Mary is featured in HD video tutorials in the iPad book “Master Your DSLR Camera” , written by David Becker and designed and published by Open Air Publishing. Made for those who want to demystify their cameras and take better pictures.
“Polio’s Line in the Sand” was a finalist for the World Understanding Award in the Pictures of the Year International competition sponsored by the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism. Congrats to winner, Tomas Van Houtryve of VII.
” Each year, UNICEF Germany grants the “UNICEF Photo of the Year Award” to photos and photo series that best depict the personality and living conditions of children all around the world. Third prize has been awarded to American photographer Mary F. Calvert for her work in Nigeria.
Mary F. Calvert is an award-winning photographer who travels the globe documenting a wide range of issues. A natural storyteller; she remains a true believer that the light cast by photojournalism is capable of affecting meaningful social change. It is that belief and commitment to her craft that has taken her from the glaciers of Greenland to the depths of war-torn Africa and Afghanistan, always looking to shine that light.