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- ↑ "Earthquake: The Long Road Back". Los Angeles Times . January 20, 1994. p. 245. Retrieved June 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ About Contrasto on foto8.com
- ↑ Archive World Press Photo 1997
- ↑ Archive World Press Photo 1998
