General News, 1st prize
Jan Dago
Magnum Photos / Alexia Foundation
Magnum Photos / Alexia Foundation
01 December, 2001
Rebels line up to surrender their weapons. A long-running war in Sierra Leone finally came to an end in the first months of 2002 as the UN, British armed forces, and government troops edged clashing factions towards a peace agreement. The UN supervised rebel disarmament, and democratic elections were held in May. The struggle for control of diamond mining and other natural resources had been a source of the conflict.
Jan Dago
Jan Dago was born and grew up in Denmark, where a childhood interest in visual expression began. At first, he made short movies, but the power of the still image gripped him more...
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