American Photography 30 Winners

Daughters of the Syrian Revolution

Daughters of the Syrian Revolution. Across the Bekaa Valley Syrian refugee children work as a farmhands, earning $4 or $8 per day, depending on whether they work a single or double shift. Typically $3 of each child’s daily wage is given to the refugee settlement chief who organizes the work. Children are collected at 6 am from al Dalhamieh settlement to work in the potato fields.

Daughters of the Syrian Revolution

Daughters of the Syrian Revolution. Across the Bekaa Valley Syrian refugee children work as a farmhands, earning $4 or $8 per day, depending on whether they work a single or double shift. Typically $3 of each child’s daily wage is given to the refugee settlement chief who organizes the work. Children are collected at 6 am from al Dalhamieh settlement to work in the potato fields.

Shop Girls

Shop Girls. In 2011 the Ministry of Labor ordered shops specializing in cosmetics, abayas, and wedding dresses, along with the women’s sections of department stores, to begin shifting to all-female Saudi sales staffs. The process is called “feminization.”Sara, age twenty-seven, works at the Dior cosmetics counter at Harvey Nichols. Many saleswomen report that their families treat them differently now that they are financially independent. “Husbands respect women who are working,” Sara said.

Shop Girls

Shop Girls. In 2011 the Ministry of Labor ordered shops specializing in cosmetics, abayas, and wedding dresses, along with the women’s sections of department stores, to begin shifting to all-female Saudi sales staffs. The process is called “feminization.” A Saudi saleswoman at Harvey Nichols shows the Bassam Fattouh products she is selling in the cosmetics stall.