Throughout the world, more than 51 million girls below the age of 18 are currently married. This harmful traditional practice spans continents, language, religion and caste.
FotoWeek DC Lecture Series Features Stephanie Sinclair
Published November 1, 2011
Event date:
November 7, 2011 - 12:00pm
Photojournalist and Pulitzer Center grantee Stephanie Sinclair will present a selection of photos as part of FotoWeek D.C.'s Noon Lecture Series. Jon Sawyer, the Center's executive director, will introduce. The presentation, "Stephanie Sinclair: Reflections on A Decade of Post- 9/11 Conflict and Social Issues Reporting," will also include a discussion about Sinclair's journalism beginnings and her experiences reporting on conflict and global social issues. For more information on the FotoWeek D.C. Noon Lecture Series visit the Corcoran Gallery website.
Sinclair's work is also part of a Pulitzer Center exhibit at FotoWeek Central and she will be participating in "Beyond Witness" a panel discussion with other Pulitzer Center grantees on Monday evening, Nov. 7 at George Washington University.
Location:
Corcoran Gallery of Art
500 Seventeenth Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
Hundreds hear from Jon Sawyer and Cynthia Gorney at Wake Forest University community event focused on child marriage.
Stephanie Sinclair is a finalist in the National Magazine Award competition for her photography of child brides around the world.
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Grantee
Stephanie Sinclair, b. 1973, is an American documentary photographer represented by VII photo agency. Based in Brooklyn, NY, she is known for gaining unique access to the most sensitive gender and...
Pulitzer Center staff
Contact Jon: jsawyer[AT]pulitzercenter.org
Jon Sawyer is director of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a non-profit organization that funds independent reporting with the intent of raising...