It’s easy to create pity-inducing imagery. It was said that such photographs were offensive to the subjects in it, and didn’t respect their dignity. While at the same time, many said it was okay, as long as it helped raise money for a good cause.
To create positive and uplifting images, one has to include the true driving factors of such issues in the images. For example a six year old looking after her younger sibling could be termed “child labour”. However, by capturing the softer moments between siblings in their poor, unhealthy living conditions can be powerful enough to create awareness about their plight while also capturing the other side of the coin.
To put the issue in perspective, household chores carried out by children in their own homes, in reasonable conditions, and under the family supervision are an integral part of family life and growing up and are hence positive. Unfortunately, when these workloads interfere with children’s education or are excessive, they can be tantamount to child labour.
A preganant woman during her antenatal check-up.
After cleaning, baby is kept in skin to skin referred to as Kangaroo Contact with mother at a PHC in Haryana
Weekly group meeting of Community reporters, supervisors and Station in - Charge holding a meeting for planning programs to be developed at Radio Dhimsa in Koraput district of Orissa. Photograph: Sondeep Shankar
Villagers listening to narrowcasting in Kechala tribal hamlet in Ledduguda in Koraput District of Orissa. Photograph: Sondeep Shankar
A girl child marries a man much older in Madhya Pradesh
Children at a fishing village lend a helping hand to their families
Sushma Devi Rajput narrating her story of how she refused to get married at an early age and convinced her parents to let her study at the Alapur Middle School in Lalitpur District of Uttar Pradesh. The school is admitting more girl students, a result of MSC programme and narrowcasting by Lalitlokvani. Photograph: Sondeep Shankar
Children at an AWC where IFA Syrup is administered to them by ASHA and AWW's
Animator Sabita Chakraborty is doing inter-personal communication (IPC) with the families, a first step towards building up of MSC in a house in village Mahatodih of Uparkahan Gram panchayat, Purulia in West Bengal.
Hot cooked meal being served by Anganwadi Sahayika to children at AWC.
Block supervisor of Joypur Block in Purulia shows a glass full of clean and dirty waterto a group of children in village Mahatodih of Uparkahan Gram panchayat, Purulia, West Bengal.
Adolescent school girls at High School, Narwar in Ujjain District, Feb 17, 2021 run for promotion of IFA.
Mrs. Somvati narrating her story on Early initiation and exclusive breast feeding to her new child to Cluster coordinator Mukesh
A group of PRIs, PRI president, AWW, member of active women group, school teacher selecting MSC story for forwarding to higher level (cluster level) in a village level selection process at village Budi Barod.
Somvati Happy with her child.
NI local agent Mamta Rathod in a meeting with women and adolescent girls in Village Bhilkunda, Nalcha Block, Dhar district, Feb 18, 2021 on use of DFS.
A nurse counselling to mothers of SUC on diet diversity at Mota Fofaliya CHC.
A health worker teaching slum children to wear face mask under Covid-19 protocol in a slum in New Delhi
Adolescent girls taking IFA Blue tablet at Gandhar AWC.
Agriculture experts councelling villagers in fields about crops in Tilonia, Rajasthan.
The Government has initiated several large-scale supplementary feeding programs for infants in the last 74 years; still, one in three of the world's malnourished children lives in India, which speaks volumes of the sorry state of the nutritional status. A photo from Tilonia, Rajasthan.
The main occupation of the Regar community in Rajasthan has been the tanning of hides and making strong leather products like mojaris (shoes), saddles and harnesses for animals. These are sold in weekly markets in rural areas of Rajasthan.
A rural doctor checking a patient suffering from tuberculosis in a Rajasthan village.