FIRST PRIZE
Gwyneth Talley (Assistant Professor, American University in Cairo): “Gunpowder Women”
These 4 photos are from a photo series meant to be viewed together from her fieldwork on Morocco’s minority women equestrians.
Through visual documentation, participation-observation, and interviews, she followed one of the few all-women tbourida (or fantasia) troupes in Morocco. The women stand out in contrast to the 20-30 men’s teams they compete against in local festivals throughout the summers in Morocco. Amal Ahamri’s team allowed her to accompany the women through the competitions and behind the scenes to ask what sets them apart from the men, but also how they are keeping this cultural heritage alive.
Getting Ready, 2016
Manar (left), Fatima (middle) and Bedia (right) in the process of donning their boots and sending last minute messages before mounting their horses.
Night Fire, 2016
The final charge down the field and fire the gunpowder rifles in perfect unison. This is a perfect scoring shot for the team.
Like Mother Like Daughter, 2016.
Amal celebrates a perfect shot with her daughter Lila (age 3) on top of her beloved horse Sharam Sheikh.
End Ride, 2016
Two young acolytes practice their riding skills at the end of a festival in hopes of riding in the next one.
SECOND PRIZE
Noha Fikry (PhD Student, University of Toronto): “Recipes for Relating: Home-rearing practices among women farmers in rural Egypt”
Careful selling
Poultry merchant selling chicks to a family in al-Daqahliyya governorate, Egypt. Poultry merchants wandering on their tricycles sell little chicks and poultry to women who