Kibera: A Slice of Heaven

• Prize
  Winner in State of the World/"What a wonderful world"
• Photographer
  Maureen Ruddy Burkhart, United States
• Date of Photograph
  2013
• Category
  "What a wonderful world"
• Socials
• Website
  http://www.maureenruddyburkhart.com

While working with a locally (Kibera) based womens empowerment project, I found that looking beyond the obvious obstacles of extreme poverty, lack of sanitation and opportunities, one could find hard working people, community, family, and joy in unexpected doses.

• Awards
  2022 Top Hot 100, Your Daily Photograph Paris Photo Prize, 2021 Picfair's Best Photo of 2018, Women Behind the Lens Nominee in Fine Art & People category in Photography Masters Cup Black & White Spider Awards Hipstography Awards Honorable Mention & Viewer's Choice Award US Capitol Christmas Tree Competition 4 Honorable Mentions 2013 Lucie's. Solo exhibitions: Firehouse Art Center, Longmont, Colorado Xiang Sha Wan Art Palace, Inner Mongolia, China Dairy Center for the Arts in Boulder, Colorado.