© Sourav Karmakar
We the “Sheroes”
Congratulations to the winners of MMEG’s second annual photo competition! They all captured powerful images that tell meaningful stories about extraordinary women, this year’s theme.
The winners are:
First prize: Sourav Karmakar for “We the Sheroes”
Second prize: Arpan Chowdhury for “Bleed Green”
Third prize: Mithail Afrige Chowdhury for “Rage for Rape”
Honorable mentions:
Kyaw Zay Yar Lin for "Myanmar's Women”
Roberto Gregori for "Caring for the Poor”
Kanishka Puri for "Women Lifeguards of India”
We received 213 entries from all over the world. The photographers portrayed extraordinary women from Bangladesh, Colombia, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Myanmar, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Vietnam, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. They Illustrate stories of endurance and improvement in which women are the key drivers of change.
Many thanks to all the participants who shared with us their vision of extraordinary women. Thank you to LensCulture for hosting the competition. And thanks to our judges—Afia Nathaniel, Carla Rhodes, and Dawn Whitmore—for undertaking the difficult task of selecting the winners from so many fabulous entries.
We look forward, over the coming year, to sharing some of these entries—beyond the winners featured here—and the story behind those photos, to recognize and celebrate even more extraordinary women.
Congratulations to all concerned!
You can read more about the winners here
