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2022 Visa Pour L’Image
30 Aug 2022In 2013, I announced on my blog that the one and only Jean-François Leroy had called to inform me that my work on sexual assault in America’s military had been honored with the Canon Female Photojournalist Award.The following year, the resulting work was featured in a solo exhibition in…
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Military Justice Improvement and Increased Prevention Act
04 May 2021Since 2013, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY has been working tirelessly to pass the Military Justice Improvement Act (MJIA); legislation that would reform the outdated and ineffectual way the military justice system handles sexual assault cases. Each time the bill came up for a vote it stalled in the U.S. Senate… -
Eton College Photographic Society
28 Jan 2021Mary presents her work on military sexual abuse to the Eton College Photographic Society meeting in the U.K. “The society was started to bring attention to the important role photography plays in bringing attention to certain issues that are buried behind a myriad of factors within our society.” -
National Geographic: Best Photojournalism of the Decade
14 Dec 2020We at Mary F. Calvert Photography send a huge, heartfelt thank you to Whitney Johnson, Director of Visual and Immersive Experiences at National Geographic for including Mary’s work on sexual assault in the U.S. Armed Forces in the October 2020 article about the Best Photojournalism of the Decade. To be… -
2020 Pulitzer Prizes
20 May 2020The winners of the 2020 Pulitzer Prizes were announced May 4 and I am thrilled to announce that my work on male sexual assault survivors in the armed forces has been honored as a nominated finalist in the Feature Photography category. Congratulations to all the winners and finalists!!!