Photoshare Newsletter - January 2006

Contents

1. Recently Posted Photos - World AIDS Day; Environmental Issues and Portraits in Honduras
2. Photographer Spotlight - Todd Shapera
3. Best Practice Spotlight - Royal Tropical Institute and SAfAIDS
4. Search Tips - Photos of Research Activities
5. Photos Needed

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1. Recently Posted Photos

World AIDS Day, India. © 2005 Anil Gulati, Courtesy of Photoshare

World AIDS Day, Kenya. © 2005 Felix Masi/Saharapics, Courtesy of Photoshare

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2. Photographer Spotlight - Todd Shapera

Todd Shapera, seen here shaking hands with a park ranger after a three-day trek in Honduras, is a photojournalist and writer based in the United States. His widely published work has included profiles of a Sri Lankan relief agency's response to the Tsunami, the lives of coffee farmers in Peru, travails facing women in the Indian Himalayas, life around Siberia's Lake Baikal, and the perilous lives of lobster-divers along Honduras' Moskito Coast. Todd says, "I feel that the heart of my commitment as a photographer is trying to serve as a link between less fortunate people who have stories to tell and people with greater resources, often living far away, who may value the stories and may want to help address vital needs. Photoshare performs the vital role of making these images readily accessible to qualified organizations wishing to disseminate the stories and help the needy..." [read full story | see all of Todd Shapera's photos]

New Photos from Todd Shapera!

Environment-related photos and portraits of people, Honduras. © 2005 Todd Shapera, Courtesy of Photoshare

 

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 3. Best Practice Spotlight - Royal Tropical Institute and SAfAIDS

Photoshare staff would like to recognize the Royal Tropical Institute and SAfAIDS for their excellent use of Photoshare images in their quarterly newsletter "Sexual Health EXCHANGE" (2005, Issue 2). See pages 2 and 3 below for an example of how the editors selected relevant photos for their article on Men, Sex and Power, including a caption based on the original Photoshare caption, as well as credit to the photographer and Photoshare.

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 4. Search Tips

Looking for photos related to public health research activities? Try these keywords when you search the Photoshare database (click on the keyword links below to go directly to search results):

• Computers
• Data Analysis
• Data Collection
• Evaluation
• Focus Groups
• Interviews
• Laboratory
• Monitoring
• Needs Assessment
• Pretesting
• Research Activities
• Surveys

 

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5. Photos Needed

Photoshare generally needs more photos of the following subjects from ALL REGIONS:

• Adolescent Couples
• Community Mobilization
• Contraceptive Logistics
• Day to Day Life
• Disaster Relief
• Interventions with High-Risk Groups
• Families
• Gender-Related Events and Activities
• Healthy Activities and Behaviors (e.g. taking medicine, washing hands, eating nutritious foods)
• Health Interventions (e.g. mosquito nets, vaccines, micronutrients, promotion of condoms)
• Health Research
• HIV/AIDS Care and Support
• Pregnancy
• Tropical Diseases (e.g. prevention, treatment, research)
• World AIDS Day