A dramatic image of a man described as a former Marine sniper
clutching a shotgun in the Crescent — a rough part of Rochester — helped
the Magnum photographer Paolo Pellegrin win honors as Freelance Photographer of the Year from POYi.
Except the man in the photo, Shane Keller, was never a sniper, but a
former combat photographer. And he lives in a part of Rochester where he
says he can go to sleep at night with his doors unlocked.
Read more at the New York Times LENS blog.