Photoshare Newsletter - July 2007

Featured Photos
2007 Development Photography Award Winner!
The Development Marketplace Photo Contest
Photoshare Rotating Photo of the Day
Best Practice Spotlight
Photos Needed
Photoshare News Corner

1. Featured Photos

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

Kenya - New Photos from Greg S. Allgood

Uganda New Photos from Greg S. Allgood

See all of Greg S. Allgood's Photos

East Timor - New Photos from Arturo Sanabria

Republic of East Timor President Xanana Gusmao and Minister of Health Maria Rui de Araujo participate in the launching ceremony of Long Lasting Treated Bed Nets in Baucau, East Timor. © 2005 Arturo Sanabria, Courtesy of Photoshare [Photo ID: 397-8]

A banner reads "we kick out the mosquitoes" at a soccer match during the launch of Long Lasting Treated Bed Nets in Baucau, East Timor. © 2005 Arturo Sanabria, Courtesy of Photoshare [Photo ID: 397-16]

See all of Arturo Sanabria's Photos

Bangladesh - New Photos from Rezaul Hague

A young male collects rainwater for drinking and cooking near an arsenic-contaminated tube well in Shekara village, Rajbari district, Bangladesh. © 2006 Rezaul Haque, Courtesy of Photoshare [Photo ID: 163-1]

See all of Rezaul Hague's Photos

2. 2007 Development Photography Award

The 2007 Development Photography Award winner is Ashok Bhurtyal of Nepal. Ashok is an enthusiastic amateur photographer and rural health worker in Nepal. During frequent trips to remote places in his country, Bhurtyal has documented the health of rural Nepali people through photographs taken with either a borrowed or rented camera. “I never lose patience and spend a lot of energy to make decisions on taking snapshots,” Bhurtyal said. As an undergraduate in public health and later with Physicians for Social Responsibility, Bhurtyal focused on understanding local people’s health needs in both socio-cultural and geographical contexts. Bhurtyal is currently working on a Masters of Public Health Course at Tribhuvan University, Institute of Medicine.

Ashok Bhurtyal, Nepal

Read more about Ashok Bhurtyal and the 2007 Development Photography Award here:

http://www.photoshare.org/award/07awardwinner.php

3. The Development Marketplace Photo Contest

Photoshare forms new partnership to expand the reach and usefulness of other photo contests!

Photoshare – a leader in gathering and sharing images in support of international health and development initiatives formed a new partnership with The World Bank Development Marketplace (DM) in order to expand the reach, usefulness and impact of DM’s first photography contest. Recognizing Photoshare as a partner of choice, Development Marketplace contacted Photoshare to help showcase contest images documenting the successful implementation of DM-funded projects. Photoshare’s expert cataloging service and easy-to-access online database provides international health and development organizations with a unique opportunity to promote projects and advance photography for global public health interventions.

Visit: The Development Marketplace (DM) Photography Contest Results

A woman in the Kibera area of Nairobi, Kenya, operates a kiosk selling clean-burning fuel briquettes made from recycled waste charcoal dust. The kiosks are part of a charcoal recycling effort led by Kenyan energy company Chardust Ltd. and community organization MUUM that both improves the environment and provides income for local residents. © 2007 Chardust Ltd., Nairobi, Courtesy of Photoshare [Photo ID: 162-5]

See All: The Development Marketplace Photo Contest Images in Photoshare

Interested in partnering with Photoshare to highlight your organization's photo contest?

Contact: David Alexander, Photoshare Manager dalexand@jhuccp.org

4. Photoshare Rotating Photo of the Day

Looking for great images to improve the visual appeal of your organization's website?

You can now add the Photoshare Photo of the Day to your website!

Add this script to access the Photoshare Photo of the Day

<p><script language="JavaScript" src="http://www.photoshare.org/potd_sm.php"></script></p>

For more advanced options use the information below

Sample: www.photoshare.org/potd_sample.php

Click on the link above to view the sample implementation file.This sample shows how you can use JavaScript to include the Photo of the Day on your webpage. Use the drop down menu View and go to Source to access the sample JavaScript.

Have questions? Please contact Photoshare at: photoshare@infoforhealth.org

5. Best Practice Spotlight

Photoshare would like to recognize National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for including the photographer's credit and Photoshare captions (highlighted below) in their NIAID Discovery News: Once Effective Anti-Malaria Drug Shows Promise Again in Africa. See also: more information on Crediting Photoshare Images (PowerPoint).

6. Photos Needed

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

Family Planning for Women Living with HIV/AIDS

Bednets

Tobacco Control

Contraceptive Implants

Sharing photos makes a difference! Amateur and professional photographers alike have a unique opportunity in the field to capture the realities of urban and rural life in developing countries, as well as global efforts to improve health and save lives. Through your eyes, others can see programs in action and the people they serve - youth, women, men, families, and communities.