Water Integrity - Visualized (2009, Photo Competition)

During June 2009, WIN held its very first ‘Water Integrity – Visualized’ photo competition. The competition asked the question ‘What does Water Integrity mean to people and how can it be visualized?’ Over 80 submissions were received, visualizing the impact of corruption and/or the effort of anti-corruption work in the sector. With the assistance of the WIN secretariat, ten photos were short listed and put forward to an international jury of water and media professionals (Ms. Kathleen Shordt, Retired WASH Specialist, Formerly IRC;Miriam Troescher Documentary Film-maker, Film and Television Academy (HFF) "Konrad Wolf"; Ms. Sahana Singh, Editor, Asian Water Magazine; Ms. Barbara Sigge, Communications Dept, German Section of Médecins Sans Frontières; Ms. Renate Trowers, Web Coordinator & Design, Transparency International) to be competitively assessed.

A prize ceremony was held on August 16th during the WIN session: Partnerships for Water and Sanitation Integrity, Accountability and Transparency at the Stockholm World Water Week, where Mr. Gregory Wait, was announced winner of the competition. His winning photo depicts a rubbish dump along a river flowing through Dhaka, Bangladesh. Wait is an Australian freelance photographer who has spent several years living and working in Bangladesh. The winning photos, along with 9 short-listed photos were also exhibited at the WIN exhibition booth during the World Water Week. The finalists include: Mr. Marco Betti, UK; Dr. Joost Butenop, Germany; Mr. Pablo Alfredo de Luca, Brazil; Mr. Pattabi Raman, India; Mr. Stephen Voss, Australia.

All photos are available for use by media professionals in the direct reporting/coverage of WIN or WIN's activities. Requests should be sent to Priya Shah