Perspective: The recipients of the 2023 Leica Women Foto Project Award are Mary F. Calvert, Eli Farinango, Anna Filipova and Greta Rico.
is my personal narrative, and speaks about the resiliency of the heart and spirit. I share my story of transformation and healing from the abuse I’ve experienced at different times in my life, and the realities of being an indigenous woman in a patriarchal colonial society.
Calvert’s deeply probing black-and-white photos are always powerful, and this project is no exception. The sense of sadness and loss is extraordinarily palpable in her intimate and empathetic images.“I will continue my long-term project on Military Sexual Trauma. For the past ten years, I have reported on the sexual abuse of women and men in the U.S. Armed Forces and the military’s pattern of blaming, harassing and discharging victims.
Each winner takes home $10,000 in prize money and receives a Leica SL2-S camera along with a Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-70mm f/2.8 lens.
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