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Photoshare Newsletter - May 2006

Contents

  1. Photographer Spotlight - Marcel Reyners
  2. Development Photography Award 
  3. Featured Photos
  4. Best Practice Spotlight
  5. Photos and Equipment Needed

1. Photographer Spotlight - Marcel Reyners

 

Marcel Reyners of Belgium, seen here providing training in minor surgery to general physicians in Albania (second from right in red sweater), found photography to be extremely helpful during his medical studies in Obstetrics and Gynecology more than 30 years ago. He made thousands of slides and spent many weekends in the office to frame, compare, and store photographs for the purpose of aiding in objective follow-up of treatment of pre-cancerous lesions in patients...read full story. 

Sample Photo from Marcel Reyners

Traditional birth attendants and clinic health providers participate in a maternal and child health training program provided by the Reproductive and Child Health Alliance (RACHA). © 2001 Marcel Reyners, Courtesy of Photoshare [Photo ID: 357-25]

See all photos from Marcel Reyners

2. Development Photography Award

Announcing the winner of Photoshare's 2006  Development Photography Award

Sponsored by Nikon and the INFO Project at Hopkins’ CCP with support from USAID

Photoshare is pleased to announce the winner of the 2006 Photoshare Development Photography Award. This award, sponsored by Nikon and awarded exclusively to a photographer from a developing country, is part of Photoshare’s efforts to promote photography as a tool for communicating health and development issues. The winner of this award will receive a brand new Nikon Coolpix 4800 Digital Camera (4 megapixels).

Photographers nominated themselves by submitting an application along with sample photos. Photoshare sought applicants from developing countries who are:
  •  involved in public health and development programs;
  • interested in using photography to document issues facing their communities;
  •  in need of a first-time or improved digital camera.
Within one month, Photoshare received applications from 39 photographers in 18 countries:

Congratulations to: Nathalie Raharilaza, Madagascar 

Natalie Raharilaza, is a naturally gifted photographer with a passion for photography that is only unequaled by her lack of a camera. “I am sure that I could carry out a good number of reportages if I had my own camera,” says Raharilaza. Natalie works in the field of rural development and environmental protection and says, “The use of art is not very widespread in the Malagasy culture and so there is a huge potential for using images to get important messages across in creative ways.”  Raharilaza says, “I had the opportunity to film a documentary on integrated health and environment activities which confirmed my love of communication for the promotion of development. I have always been interested in the question of how to translate knowledge into action in order to benefit communities.”
Natalie Raharilaza is affiliated with Ny Tanintsika ('Our Land'), A Malagasy NGO working in community development and land management issues.

Madagascar - Photos from Natalie Raharilaza

Mandraitsara, a community family planning provider from Ankarefobe in the Ikongo district, displays the different family planning methods for which she provides counseling. © 2005 Natalie Raharilaza

Three girls attend the showing of an educational video in the village of Namoly. They illustrate the young girls' role as a caregiver for their siblings. © 2005 Natalie Raharilaza

3. Featured Photos

In the last month, Photoshare cataloged more than 100 photos sent in from around the world for inclusion in the general collection. See below for highlights of new contributions:

Malawi - New Photos from Jane Brown

Adolescent girls perform a skit during the Mzimba district launch of the Sara campaign, a Girls' Empowerment Program in Malawi. © 2006 Jane Brown/CCP, Courtesy of Photoshare[Photo ID: 286-27] See all...

Children gather during a BRIDGE project field visit to a village in a remote area of Kasungu, Malawi, one of the districts where BRIDGE is implementing the Nditha! campaign. The Nditha! ("I Can!") campaign highlights "small do-able" actions that people can take to foster an environment of openness and support in the prevention of HIV/AIDS. © 2006 Jane Brown/CCP, Courtesy of Photoshare [Photo ID: 286-19] See all... 

Children look at campaign materials during the Mzimba district launch of the Sara campaign, a Girls' Empowerment Program in Malawi. © 2006 Jane Brown/CCP, Courtesy of Photoshare [Photo ID: 286-33] See all...

India - New Photos from Dr. Sanjeev Badiger

A health worker immunizes a child with polio vaccine during immunization week in northeast India. © 2006 Dr. Sanjeev Badiger, Courtesy of Photoshare[Photo ID: 294-5]

 

The message "Know AIDS for No AIDS" is painted on a wall outside a food shop in northeast India as a part of an HIV/AIDS prevention program. Creating awareness of HIV/AIDS is the key to preventing transmission of the disease. © 2006 Dr. Sanjeev Badiger, Courtesy of Photoshare[Photo ID: 294-6]

4. Best Practice Spotlight

Photoshare staff would like to recognize the Population Connection for including both the Photoshare credit and caption in the magazine The Reporter Vol. 38 No. 1. See an excerpt below with the arrow pointing to an enlarged caption and credit. See also: more information on Crediting Photoshare Images on Web Sites (PowerPoint).

 

5. Photos and Equipment Needed

 

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

Items in red are needed urgently for the revision of the Essentials of Contraceptive Technology Handbook which is currently in production (published by the World Health Organization and the INFO Project).

General Human Interest (photos illustrating rural and urban life/populations)

  • Couples and families
  • Adolescents
  • Women and children
  • Fathers and children

Health-Related Activities, Behaviors, and Interventions

  • Family planning and reproductive health (e.g. education, counseling, DEPO injections, display of a year's supply of pills)
  • HIV/AIDS (e.g. prevention, care, and treatment, PMTCT)
  • Maternal and child health (e.g. services, pregnancy, antenatal care, childbirth, breastfeeding, nutrition)
  • Malaria (e.g. prevention and treatment, bednet photos needed)
  • Tuberculosis (e.g. prevention and treatment)
  • Community Based Distribution (CBD) workers

Environment

  • Water (e.g. supply, use, quality, pollution, protection)
  • Air
  • Land and natural resources management
  • Food Security
  • Disasters (e.g. impact, relief, preparedness)

Specific Under-Represented Countries and Regions

  • Africa, Sub-Saharan: Somalia
  • Latin America: all countries


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