Yannis Kontos has been awarded first prize at the 10th annual Luis Valtueña International Humanitarian Photography Awards for his photo-essay titled "Life as an Amputee." An exhibition of award-winning photography will be displayed at Casa Encendida, in Madrid, from January 24 through February 3, 2007. For more information, visit: http://www.zonaactiva.org/fotohumanitaria/index_ingles.html

"Life As An Amputee" Young Abu, 7, buttons his father's collar in the family's shelter in an amputee camp, northwest of Freetown, Sierra Leone.