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On its surface, a picture is simply a snapshot of the moment in time. However, when analyzed for the beauty and eloquence that could exist within a photo, a simple picture can turn into so much more. It can become a story. A story with the ability to extend far beyond the focal length of aany camera. It can become a story truly worth a thousand words. Josh Haner of the New York Times wrote a beautiful, harrowing story about Boston bomb survivor Jeff Bauman through a photo series in his 2014 feature photography Pulitzer Prize winning piece.
Jeff Bauman was cheering on his marathon running girlfriend when the Boston bomb exploded, ultimately causing him to lose both of his legs. In his photo story, Haner captures Bauman’s recovery process, both

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