In late 2008, FCCT held the FCCT Photojournalism Contest 2008. Photographers from across Southeast Asia submitted hundreds of images for the contest. Categories included Spot News, Feature Photography, Sport Photography and Photo Essay, and Daily Life. The winning images come from just about everywhere, including Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, China and beyond.

Photos of the Year: Surapan Boonthanom (Unrest in Southern Thailand)
Spot News
First Place: Will Baxter (Cyclone Nargis devastation)	Second Place: Nick Nostitz (Thailand Political chaos 2008)
Environmental Photography First Place: Lino Escandor (Sunken ferry, Philippines / rising threat of storms from climate change)
Second Place: Nguyen Viet Thanh (Flooded fish market, Vietnam / climate change)	Chan Leprozo, Jr. (Wooden scooter race, Philippines / reversing climate change)
Feature Photography: First Place: Tawatchai Pattanaporn (Cultural differences in Southern Thailand)
Second Place: Vinai Dithajohn (Thai drug dealers)	Third Place: Timothy Syrota (Burmese migrants / child labor)
Photo Essays
Surapan Boonthanom (Unrest in Southern Thailand) Second Place: Nic Dunlop (Burmese refugee moving to the U.S.) Third Place: Peter Harris (Schools for the blind in Cambodia)

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