Rafal Gerszak Honored by News Photographers Association of Canada

Aurora photographer Rafal Gerszak was honored with three awards by the 2008 Photo of the Year Competition by the News Photographers Association of Canada.  He received First Place for in the Picture Story category for his story “Afghanistan” (See more of Rafal’s “Afghanistan” in Rafal Gerszak’s Picture Story “Platoon” in Saturday Times Magazine), Second Place in the Portrait/Personality category and Third Place in the General News category.  View a complete list of the winners and a slideshow presentation of the honored photographs.

First Place – Picture Story (above)- “Afghanistan”: American soldiers from 101st Airborne Division, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Delta Company, 4th Platoon patrol an area in a Taliban stronghold in Qalandar district, Khost province, Afghanistan, Monday, July 21, 2008. This where insurgents are known to have setup training camps and staging areas.

Second Place – Portrait/Personality (above) One of eight young boys who were playing with explosives they found recovers at Salerno Combat Support Hospital in Khost province, Afghanistan, Sunday, September 14, 2008.

Third Place – General News (above): A Taliban fighter injured in a firefight with U.S. soldiers is treated for gunshot wounds by American military medics and doctors at Salerno Combat Support Hospital in Khost province, Afghanistan, Sunday, September 28, 2008.

To view more work by Rafal Gerszak, visit Aurora Photos.