You can also view her work at www.viiphoto.com under the photographers tab
(Disclaimer: Some of the photos and stories on her website may be difficult to read)
Stephanie Sinclair is a photojournalist, known for capturing gender sensitive humanitarian issues. When I look through her portfolio’s I see so much more than just a picture. I see the lives of the individuals, their hurts, their disappointments, their joys; I see the real person in the photo. I can only hope that one day people will look at my photos and see more than just a person in a picture. I hope these pictures and their brief stories stir your hearts as much as they did mine.
Stephanie received the rare opportunity to photography the wives of the FLDS polygamist community. Here, LeAnn Jeffs (17) plays with her one year old daughter.
This is from a series called child brides. Here, Faiz Mohammed, 40, and
Ghulam Haider, 11, are at her home in a rural village of Ghor province before their wedding. When
asked how she felt that day, the bewildered girl responded, ‘I do not
know this man. What am I supposed to feel?’
Ghulam Haider, 11, are at her home in a rural village of Ghor province before their wedding. When
asked how she felt that day, the bewildered girl responded, ‘I do not
know this man. What am I supposed to feel?’
A young prostitute named China
sits stunned after
being beat up by a man visiting Kabele Five. Many of the girls running
away from child marriages end up trafficked to brothels where they face
incredible violence.
sits stunned after
being beat up by a man visiting Kabele Five. Many of the girls running
away from child marriages end up trafficked to brothels where they face
incredible violence.
Many women in India are becoming surrogate mothers for couples who cannot have children around the world. The surrogates many times will receive better housing and medical care provided by the biological parents as compensation for their services.
