I’ll admit I have a real problem with competitions like this – there’s a real emphasis/priority on the ‘other’, on third world communities living in ‘authentic’ ways or in the ‘non-modern’ aspects of the modern world. The photos are great, but it’s the lack of imagination in the themes and the predictability of many of the winners that is downright depressing.
See the whole series:
http://www.tpoty.com/winners/2011