Photo competition winners

In all of these experiences, Action Teamers captured on camera something of what they were living through. The top ten images are shown here, in the fourth annual BMS/The Baptist Times photo competition.

1st place: Ray of light

Kiswa community nursery and primary school is run by Kiswa Baptist Church in Kampala. Rita, the girl in the photo, passed her exams with full marks but will be unable to continue with her education, either due to financial difficulties or because she will be forced to get married. The ray of light is from all the dust spread as the children sweep up at the end of the day.
Taken by Tim Judson, Uganda Action Team

2nd place: Festival

At Anusaran’s village school Holi, the Hindu festival of colours, is celebrated with lots of fun and laughter.

Children gather handfuls of coloured powder paint to throw over each other. resulting in many colourful and happy children!  Taken by Hannah Burfitt, Delhi Action Team

3rd place: Football at dusk

A football game in Kinoni village. Locals asked us to join in but they soon realised that we weren’t used to the heat or the uneven surface – and weren’t that good! As the sun went down, I got a chance to photograph the game.
Taken by Sarah Cooke-Fox, Uganda Action Team

Top ten qualifiers:

On a boat

Whilst it looks like this guy is fishing he is actually using his little boat to clean a larger vessel. He was drifting away from the big boat when we took the photo.

Taken by Ben Quintin, Sicily Action Team

Up close

When I went into the schools in Uganda and pulled out my camera the students would flock round to get in the photo and see my camera. One boy decided to help me by putting the lens cap back on while I was taking a picture.

Taken by Sarah Cooke-Fox, Uganda Action Team

Graffiti

This was a piece of graffiti about life drawn near New Market in Kolkata. It was really poignant because there was a person sleeping on the street. It was also in English though most of the city’s graffiti is in Bengali.
Taken by Charlie Kennedy, Kolkata Action Team

Peeping through

Three boys who attend Kiswa community nursery and primary school in Kampala, which is made quite haphazardly with wooden planks and a corrugated iron roof.
Taken by Tim Judson, Uganda Action Team

Paper planes

This is our last day teaching at Hatibagan school where we made paper airplanes with the children. We drew Indian flags and the children coloured in the planes.

Taken by Charlie Kennedy, Kolkata Action Team

Making friends

This girl had never seen a white person before and was terrified of us! She would often just cry and run away when we approached her. This is Tim trying to show her that we aren't that scary or different and trying to get down to her level, while she desperately attempts to pretend he isn’t there.

Taken by Elaine Halliday, Uganda Action Team

Geography lesson

This is Assa, who comes from a local slum in Dapa to Hatibagan mobile school, with her older sister. The photo was taken in a lesson where the children learnt about where we were from and she pointed out the journey from England to India.

Taken by Katie Butts, Kolkata Action Team

12/07/2010