This is Gender is a testament to the collaboration, creativity, and dedication of many individuals. We are deeply grateful to the artists, partners, advisors and supporters who have contributed their time, insight, and passion to make this initiative possible. Your commitment continues to inspire us and shape what This is Gender can be

Past Sponsors

THIS IS GENDER 2021 WAS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY THE GLOBAL HEALTH INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY FUND (GHIT) 

Many thanks to GHIT for their generous support of This is Gender 2021: Visualising gender in times of pandemic.

Past Judges

Our panel of judges plays a vital role in shaping the This is Gender collection. We are deeply grateful for the time, insights, expertise, and thoughtful critiques they bring to the selection process. Over the years, their contributions have not only guided the curation of powerful imagery but have also challenged and enriched our own approaches to representation.

2020 Competition 

James Chau, host of The China Current; World Health Organization and UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador

Yagazie Emezi, artist and self-taught documentary photographer, based in Nigeria

Elena Fortes, co-founder of No Ficción and Ambulante, Mexico’s largest documentary festival 

Sahra Mani, an award-winning filmmaker, university lecturer and founder of Afghanistan Documentary House.

2021 Competition 

Jessica Horn, Founding member, the African Feminist Forum and Commissioner on the Lancet Commission on Gender and Global Health

Suhair Khan, Strategic Projects at Google and Founder/Director of Open/Ended

Azu Nwagbogu, Founder and Director of African Artists’ Foundation

Esra’a Al Shafei, Human rights activist and founder of Majal.org

Ayesha Ahmad, Lecturer in Global Health, St George’s University of London

Imogen Bakelmun, Curator, This is Gender 

Rochelle Burgess, Lecturer in Global Health, University College London

2023 Competition 

Zahra Joya, an Afghan journalist and a founder of Rukhshana Media

Marion Lynch, an expert in integrating the arts into health and enabling others to do the same

Prof Thirusha Naidu, Head of Clinical Psychology at King Dinuzulu Hospital and an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing and Public Health in Durban, South Africa

Altaf Qadri, an award-winning photojournalist based in New Delhi, India 

Wanderley Santos, a Brazilian intercultural psychotherapist currently practicing between Brazil and the University of Oxford.