Women Photojournalists of Washington and Lost Origins Gallery are honored to host (all the way from India!) photojournalist Smita Sharma who will discuss her award winning documentary work, recently published in the FotoEvidence book titled “We Cry In Silence”.

Smita Sharma spent seven years documenting trafficking of underage girls for sex and domestic servitude work in India, Bangladesh and Nepal. The work initialy appeared as an article titled “Stolen Lives” in the October 2020 issue of National Geographic Magazine globally and appeared as the cover story in India. Ms Sharma has been recognized for this work by an Amnesty International Media Award and Fetisov Journalism award.

Please join us on February 22nd at 6:30 pm for a presentation of the work. Smita will be available for questions and book signing after the presentation.