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Meet the Winners of the ‘Excluded and Invisible’ photo competition

In 2005, UNICEF, the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Youn Adults (Kanoon) and UNHCR held a photography competition for children around the country. The theme of the competition was ‘Excluded and Invisible Children’. Here, the top three photographers tell us about themselves and their winning photos.

“I would like to take more photos of nature and of people living and children playing in the camp.” – Kham Nazmi, 1st Prize winner

 

Photographer: Kham Nazmi, Age 15, student in 3rd grade of guidance (middle) school
City of residence: Ziveh

What do you and your friends do in your spare time? Play sports, especially football
What is the message of your photo? My photo shows the conditions that children are living with in refugee camps.
If you could make a wish that would come true right now, what would it be? I wish I were a doctor or an engineer.

 

“I like to take pictures of my family, of football matches and of natural scenes in Bam.” – Moslem Sadeghi, 2nd Prize winner

Photographer: Moslem Sadeghi, age 17, student in 3rd grade of guidance (middle) school
City of residence: Bam

What do you and your friends do in your spare time? Play football
What is the message of your photo? My photo shows that many children in Bam play in dirt and mud instead of in places with better facilities.
If you could make a wish that would come true right now, what would it be? To make a pilgrimage to Mecca.

 

“With photos you can capture both sweet and bitter memories and you always remember them when you look at the photos.” – Ameneh Mohammadi, 3rd Prize winner

Photographer: Ameneh Mohammadi, age 16, student in 1st grade of high school
City of residence: Rafsanjan

What do you and your friends do in your spare time? Read good books
What is the message of your photo? The message is that people who can live with the minimum facilities, although these people have many problems.
If you could make a wish that would come true right now, what would it be? That my country (Afghanistan) regains its freedom.

The photos will be exhibited in Bander Abbas from 4-8 March and in Orumieh from 12-16 March 2006. The exhibit has already been shown in Tehran, Bam and Zahedan. For more details please contact us at tehran@unicef.org or 021 2259-4994.