http://www.lightstalkers.org/stephanie-sinclair-wins-unicef-photo-of-the-year An entire Lightstalkers thread via RSS/XML. en-us Congrats to LS member Stephanie Sinclair for winning Unicef Photo of the Year 2007! Go girl, this is so awsome! http://www.unicef.de/foto/2007/english/index.htm UNICEF Photo of the Year 2007 Images of Extremes Eva Luise Köhler honors Stephanie Sinclair for her picture taken in Afghanistan The American photographer Stephanie Sinclair is the winner of the international photo competition “UNICEF Photo of the Year”. Her photo shows a wedding couple in Afghanistan who could not be more opposite. The groom, Mohammed, looks much older than his 40 years. The bride, Ghulam, is still a child; she just turned 11. “The UNICEF Photo of the Year 2007 raises awareness about a worldwide problem. Millions of girls are married while they are still under age. Most of theses child brides are forever denied a self-determined life”, says UNICEF Patroness Eva Luise Köhler at the award ceremony in Berlin. According to UNICEF, there are about 60 million young women worldwide who were married before they came of age, half of them in South Asia. International experts nominated 142 photographers from 31 countries, who submitted a total of 1,230 pictures for the competition, which invited entries from throughout the world. This year, the jury, under the chairmanship of Klaus Honnef, Professor of Photography, chose the winners of the first, second and third prize and made eight other honorable mentions. Presenting this award for the eighth time, UNICEF Germany is honoring photographs of high artistic and photojournalistic quality that capture the living conditions of children. The competition is supported by the magazine GEO Germany and Citibank Germany. The Winning Photograph The UNICEF Photo of the Year 2007 is one of a series of photos about child marriages taken by Stephanie Sinclair between 2005 and 2007 in Afghanistan, Nepal and Ethiopia. During a stay in Afghanistan, it consistently struck the 34-year old freelance photographer, how many young girls are married to much older men. She decided to raise awareness about this topic with her pictures. According to UNICEF estimates, about 50% of Afghan women are married before they turn 18. In Afghanistan, in most parts of South Asia and in Southern Africa, marriage is often seen as a business transaction that has nothing to do with personal desires. In this process, the bride is the article of trade - the younger she is, the higher the bride price. “What are you feeling today?” Stephanie Sinclair asked Ghulam on her engagement. “Nothing,” the bewildered girl answered. “I do not know this man. What am I supposed to feel?” Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:56:52 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/stephanie-sinclair-wins-unicef-photo-of-the-year her work is phenomenal.. saw her panel discussion with bleasedale (congrats!), dimmock and boogie at the VII seminar in Pasadena this past november. she is truly one of a kind.. a deeply involved and passionate photojournalist.. keep kicking ass stephanie! Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:51:09 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/stephanie-sinclair-wins-unicef-photo-of-the-year#105579 No one deserves it more. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:32:27 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/stephanie-sinclair-wins-unicef-photo-of-the-year#105586 Way to go!!! Excellent research and images. CONGRATULATIONS!! Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:19:38 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/stephanie-sinclair-wins-unicef-photo-of-the-year#105592 Congratulations! :-) Well deserved! Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:03:25 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/stephanie-sinclair-wins-unicef-photo-of-the-year#105593 CONGRATULATIONS STEPHANIE! :)))))) GREAT WORK AND I SECOND SCOUT'S THOUGHTS! :)))))) Please don't forget Stephanie's project: *OPERATION AZRA: http://www.cmarket.com/auction/AuctionHome.action?vhost=azra * great job Stephanie! cheers bob Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:26:55 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/stephanie-sinclair-wins-unicef-photo-of-the-year#105603 Yes, congrats to Stephanie on what would seem to be an almost impossible project to get access to. All the best! Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:30:31 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/stephanie-sinclair-wins-unicef-photo-of-the-year#105604 Excellent Stephanie! My Compliments! Take Care, Pete Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:56:58 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/stephanie-sinclair-wins-unicef-photo-of-the-year#105608 Congratulations Stephanie ! Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:11:51 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/stephanie-sinclair-wins-unicef-photo-of-the-year#105609 fantastic! Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:36:07 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/stephanie-sinclair-wins-unicef-photo-of-the-year#105612 Congratulations Stephanie, Your shoots and portfolios are great. Many Cheers Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:36:56 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/stephanie-sinclair-wins-unicef-photo-of-the-year#105628 Hey guys, Thanks so much for the kudos. I am just very excited that this can help get the word out about this issue. Happy holidays! :) Steph Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:28:05 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/stephanie-sinclair-wins-unicef-photo-of-the-year#105701 Hey Steph, that's awesome. You're awesome. Hope to see you soon, L Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:46:26 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/stephanie-sinclair-wins-unicef-photo-of-the-year#105719 way to go, Stephanie! Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:53:24 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/stephanie-sinclair-wins-unicef-photo-of-the-year#105728 Steph! Congratulations! Happy Holidays! Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:25:04 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/stephanie-sinclair-wins-unicef-photo-of-the-year#105734 Great Job and congrats to all the prize winners. Your work is important. Aloha, JB Tue, 25 Dec 2007 10:58:53 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/stephanie-sinclair-wins-unicef-photo-of-the-year#106134