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Photojournalist Allison Joyce

ABOUT: 
Allison Joyce is a photojournalist, born in Boston, with over a decade of experience working in the United States and internationally. Her assignments in this country have included photographing Hillary Clinton’s stops on the campaign trail and the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy. When she was younger, she carried a disposable camera everywhere she went. She is currently based in Bangladesh, covering news and human rights stories with a special focus on gender issues.

              

She works for Getty Images and has also contributed work to clients and publications such as the Washington Post, New York Times, National Geographic, Bloomberg, TIME, Marie Claire, NPR, Associated Press, and Reuters. Other clients include Microsoft, Apple, American Express, UN Women, Nobel Women's Initiative, Girls Not Brides, Free a Girl, World Wildlife Fund, and Marie Stopes.


"I really enjoy working on long-term stories. PR people tightly control a lot of the assignments I shoot in New York, and I often find myself elbowing for space with a ton of other photographers. It’s really a treat for me to be able to take my time, get to know my subjects and wait for those quiet moments that can make for great pictures."
"Always be prepared for any situation and treat every assignment with equal importance. You never know when a simple assignment will turn into a much larger story down the road."

Allison Joyce taking a photograph of herself for her profile "About" page, on her website. 

WORK:

Child Marriage

Allison Joyce travelled to a rural area in Manikganj District, in Bangladesh, and photographed a wedding between a 15 year-old girl and a 32 year-old man. 

Bangladesh has the second highest rate of child marriage in the world, and Allison wanted to capture this in a series of photographs. It is illegal, but not really enforced...

It is physically and psychologically damaging. Married at a young age, women are more likely to suffer domestic abuse. And a girl at a young age, like 15, is more likely to die in childbirth than women in their twenties.

Fifteen-year old Nasoin Akhter stands in the doorway of a neighbour's home on the day of her wedding to a 32-year-old man in Manikganj, Bangladesh. Allison Joyce/Getty Images

Nasoin Akhter is bathed on the day of her wedding Allison Joyce/Getty Images

Nasoin Akhter has her make-up done at a beauty parlour on the day of her wedding Allison Joyce/Getty Images

Nasoin Akhter poses for a photo at a beauty parlour on the day of her wedding Allison Joyce/Getty Images

The 15-year-old bride is wrapped into her wedding sari Allison Joyce/Getty Images

Relatives help the young bride get ready for her wedding Allison Joyce/Getty Images

Nasoin Akhter poses for a wedding video on her big day Allison Joyce/Getty Images

A friend consoles Nasoin Akhter on the day of her wedding Allison Joyce/Getty Images

Mohammad Hasamur Rahman, the 32-year-old groom, arrives at the wedding venue Allison Joyce/Getty Images

Mohammad Hasamur Rahman, 32, poses for photographs with his 15-year-old bride Allison Joyce/Getty Images

Wedding guests dance and celebrate on the day of the nuptials Allison Joyce/Getty Images

Relatives lead 15-year-old Nasoin Akhter to a car that will take her to her new home Allison Joyce/Getty Images

Mohammad Hasamur Rahman, 32, stands on a bed over his young bride Allison Joyce/Getty Images

MORE PHOTOESSAYS...

Sex Slavery 

(Have not put up the link because it contains child nudity)

Illegal Coal Mining

https://www.vqronline.org/essay/jharia-burning

Illegal to gather this coal and because of the fumes, it causes respiratory and skin problems

Works Cited:

http://allisonjoyce.com/interviews/

https://widerimage.reuters.com/photographer/allison-joyce

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/bangladesh-child-marriage-15-year-old-girls-heartbreaking-wedding-photos-1516832