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Military Justice Improvement and Increased Prevention Act
May 4, 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D-NY has been working tirelessly to pass the Military Justice Improvement Act (MJIA); legislation that would reform the outdated and ineffectual way the military justice system handles sexual assault cases.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
January 28, 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
December 14, 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… -
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling
December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 U.S. Supreme Court ruled in an 8-0 decision that military rape cases have no statute of limitations and upheld the rape convictions of 3 male Air Force members after the U.S. military’s highest court dismissed their cases. This is a huge victory for survivors of military sexual…
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2020 Pulitzer Prizes
May 20, 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!!!