Photoshare Newsletter - February 2008

Content

1. Photographer Spotlight
2. 2007 Contest Links
3. Celebrating 15,000 Images
4. Best Practice Spotlights
5. Feature Photographers
6. Photoshare 2008 Wall Calendar

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1. Photographer Spotlight - Arturo Sanabria

Arturo Sanabria is a Mexican physician with a passion for photography and a specialization in public health. Dr. Sanabria has more than 27 years experience working with the indigenous peoples of South East Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and Southern Africa. For the past 15 years Dr. Sanabria has been studying the cultural aspects of sexuality in countries such as Mexico, Dominican Republic, Mozambique and East Timor. In speaking about knowledge exchange Dr. Sanabria, says, “I believe it is important to receive knowledge, not just give it.” Dr. Sanabria truly believes that participative and cooperative relationships between health workers and the community allow for the best results.

Dr. Sanabria has committed himself to sharing his knowledge and experiences in order to empower others and foster self reliance. “I think that health is an essential aspect of Human Rights, and is feasible under the principles of: equity, justice, liberty, dignity, and respect for diversity”, says Dr. Sanabria; adding “My goal in public health is to contribute to the evolution of the health care practices away from a paternalistic, top down, curative, individualized and “medicalized” model, towards a participative, promotional, preventive, holistic, communitarian pattern, supporting and expanding effective, proven health interventions.”

From the beginning of his professional life (1980), Dr Sanabria discovered in photography, a world within the different worlds he confronted as a physician “I tried to capture what I saw and gave account of what my senses have been experienced, says Dr. Sanabria. “I think that human beings are subjective, symbolic, unique, multi-voiced, autonomous, imaginative, and most importantly myth oriented. A myth is any story telling in which the social and cultural environment reflects upon itself. Photography is an excellent way to create myths.

See all photos by Arturo Sanabria

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2. 2007 Photo Contest Links

Our most recent addition to the collection, the 2007 Photoshare Photo Contest is now available on-line.

All 2007 Photoshare Photo Contest Photos (over 1,000 images)

2007 Contest Winners (3 prize winners)

2007 Best of Category (8 awards)

2007 Honorable Mention (8 awards)

Contest Categories

Family Planning and Reproductive Health

HIV/AIDS

Environment

Agricultural and Economic Development

Democracy and Governance

Humanitarian Assistance

Global Health

Human Interest

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3. Celebrating 15,000 Images

It is a pleasure to announce that Photoshare has grown to include more than 15,000 public images generously shared by individuals and organizations worldwide! We look forwarding to continuing to provide images for non-profit educational use promoting international health and development. Thank you to all of Photoshare's contributing photographers for make this possible!!!

See List of All Contributing Photographers

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4. Best Practice Spotlight

Photoshare would like to recognize Lund University for including the photographer's credit and Photoshare caption their website (below) in an article about Urban Transportation. See also: more information on Crediting Photoshare Images (PowerPoint).

 

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5. Photoshare: Feature Photographers

Photoshare would like to recognize the outstanding efforts of Felix Masi, a Kenya based photojournalist, and 2005 Photoshare Contributor of the Year, for his continued support of Photoshare. Masi recently provided in-country coverage of local efforts to inform women with HIV about their family planning choices. Masi took on this assignment in support of The INFO Project’s flagship publication Population Reports for an issue about Family Planning Choices for Women With HIV.  

 

 

Photoshare: Feature Photographers is a unique opportunity for in-country photographers to demonstrate the value of their work and their support of photography as a vital tool in international health communications. We look forward to featuring additional Photoshare contributing photographers. If you are interested in covering a story related to an upcoming Population Reports or other INFO Project publications, please contact photoshare@infoforhealth.org  for a list of potential assignments.

 

See all of Felix Masi's photos

 

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 6. Photoshare 2008 Wall Calendar

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