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“Shining a Light” Photo Contest
Theme: Shining a Light: Women and Prison
The contest will accept photographs that illustrate:
- disparities in treatment of and incarceration rates for women of different races, economic situations, sexual identities, and mental health conditions
- issues imprisoned women face concerning motherhood (pregnancy, abortion, birth, and postpartum), access to appropriate medications and contraception, menstruation, overall hygiene, and general privacy
- how women’s communities, families, and dependents suffer during their incarceration
- criminal justice and prison reform movements
- hardships of adjusting to life after prison
Prizes:
- 1st Prize—$1000
- 2nd Prize—$750
- 3rd Prize—$500
Participants may submit 1 photograph only. Online submission of digital photographs via the website.
Image requirements: high resolution JPEG, a minimum of 3 MB in size, with a resolution of no less than 1200 x 1600