“It’s not a woman’s problem. It’s a societal problem” said Mr. Astrada. “If 50 percent of a country can be beaten, raped, killed or tortured, then it’s not a free country, it’s not a democracy, no matter how developed it is.”
Photojournalists Stanley Greene, Walter Astrada, Liz Hingley, Joan Bardeletti and Alvaro Ybarra Zavala have each won $20,000 as part of the annual Getty Images Grants for Editorial Photography
[slidepress gallery=’astrada_anthropographia’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls ESSAY CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT Walter Astrada Rape, weapon of war in Eastern…
In the eastern of The Democratic Republic of Congo, tens of thousands of women and young girls are being raped with impunity and extreme brutality by all sides in the conflict, civilians, militiamen, armed groups, foreign-armed groups and members of the Congolese Army.
Photojournalist Walter Astrada is back at Visa Pour l’Image with the next part of his Violence Against Women project. He tells BJP how he gained access to his subjects, who live under intense psychological pressure
