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• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Rahsan Firtina, Turkey
• Date of Photograph
  14 July 2023

It was early morning in Van. I came across these three women walking behind the herd. In their hands were milk cans, but on their faces, I saw not tiredness—but the calm of routine. Their quiet conversation floated into the air. Watching them, I felt they carried not just milk, but labor, solidarity, and a way of life that has lasted for centuries. Each of them seemed to carry the patience and strength of this land.