Contemporary Issues, Honorable mention
Ou Zhihang
15 September, 2009
The photographer does pushups at a place of topical significance. The Moment: The Case of the Burning CCTV Building. On 9 February, fire raged through the studios of China Central Television shortly before the new building was opened. The blaze had been started by huge fireworks, set off without the requisite government permission, by a squad allegedly hired illegally by CCTV officials.
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