American Photography 30 Winners

Number Fifteen

Yangon, Myanmar. A nurse washes her hands after examining a patient at the Myanmar Nurse and Midwives Association's maternity shelter . Number Fifteen. Among the victims of the 49 year military dictatorship which controlled Myanmar until 2011, are thousands of children. According to U.N. data, between 56,000 to 70,000 children under 5 die each year, about 1 in 15, and the majority of these deaths are caused by curable diseases. A systemic lack of infrastructure due to near total neglect of healthcare spending, education for parents, poor sanitation systems, and rampant poverty and malnutrition, have left Myanmar’s smallest citizens extremely vulnerable to even the most common of childhood diseases. July 02, 2013.

Number Fifteen

Number Fifteen. Among the victims of the 49 year military dictatorship which controlled Myanmar until 2011, are thousands of children. According to U.N. data, between 56,000 to 70,000 children under 5 die each year, about 1 in 15, and the majority of these deaths are caused by curable diseases. A systemic lack of infrastructure due to near total neglect of healthcare spending, education for parents, poor sanitation systems, and rampant poverty and malnutrition, have left Myanmar’s smallest citizens extremely vulnerable to even the most common of childhood diseases.

Flatbush Arabesque

Sarah Crosse and her best friend Velvet dance on the floor in a nightclub in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Flatbush Arabesque explores Brooklyn's Dancehall culture through the daily life of Sarah Crosse, a ballet student and aspiring Dancehall Queen.

Flatbush Arabesque

A crowd of partygoers sits on a pool table on the edge of the dance floor at a dancehall club in East Flatbush, Brooklyn.. Flatbush Arabesque explores Brooklyn's Dancehall culture through the daily life of Sarah Crosse, a ballet student and aspiring Dancehall Queen.