When you see a photograph of the developing world, have you ever asked whether it was ethically sourced?

Majority World takes fair trade principles and applies them to photography. Its mission is to identify, develop and promote talented photographers from Africa, Asia and Latin America to global markets

We sell their stunning images, organise assignments, commission photo stories, and create unusual and informative photographic events. We also license our ethical brand to suitable merchandising partners. Our aim is to help photographers build sustainable businesses and through their unique local viewpoint to challenge Western stereotypes of life in the developing world.

The Success

• £19703 remitted to photographers in first year
• 201 majority world photographers from 23 countries now showcased
  Bangladeshi, Phillipino, Nepali, Sri Lankan, Ecuadorian, Tanzanian photographers carry out assignments
• New staff in Dhaka (Bangladesh) to increase uploading capacity
• 1650 buyer registrations from all over the world
• Increase in images viewable on from 10,000 to 17500.
• Majority World images used by UNESCO (desk diary), Helvetas: a Swiss NGO (postcard pack), UNICEF (calendar) and New Internationalist (desk diary)
• Initiated exchange programme between the photography department at University College Falmouth and Pathshala, a photo school in Dhaka
  
  Contact
  
  Dr Colin Hastings, Director, Advocacy and Financing
  1 Kentwood Close, Cholsey, Oxon, OX10 9NQ, United Kingdom
  colin@majorityworld.com
   

URL: www.majorityworld.com, www.majorityworld.org