For his photographs depicting the harshness and misery of the Kurdish refugee camps.

For his photographs of the dangerous journey of illegal immigrants across the U.S.-Mexican border.

For comprehensive coverage of a controversial and ultimately unsuccessful special initiative on the state's 1991 ballot that would have granted terminally ill individuals the right to have a physician end their lives.

For "Louisiana in Peril," articles about the toxic waste and pollution that threaten the future of the state.

For his editorial campaign urging state support of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit System, the fourth largest mass-transit system in the nation.

For his editorials on a variety of local and national issues.