Nearly one year ago, the united nations general assembly adopted a resolution to declare october 11, 2012 as the first international day of the girl child, set aside to recognize girls rights and challenges around the world. Stephanie sinclair opens larche du photojournalisme. Too young to wed leyualem, 14, is transported by mule to her new home on her wedding day. Stephanie sinclair is a photographer who has shot for national geographic, is on faculty with the international center of photography, and founder and executive director of too young to wed. The picture show national geographic magazine photographer stephanie sinclair documents the secret world of child brides in cultures around the world. American photographer stephanie sinclair is known for gaining unique access to the most. Based in the hudson valley, new york, she is known for gaining unique access to the most sensitive gender issues and human rights. Sinclair has shepherded the too young to wed series into a nonprofit organization of the same name whose official mission is to protect girls rights and end child marriage. Sinclair has sought to use the power of visual storytelling to provide visual. In 2011, american photojournalist stephanie sinclair exhibited a series of images telling of the pain, anxiety and suffering of child brides from across the world. As the too young to weds founding executive director, ms.
Above, too young to wed founder stephanie sinclair guides civil rights and humanitarian icon archbishop desmond tutu through her seminal body of work on child marriage at the inaugural international day of the girl child at the united nations in new york. Steph sinclair has 1,812 books on goodreads, and is currently reading modern romance by aziz ansari, your black friend and other strangers by ben passmor. She discusses the need for their voices to be heard and the challenges she faced as a journalist who witnessed their struggles and abuse. Her widely published images of the occupation of iraq and the war in afghanistan refute characterizations of.
You can follow the too young to wed project on facebook, and. Too young to wed, child brides, selfimmolation in afghanistan. Stephanie sinclair born 1973 is an american photojournalist who focuses on gender and. Stephanie sinclairs the bride price alexia foundation.
Stephanie sinclair was honored with the humanitarian award. Its terrace was redesigned and is now opened again to the public. The secret world of child brides donate now donate throughout the world, more than 51 million girls below the age of 18 are currently married, even though it is outlawed in many developing countries and international agreements forbid the practice. The workshop, with support from fuji film, combined photography and storytelling training to help traditionally marginalized girls better realize their selfworth and find. Two years on, and the statistics suggest little has changed in the fight against stolen childhood. Photo exhibitions of stephanie sinclair, harry callahan. View the profiles of professionals named stephanie sinclair on linkedin. On january 18th, stephanie sinclairs too young to wed exhibition opened up at the bronx documentary center with over 400 people joining the opening reception. Too young to wed founder stephanie sinclair greets one of the girls mothers at the end of the photo workshop in kenya. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. Together the duo investigate the world of prearranged child marriage, where girls as young as five are forced to wed. National geographic photographer and founder of too young to wed. See more ideas about marriage, children and stephanie sinclair. Though many countries in africa have laws on the books prohibiting child marriage, theyre often undermined by an attachment to centuriesold traditions, a dearth of political will to enforce that legislation and a lack of understanding of the devastation child marriage can inflict on.
Photographer stephanie sinclair biography national. Miraculously spared from death, malcolm sinclair erases the notorious man he once was. Photojournalist stephanie sinclair talks about her project too young to. The very idea that young women have a right to select their own partnersthat. I could grog the men dont know any better, theyve been raised their whole lives to believe what they are doing is okay, and such. They escaped child marriage and rewrote their story cnn. She has documented the defining conflicts of the past decade with a fearless persistence. Sinclair will be honored with the 2017 anja niedringhaus courage in. After seeing the image, the online publication mashable wanted to include it in a story about female photojournalists who focus on social justice issues, as sinclair does through her nonprofit too. In late january, too young to wed tytw held our firstever adolescent girls photography workshop in collaboration with the samburu girls foundation in maralal, kenya.
Does posting to instagram create an unlimited sublicense. It opened at the united nations in new york in oct. Child bride photographer stephanie sinclair receives. Across the world, girls are forced into marriage while they are still children. Ya kaka, left, and hauwa, right, who were captured by boko haram in 2014, pose with statue of liberty impersonators in times square. Photojournalist stephanie sinclair talks about her project too young to wed. Guatemala in guatemala, the legal age of marriage is 14 with parental consent, but in peten, in the northern part of the country, the law seems to be more of a suggestion. The harmful traditional practice of child marriage spans continents, language, religion and caste. For eleven years, stephanie sinclair traveled throughout afghanistan, ethiopia, india, nepal, yemen and other countries where child marriage is still common practice for social, spiritual and economic reasons. This multimedia exhibit explores the culture of child brides and marriages in several parts of the world. One from a series for the article too young to wed. In a related post stephanie sinclair shares the difficult experiences child brides face. Too young to wed by stephanie sinclair the new york times. I asked stephanie in what way being a woman influences her work.
The secret world of child brides combines sinclairs amazing photojournalism along with the powerful storytelling of writer, cynthia gorney. She is my favorite nat geo photographer and has bravely documented the forced child marriages of. Stephanie sinclair is known for gaining unique access to the most sensitive gender and human rights issues around the world. The men later said the cloth was placed over her head so she would not be able to find her way back home.
Tribal dress and stunning landscapes can make an image dramatic, though her focus is always on the emotional connection between subject and viewer. Over the past eight years, photographer stephanie sinclair has investigated the phenomenon of child marriage around the world. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. Stephanie sinclair is a pulitzerprize winning photojournalist. Stephanie and jessica have also produced the website too young to wed. But take the case of significant american photojournalist stephanie sinclair, who posted images on her website but also on ig in her public profile. Stephanie sinclair, human rights photographer kinneretstern. Too young to wed by stephanie sinclair across the world, girls are forced into marriage while they are still children. After initially photographing young afghan women who had set themselves on fire because they were forced into child marriages, she. Out of her incredible documentary work, stephanie has created a campaign. Too young to wed, by stephanie sinclair xpost from r. She partnered with the united nations population fund to create the too young to wed project.
Child marriage is outlawed in many countries and international agreements forbid the practice yet this tradition still spans continents, language, religion and caste. Phyllis dooney worked as a photo art director for catalogues before she decided in her 30s to pursue a career as a documentary photographer. Abducted by boko haram, now posing with lady liberty in. Stephanie sinclair speaks at the oslo freedom forum 20 too young to wed. In nigeria girls are kidnapped and married to boko haram fighters. Stephanie sinclair the eye of photography magazine. Today, child marriage is prevalent across the developing.
Stephanie sinclair news newspapers books scholar jstor march 2018 learn how and when to remove this template. Too young to wed has offered them school scholarships and workshops on photography and female empowerment. A cry for help stephanie sinclair born 1973 1 is an american photojournalist who focuses on gender and humanrights issues such as child marriage and selfimmolation. Steph sinclair stephaniesinclair the united states. I mean like in that very first picture, a man is 25 years old, relatively young still, not necessarily unable to change and do things differently than how hes always done things. She became an intern at magnum photos, which led to a job as a studio assistant for ed kashi, then a job at vii photo agency, where she worked as a project manager on stephanie sinclairs too young to wed project. Every year, throughout the world, millions of young girls are forced into marriage. About the event too young to wed, examines the deeply troubling practice of early, forced and child marriage as it appears in a variety of cultures around the world today.
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