Allan Shifman

Position: Online Editor
Allan Shifman studied cultural studies at McGill University in Montreal and photography at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario. Shifman began his career at Reuters in October, 2005 as an online photo editor and became an online editor for Reuters.com in October, 2008.

Blog Posts

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Out of work, but plenty of Viagra

Pfizer has launched a new program to provide free drugs, ranging from cholesterol fighting Lipitor to its infamous little blue pills, to Americans who have lost their jobs in 2009. “The current economic ...  Full Article | Comments [2] 

A royal cremation

Photographer Beawiharta gives us an intimate look at a cremation ceremony for three members of the royal family of Ubud, on Indonesia's island of Bali. ...  Full Article | Comments [11] 

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The perfect sunset

We get a lot of sunset pictures submitted to You Witness but this one from contributor Mohd Saifulnazim Azman in Malaysia takes the cake. The combination of colors, the stark contrast and the tiny silhouettes ...  Full Article | Comments [3]