Best Picture Story Winners

The best of the best--chosen from the winners from each individual picture story category.

From the rules: Photo stories presented on the web in gallery or slide show format. The best use of still photographs where the content of the images is presented in the most direct and easily accessible way possible in an online environment. Animation can be used only to advance from one image to another. Audio, where appropriate, can be used to enhance the storytelling.

washingtonpost.com: Eyes on the War
The U.S.-led invasion of Iraq was one of the most intensely photographed wars of our time. Hear from 24 photojournalists about what it took to capture the images presented. (Please use High-Bandwith version.)

Judge's Comments

Washington Post.com, Eyes on the War
The presentation of such a large volume of work was well organized easy to navigate and easy to understand. All of the elements came together seamlessly. The photos were of the highest quality and were well edited. The overall level of photojournalism was not muddied by redundant images.
Live spontaneous audio from the photographers was very personal and emotional. This differentiated the package from others in which the photographer seems to be reading from a script and sounds monotonous. Introduction with rollovers gives the user a preview of the individual stories with compelling quotes from the audio and a sample photo.
Caption information was complete and layout of the pages was clean. The user had numerous options to control the presentation such as pausing the audio and choosing auto play or navigate manually.

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