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Mary F. Calvert

@maryfcalvert

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Photojournalist, covers neglected issues. Guggenheim Fellow. DC based and available everywhere.

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25 years ago today, I married the love of my life. Best decision I ever made. Happy Anniversary Joe! by @maryfcalvert

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We lost a great one today. Ken Hackman, known as the “Godfather of Air Force Photography” has passed on. I’ve known Ken for many years and he holds a very special place in my heart. Along with everyone who knew him, I loved him very much and will miss him terribly. Godspeed my dear friend.
#kenhackman by @maryfcalvert

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Today is Veterans Day. The idea is to acknowledge the service of people who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. While it is important to recognize those who have served it is important to remember that many of these veterans are suffering with physical and mental health issues that they incurred during their service. For over a decade I have reported on sexual assault in America’s military. To date, there have been Congressional hearings, Pentagon studies, scholarly reports and legislation put forth to lawmakers to address sexual assault in America’s military but currently and historically, no matter how often we speak truth to power, sexual abuse, harassment and rape continue to be a plague on the military and our society as a whole.
#veteransday
#militarysexualtrauma
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TEAM LEADER HIGHLIGHTS
We’re honored to welcome alum (1990) @maryfcalvert Mary Calvert as a Team Leader at this year’s Eddie Adams Workshop.

Mary is dedicated to using photography as a tool for meaningful social change, focusing on under-reported and neglected gender-based human rights issues. In recent years, she has turned her lens toward the relegation and abuse of women and men in the U.S. Armed Forces—a body of work that was a finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Feature Photography and has earned international recognition.

Her powerful storytelling has won numerous awards, including honors from the World Press Photo Contest and the Cliff Edom New America Award, and has been supported by grants from Getty Images and the Alexia Foundation. Mary is also a 2017–2018 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow in Photography.

At the Workshop, Mary brings her passion for shining light on overlooked stories and her commitment to truth, justice, and impact—guiding the next generation of storytellers to use their craft as a force for change.

📸 #EddieAdamsWorkshop #EAW2025 #TeamLeaderSpotlight by @maryfcalvert

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11 Days Left To Apply To This Year’s Grant Cycle!

If you missed our recent Grant Information Webinar, you can now watch the full recording. The session features Mary F. Calvert, who shared her award-winning work and practical advice on strengthening grant applications. You’ll also hear from members of our board and gain insights from the live Q&A.

We hope this recording helps guide and inspire your application process. Please visit our website or go to the link in our bio and click “Webinars” to view.

Reminder: This year’s grants are due October 5 11:59 PM EDT. We can’t wait to see your applications!

Photograph by Mary Calvert, 2022 W. Eugene Smith Fund Grant Recipient. @maryfcalvert by @maryfcalvert

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Don’t Miss Our Free Grant Information Webinar This Saturday!

Don’t miss your chance to hear directly from Mary F. Calvert and members of our board at our Grant Information Webinar this Saturday, September 20 at 11 AM EDT.

Mary will share her award-winning work, offer advice on how to strengthen your grant applications, and we will answer audience questions in a live Q&A.

This event is open to everyone. RSVP on our website at the link in bio, or join directly on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/99841842892

Photograph by Mary F. Calvert, 2022 W. Eugene Smith Fund Grant Recipient. @maryfcalvert by @maryfcalvert

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You’re Invited to Our Grant Information Webinar

Join us this Saturday, September 20 at 11 AM EDT for a free Grant Information Webinar with Mary F. Calvert and members of our board. Mary will share her award-winning work, offer advice on grant applications, and there will be a live Q&A with the audience.

This event is open to all. RSVP on our website at the link in bio, or join via the Zoom link below:

https://zoom.us/j/99841842892

Photograph by Mary F. Calvert, 2022 W. Eugene Smith Fund Grant Recipient. @maryfcalvert by @maryfcalvert

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I was doing some housekeeping on my file cabinet and look what I found in the folder marked "Writing." This essay: "The Missed Moment: A photographer looks back on the historic picture he didn't get," ran in the Washington Post Magazine on June 17, 2012. In it David Burnett talks about the day in June of 1972 when AP photographer Nick Ut made his famous picture of Kim Phuc. Do not miss the fourth page.⁣
#davidburnett⁣
#nickut⁣
#kimphuc⁣
#vietnam⁣
#napalm⁣
#thepicture by @maryfcalvert

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On Monday Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. health secretary and vaccine skeptic, abruptly fired all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Protection vaccine advisory board. This was a move that he said would restore the American people’s trust in vaccines. Hmmm…All I could think about when I read the news coverage of this was my family’s experience with polio. My father's younger sister Claire was a charming and spunky little girl who loved to ride her bike and play with her friends. After a trip to the circus, she and my father contracted polio. His was a mild case and he fully recovered but Claire's case was far worse and she died when she was just 12 years old; years before the polio vaccine came out and saved millions of lives. This was a devastating loss for my family, pain that no one should have to endure.⁣
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#polio⁣
#poliovaccine⁣
#science⁣
#cdc⁣
#solidscience by @maryfcalvert

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The EAW deadline has been extended. This is an excellent workshop!!
#eaw by @maryfcalvert

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Meet the 2025 WPOW Lena Grant judges! This year’s applications will be reviewed by two incredible photojournalists who have dedicated their careers to impactful storytelling:

📷 Mary F. Calvert (@maryfcalvert) is an award-winning photojournalist committed to exposing social justice issues often overlooked by the media. For over a decade, she has focused on the underreported issue of sexual abuse in the U.S. Armed Forces, work that has earned her two World Press Photo awards, multiple Pulitzer Prize finalist honors, and prestigious fellowships, including the Getty Grant and Guggenheim Fellowship.

📷 Moriah Ratner (@moriahratner) is a freelance photojournalist based in Washington, D.C., whose work explores health, politics, criminal justice, and gender inequality. Named one of The New York Times Lens Blog’s “12 Emerging Photographers to Watch,” her storytelling has been published by The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, and National Geographic.

Both Mary and Moriah are past Lena Grant recipients, and now they’ll be selecting the next grantee. Could it be you?

📅 Deadline: May 8

🔗 Apply now with the link in bio.

#LenaGrant #Photojournalism #SonyAlpha #WPOWDC #PhotographyGrants #Photoprojects #visualstorytelling by @maryfcalvert

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International vaccine drives in the news today...⁣
Boys wait their turn to receive two drops of polio vaccine at a stationary vaccine sitein their neighborhood near Kano, Nigeria. Polio vaccinators fanned out across the Fagge Government Area, in Ward Kwciri, looking for children under the age of 5 on Day One of the Immunization Plus Day, sponsored by UNICEF.⁣
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#vaccines⁣
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#compassionateassistance⁣
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