Of course all the photos were excellent, considering they all won first place, but the category that resonated the most with me was the World Understanding category. I wonder why the photographer chose to present all the photos in black and white. Regardless of the motives behind the decision, it was a good one. Although they were in black and white the intensity of the sky can still be understood although the color information is not there. The photos from this section I liked-- or not liked but felt captured the emotions associated with the conflict were of the girl at her sister's funeral, the child soldier in that oversized coat, emphasizing the fact that the coat is not the only thing that he is not old enough to handle, and the body in the middle of the street. I was surprised to see that no one was rallying around the body, the photographer was able to take pictures with ease, and there seemed to be no investigation by law officials. The picture conveys how common death is in this region and how it drastically differs from the United States in terms of conflict and its effect on everyday living conditions.