Released on = February 1, 2007, 2:21 pm

Press Release Author = JHUCCP Photoshare

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Press Release Summary = BALTIMORE - A photo of a polio-affected boy participating in
an athletic meet in Chandigarth, India won 1st Place/Best of Show at the 4th Annual
Photoshare Photo Contest. Pradeep Tewari submitted the winning photo in the
competition sponsored by The INFO Project at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of
Public Health\'s/Center for Communication Programs (CCP) and Canon.

Press Release Body = The Information and Knowledge for Optimal Health Project (INFO)
is a reproductive health knowledge-sharing resource supported by the U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID). INFO\'s Photoshare service helps international
non-profits communicate health and development issues through photography. By
facilitating photo sharing among colleagues in international development, Photoshare
has become a leading source for editorial development photography. The Photoshare
collection, consisting primarily of photos taken by public health professionals in
the field, contains thousands of images illustrating the realities of urban and
rural life in developing countries, as well as global efforts to improve and save
lives, www.photoshare.org.

Open to amateurs and professionals alike, the contest drew interest from around the
globe, including more than 294 participants who submitted more than 941 photos shot
in 94 different countries.


Web Site = http://www.photoshare.org/contest/2006/06winners.php

Contact Details = David Alexander, Photoshare
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs
111 Market Place, Suite 310
Baltimore, MD 21202 USA
Phone: 410-659-6280
Fax: 410-659-6266
Email: dalexand@jhuccp.org