It is bad enough that the winner photos are devoid of balance. But what makes this entire enterprise a sham is that the award itself was set up for the purpose of propaganda.
It is called the 'Carmignac Gestion Photojournalism Prize.' It was set up in 2009 by the head of the Carmignac fund, Edouard Carmignac. He chose the topic of the very first award given to be 'The Gaza Strip.'"
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