Ziv Koren was awarded 3rd Place in the 60th Annual Pictures of the Year International 2003 competition in the Spot News / Magazine Division Category for "Blindfolded"

Ramallah, West Bank, April 1 2002. Young Palestinian men, blindfolded and handcuffed sit in a transport bus. During the first few days of the military operation "Defensive shield" over 700 Palestinian prisoners were taken out of the West Bank town of Ramallah by Israeli soldiers, for interrogation.