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Participatory Photography Project

 

Below are photographs taken by GPIA students while on their International Field Programs. These photographs represent the winners of each year's photo contest. These photos were professionally printed and framed. They hang in the GPIA offices.

 

 Nepal  (1st place 2009)

Rachel Ingersoll- Nepal

 


  Nepal is a post-conflict and newly democratizing country with an unstable government and a lackadaisical approach to judicial accountability. Though generally ineffective, bandhs (or closures) like this one are seen as the only legitimate form of action. These men are Maoist loyalists protesting the unsolved murder of their comrade.

 

 

Drink (2nd place 2009)

Josephine Q. Vu-- Nepal

 

 The residents of Bhaktapur come down to the main square to fill their tanks for their daily or even weekly water supply.  

 

 

Play in the City of God (3rd Place 2009)

 Nadia Claudi Pederson--Brazil

 

 
The pictures and words framing City of God are often those of war, drugs and crime. The children play a great part in this story. Not only are they victims of the drugtrade in the favelas, they are also victims of prejudices and exclusion. These are created because of a mainstream media coverage that is often one-sided and focus on conflict. But the favelas are much more than that. There are a home for people who wish to live a normal and peaceful life. This is the story the two boys on the football field in City of God tell us: they play the happy part, which is rarely shared.