American Illustration 31 Winners

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Richard Johnson

Kandahar Journal

Sketch of Corporal Stephane Rivest on a Leopard tank at the end of the road the Canadian's have just completed. West of this point is Taliban country. Visual reportage sketch in the Horn of Panjwaii in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan covering the end of ten years of Canadian military operations there. A daily sketch blog from the front lines for the article "Kandahar Journal," April 2011.

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Richard Johnson

Kandahar Journal

Sketch of Jimmy Moore - Explosive sniffing dog handler. On foot patrol out of Combat Outpost Najet, Panjwaii District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Visual reportage sketch in the Horn of Panjwaii in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan covering the end of ten years of Canadian military operations there. A daily sketch blog from the front lines for the article "Kandahar Journal," April 2011.

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Richard Johnson

Kandahar Journal

Sketch of Afghan National Army soldier on lookout duty looking out at Arghandab Valley. Forward Operating Base MA'Sum Ghar, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Visual reportage sketch in the Horn of Panjwaii in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan covering the end of ten years of Canadian military operations there. A daily sketch blog from the front lines for the article "Kandahar Journal," April 2011.

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Richard Johnson

Kandahar Journal

Sketch of Master Corporal Christain Latour during a convoy to Mushan in a Canadian TLAV, Horn of Panjwaii, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Visual reportage sketch in the Horn of Panjwaii in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan covering the end of ten years of Canadian military operations there. A daily sketch blog from the front lines for the article "Kandahar Journal," April 2011.

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Richard Johnson

Kandahar Journal

Sketch of USMC Sergeant Zachary Stinson - checking his email. Sgt. Stinson lost his legs to an IED in Afghanistan six weeks previously. Visual reportage sketch in the Horn of Panjwaii in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan covering the end of ten years of Canadian military operations there. A daily sketch blog from the front lines for the article "Kandahar Journal," April 2011.

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Richard Johnson

Kandahar Journal

Sketch of Lance Corporal William Kyle Carpenter, wounded by grenade in Afghanistan six weeks earlier. Visual reportage sketch in the Horn of Panjwaii in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan covering the end of ten years of Canadian military operations there. A daily sketch blog from the front lines for the article "Kandahar Journal," April 2011.

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