wfn.org | WACC Announces Winners of "Portraying Gender" Photo Competition

[Worldwide Faith News <wfn@igc.org>]

Winners of this year's WACC Photo Competition have been announced.
The winning photo was submitted by Sudiptorana, a photojournalist from
Calcutta, India. The photo features rural women in West Bengal, India,
taking part in a traditional boat race, challenging male members of
the village. The race has traditionally been dominated by men.

The theme of this year's competition was "Portraying Gender".
Photographers were invited to submit photos that portrayed women or
men in ways that offer new perceptions about their roles and
responsibilities.

More than 950 photographers from all over the world participated in
the competition, and there were more than 1700 photographs entered.
Many of these were of a high standard, making the selection of the
winner particularly difficult. The large number of entries indicates
that this year's theme was of considerable interest.

The winning photographer was awarded $500. Five photos won
commendations and were awarded $200 each. The commendations were
submitted from Yogyakarta - Indonesia, Chocó - Colombia, Jessore-
Bangladesh and two from different locations in India.

After much deliberation, the winners were announced by the Jury on
Friday May 8. The final selection was made by a panel comprised of
WACC Officers and staff. It was the first time the Officers, in
Toronto for their annual meeting, had participated in the judging of
the competition.

This was WACC's sixth photo competition, which is run on Flickr. Each
year, this popular event brings together hundreds of photographers
from around the world to portray a particular subject related to
communication. Last yearâ??s theme was â??Women and  Communication.â??

WACC congratulates all the photographers and thanks them for their
submissions.

For details about winning photos, click here...
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