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December 2010: Canadian Optometrist Wins Travel Photographer of the Year Award

Canadian humanitarian documentary photographer and Edmonton optometrist Dr. Larry Louie has taken top honours in the 2010 International Travel Photographer of the Year awards(TPOTY), with stunning, highly atmospheric portfolios of black and white images of Mali and Tibet.

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