honorable mention
JANICE MILHEM united states
title
Detroit SlutWalk 2018
“My subjects come from a wide spectrum of lifestyles and sub-cultures, mostly within urban city centers. I’m drawn to learning and understanding more about my subjects, their lives, challenges, and points of view by way of thoughtful dialog and my camera lens”.
“I strive to connect with my subjects in a way that will help both me and my viewers understand and appreciate their worlds in a more meaningful manner, by exploring how they live, how they work, and how they play. What I have uncovered from many of my shoots is my continuous interest in people and the realization that, no matter how different my subjects may look and act on the outside, there are many ways we all can find reasons to connect on the inside”.
In 2018, Janice was awarded a fellowship through Documenting Detroit and has explored the idea of what aging means to many accomplished elders in the Detroit community. Her background in sales and marketing has allowed her to enhance both strategy and story behind each of her works.
Milhem has exhibited her photographs both regionally and internationally and has been awarded several honors for her imagery.
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entry description
A spirited group of sympathetic victims and friend gathered in one Saturday in September in Detroit's Palmer Park for its annual Detroit Slut Walk focusing on a marginalized community of a African American transgender women and others who have been victimized by sexual violence. The event inspired over 200 people to gather in the park to march for all women of all colors - taking to the streets to voice support and concern with sexual violence ignored and dismissed in our government and justice system. Persons captured were victims of sexual violence. They all voiced their stories candidly and personally.about the photographer
Janice Milhem is documentary photographer seeking to uncover compelling human stories. Her interests are to learn about people who are much different than her and to connect with them through a friendly, disarming demeanor.“My subjects come from a wide spectrum of lifestyles and sub-cultures, mostly within urban city centers. I’m drawn to learning and understanding more about my subjects, their lives, challenges, and points of view by way of thoughtful dialog and my camera lens”.
“I strive to connect with my subjects in a way that will help both me and my viewers understand and appreciate their worlds in a more meaningful manner, by exploring how they live, how they work, and how they play. What I have uncovered from many of my shoots is my continuous interest in people and the realization that, no matter how different my subjects may look and act on the outside, there are many ways we all can find reasons to connect on the inside”.
In 2018, Janice was awarded a fellowship through Documenting Detroit and has explored the idea of what aging means to many accomplished elders in the Detroit community. Her background in sales and marketing has allowed her to enhance both strategy and story behind each of her works.
Milhem has exhibited her photographs both regionally and internationally and has been awarded several honors for her imagery.
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