Photo by Indian Photographer Honored in 6th Annual Photoshare
Photo Contest Sponsored By Hopkins' Knowledge for Health (K4Health) Project
BALTIMORE - A strong portrait of a bed net covered child affected by malaria won 1st Place/Best of Show at the 6th Annual Photoshare Photo Contest. Somenath Mukhopadhyay submitted the winning photo in the competition hosted by the Knowledge for Health project (K4Health) at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs (CCP) with sponsorship from HIFA2015 (Healthcare Information For All by 2015), a global campaign administered by the Global Healthcare Information Network.
The winning image taken in the village of Birbhum, India will support Photoshare’s efforts to promote photography as a vital tool in communicating international health and development. Photoshare offers images free-of-charge for nonprofit educational use. By facilitating photo sharing among public health professionals and photographers Photoshare has become a leading source for editorial health and development photography. The Photoshare collection, consisting primarily of photos taken by in country photographers and public health professionals in the field, contains thousands of images illustrating the realities of urban and rural life in developing countries, as well as global efforts to improve and save lives, http://www.photoshare.org/.
Open to amateurs and professionals alike, the contest drew interest from around the globe, including about 300 participants who submitted close to 1,200 photos captured in 82 countries. This year’s contest included two new categories, Malaria and Healthcare Providers. In sponsorship with HIFA2015 (Healthcare Information For All by 2015), the winner of the Healthcare Providers category was recognized with the HIFA2015 Photo Award.
Learn more about knowledge-sharing, and K4Health, at www.k4health.org- seeking to improve health service delivery on a global scale, the Knowledge for Health (K4Health) Web Portal offers a one-stop-shop where users can efficiently search for, organize, adapt and use up-to-date, evidence-based health information. The project supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of Population and Reproductive Health (PRH).
2009 Photoshare Photo Contest Winners
Images selected by a Panel of Judges, HIFA2015 Steering Committee, Photoshare and K4Health Staff
1st Place | |
| Somenath Mukhopadhyay A young girl suffering from malaria lies inside a bed net in the village of Birbhum, India. © 2008 Somenath Mukhopadhyay Judges' Comment: A captivating candid gaze and a stern reminder of Malaria's global effect. |
2nd Place | |
| Todd Shapera Women volunteer at a seed nursery near their village in a deforested region of the Guatemalan Highlands. Many seedlings are Guama, a fast growing species that helps provide shade for their corn crops in the mountains surrounding their communities, and helps augment depleted fuel wood supplies. © 2009 Todd Shapera Judges' Comment: A simple and engaging interaction with village life. |
3rd Place | |
| Micah Albert Kikuyus find shelter from the rain at the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees camp near Eldoret, the largest camp in Kenya during the post-election unrest. © 2008 Micah Albert Judges' Comment: A sharp background framed by soft silhouettes help to convey the dynamic sense of place within the image. |
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