The Center for Documentary Studies (CDS) at Duke University has announced the winners of the 2006 Lange-Taylor prize.The Center for Documentary Studies (CDS) at Duke University has announced the winners of the 2006 Lange-Taylor prize. The sixteenth Lange-Taylor Prize has been awarded to photographer Donald Weber and writer Larry Frolick, both of Canada. The $20,000 award is given annually to encourage collaboration in documentary work in the tradition of acclaimed ac·claim v. ac·claimed, ac·claim·ing, ac·claims v.tr. 1. To praise enthusiastically and often publicly; applaud. See Synonyms at praise. 2. American photographer Dorothea Lange and writer and social scientist Paul Taylor
That Won't Be Split: Resisting History in Ukraine," will document how "Ukraine's underclass reveals the secret life of Western globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation ." Frolick and Weber have traveled to Ukraine four times since 2003 and will continue their visits over the next few years to collaboratively produce a long-form essay with photographs. For more information about CDS, visit www.cds.aas.duke.edu. |
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