For an inspiring tale of how some of these unsung heroes overcame the most daunting physical challenges of their age, see the four-part documentary Great Projects, to be shown on public television this summer in four one-hour segments.

FORBES: American Pyramids

Inge Morath Award An annual award for a woman photographer under thirty years of age to assist in the completion of a long-term documentary project.

BBC: The business of photojournalism

Our documentary concludes that most politicians believe this will only be possible if India's age-old tradition of religious tolerance remains at the centre of its national ideology.

BBC: Hindu nation: What role for religion?

This documentary, directed by Louis Pepe and Keith Fulton, offers a new twist on the age-old pleasure of watching somebody truly and sumptuously screw up.

NEWYORKER: Lost in La Mancha