JPC Alumni Melanie Walker's Photo Enters Finalist Stage

"The Right to Marry"-Melanie Walker.

UNA-Canada JPC, Melanie Walker was shortlisted for the 2014 "Travel with Purpose" Photo Competition by Verge Magazine. There were almost 2000 entries and 49 were shortlisted.

Her photo is #44 entitled, "The Right to Marry" and was taken during Melanie’s work with Dr. Mohini Giri in India last year. 

You can view Melanie’s and others photos here http://www.vergemagazine.com/galleries/2014-shortlist.html under the category “Projects and Issues". Hers is #44.

Voting ends Dec. 31 and our bias is toward Melanie, of course.

The contest which has been ongoing for several years, focuses on engaging Canadians through their experiences of International Development and Volunteering, who have or are living, working, or studying abroad. 

The Grand Prize is $1,000 and selected short-listed images will be displayed at the 2014 Toronto, Montreal and Boston Go Global Expos, and will be published in Verge Magazine's Photo Annual edition.

Good Luck Melanie!