The 2012 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced Monday and with it came the list of winners for Breaking News Photography and Feature Photography.
Craig F. Walker, of the Denver Post, won the feature photography category for his gripping portrayal of Brian Scott Ostrom's struggle through the hardships of PTSD after returning home from tours in Iraq. The photos are both haunting and surreal. They also shed light on an often controversial subject among hardened soldiers. Many servicemen and women have difficultly dealing with the traumatic events suffered in war, and the emotions that follow. Walker's photos pierce the core of the issue.
Massoud Hossaini won the breaking news category for his heart-breaking photo of a small girl (Tarana Akbari) screaming after a suicide bomber killed 70 people in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 6, 2011. The photo shows the utter horror of war and puts a real and human face on those who suffer from needless violence in a tumultuous country.
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