, 2nd prize

January 01, 1972

Three thousand people in Belo Horizonte live on the garbage heap, where children compete with vultures for scraps of meat.

January 01, 1972

Three thousand people in Belo Horizonte live on the garbage heap, where children compete with vultures for scraps of meat.

January 01, 1972

Three thousand people in Belo Horizonte live on the garbage heap, where children compete with vultures for scraps of meat.

January 01, 1972

Three thousand people in Belo Horizonte live on the garbage heap, where children compete with vultures for scraps of meat.

January 01, 1972

Three thousand people in Belo Horizonte live on the garbage heap, where children compete with vultures for scraps of meat.

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Citation for Creativity,Individual awards

Sven-Erik Sjöberg

Dagens Nyheter

1973 Photo Contest, Photo Stories, 2nd prize
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Sven-Erik Sjöberg

Dagens Nyheter

01 January, 1972

Three thousand people in Belo Horizonte live on the garbage heap, where children compete with vultures for scraps of meat.

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