Photoshare Newsletter - August 2005

1. This Month's Featured Photos
2. Photographer Spotlight: Felix Masi
3. Announcing...the 3rd Annual International Photoshare Photo Contest!
4. Featured Material Using Photoshare Images
5. Photoshare User’s Survey: *FINAL WEEK*
6. Search Tips: Youth

1. This Month's Featured Photos

Youth!

August 12th is International Youth Day. During the month of August, our Photo of the Day will feature youth around the world. Visit and bookmark www.photoshare.org to stay tuned. We welcome your photos of youth involved in development activities.

Visually challenged girls in Ahmedabad, India learn about reproductive health with the help of an anatomical model of a uterus. The Adolesent Health and Nutrition Education project included both seeing and visually-impaired and physically challenged girls. Each girl at Andh Kanya Prakash Gruh (Light House for Visually Challenged Girls’ Education, Vocation, Rehabilitation Centre) had a chance to feel the model while details were explained by the teacher.

© 2002 Rajal Thaker, Courtesy of Photoshare (Image 2004-201)

Recently Posted Photos...

New! Burundi Legislative Elections (Courtesy of Henrica A.F.M. Jansen, WHO)
New! Zanzibar Health Facilities (Courtesy of Alfredo Fort, Orc Macro)
New! Couples in Nepal (Courtesy of Dharma Raj Bajracharya, CCP)
New! Border Issues Between Mexico and the US (Courtesy of Hannah Swales Shultz)
New! Health Related Billboards and Activities in Mexico (Courtesy of Arlette Gautier)

2. Photographer Spotlight: Felix Masi

Felix Masi, an award-winning international photojournalist with Saharapics in Kenya, is a new Photoshare contributor. Masi has worked alongside internationally renowned photojournalists in regional Africa, Europe, and the Netherlands, covering international leaders and events. Recently, Masi has begun to focus on war, HIV/AIDS, and poverty in Africa. “I want to use my pictures to help my people until AIDS and poverty becomes history,” says Masi. “I believe it is possible - with a visual campaign on AIDS and poverty - to make a difference in my country and in Africa, because pictures are a powerful tool of communication, and they make people react fast.”

Read the full story on Masi’s inspiring career as a photographer in Africa committed to using his talents in photography to highlight and support those who are affected by HIV/AIDS.

See all of Felix Masi's photos.

Angelina, a single parent who lives in Nairobi's second-leading slum, is taking ARVs to treat AIDS. Once bed-ridden, she thought she would never walk again. Now, living positively, she dreams to fight on and educate her son.

© 2005 Felix Masi/Saharapics, Courtesy of Photoshare (Image 292-9)

3. Announcing...the 3rd Annual International Photoshare Photo Contest!

2005 Photoshare Photo Contest (3rd Annual)
Sponsored by The INFO Project and Canon

Do you have photos of programs in action and the people you serve? Pictures illustrating the realities of urban and rural life in developing countries? Snapshots from your personal travels, volunteer service, or work experience? You may have an award-winning photo and a chance to win cash and/or a Canon digital camera!

Entries accepted August 1 - October 15, 2005. Download Entry Form.