The winner in the Fighting Infections (single image) category is 'The Time of Coronavirus' by Aly Song. The photographer captured volunteers disinfecting the Qintai Grand Theatre In Wuhan, China – near where the pandemic started, .
The winner in the Fighting Infections (single image) category is 'The Time of Coronavirus' by Aly Song. The photographer captured volunteers disinfecting the Qintai Grand Theatre In Wuhan, China – near where the pandemic started, .
Shortlisted for the Fighting Infections category is 'Fighting Pandemic' by Sudipto Das. The image is of a tram conductor in Kolkata, India, wearing protective clothing despite the heat of a summer afternoon.
Shortlisted for the Fighting Infections category is 'Fighting Pandemic' by Sudipto Das. The image is of a tram conductor in Kolkata, India, wearing protective clothing despite the heat of a summer afternoon.
'The Hug Room' by Max Cavallari was another shortlisted entry. In a nursing home in Castelfranco Veneto, northern Italy, staff use plastic sheeting to help residents reunite with their families, like this mother and daughter. “It was like opening a pressure cooker,” the daughter said.
'The Hug Room' by Max Cavallari was another shortlisted entry. In a nursing home in Castelfranco Veneto, northern Italy, staff use plastic sheeting to help residents reunite with their families, like this mother and daughter. “It was like opening a pressure cooker,” the daughter said.
'Louise, March 2020' by Richard Boll During the first UK lockdown, Richard Boll’s wife Louise was having chemotherapy for breast cancer. Her compromised immune system meant she was at extremely high risk, which meant strict self-isolation at their home in Hove. It was an incredibly hard time for Louise, but she is now close to full recovery.
'Louise, March 2020' by Richard Boll During the first UK lockdown, Richard Boll’s wife Louise was having chemotherapy for breast cancer. Her compromised immune system meant she was at extremely high risk, which meant strict self-isolation at their home in Hove. It was an incredibly hard time for Louise, but she is now close to full recovery.
Shortlisted in the Fighting Infections (single image) category is 'Corona Bride' by Hadi Dehghanpour. This staged picture in Sabzevar, Iran, imagines how a bride and groom would have to interact if they were kept apart.
Shortlisted in the Fighting Infections (single image) category is 'Corona Bride' by Hadi Dehghanpour. This staged picture in Sabzevar, Iran, imagines how a bride and groom would have to interact if they were kept apart.

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Knitting in lockdown image wins Wellcome Photography Prize 2021

Shortlisted works included images from the California wildfires to the impact of tourism in the Maldives

Simon Rushton
Simon Rushton

July 29, 2021

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An image of self-reflection among the Covid-19 chaos helped London artist Jameisha Prescod scoop a Wellcome Photography Prize.

Ms Prescod won the single image prize with her photograph Untangling in the Managing Mental Health category.

The prize, now in its third year, focused on images that covered mental health, infectious disease and climate change.

Untangling Jameisha Prescod The isolation of lockdown exacerbated London filmmaker Jameisha Prescod’s depression, as she spent most of her time in the concentrated chaos of this room. Wellcome Photography Prize 2021
Untangling Jameisha Prescod The isolation of lockdown exacerbated London filmmaker Jameisha Prescod’s depression, as she spent most of her time in the concentrated chaos of this room. Wellcome Photography Prize 2021

“It’s really hard to talk about mental health and I guess it’s especially hard to turn a camera on yourself to expose some of the deepest and darkest [fears], but I’m glad that even taking it, I guess, could touch on something that a lot of us have been going through in this pandemic,” Ms Prescod said.

“I would also like to thank my family and especially my grandfather who bought me my first camera,” she said.

The shortlisted works included images from the California wildfires to the impact of tourism in the Maldives.

Yoppy Pieter won the series image prize in the Fighting Infections category for her Trans Woman: Between Colour and Voice.

“Both the winning entries moved the judges and initiated debate, we couldn’t help but discuss them at length,” said Jeremy Farrar, chairman of the Wellcome Photography Prize. “Covid-19 and mental health are components in both, but what captivated us all was the powerful human stories at the very centre – viewed through a lens of compassion.”

Winner of the Health in a Heating World category is 'Climate Cost' by Zakir Hossain Chowdhury. Three months after Cyclone Amphan hit Bangladesh, a man salvages anything still useful from the wreckage of his house.
Winner of the Health in a Heating World category is 'Climate Cost' by Zakir Hossain Chowdhury. Three months after Cyclone Amphan hit Bangladesh, a man salvages anything still useful from the wreckage of his house.
Shortlisted for the Health in a Heating World category is 'Eliminating Fossil Fuels in Germany' by Krisztian Bocsi. The Janschwalde lignite power plant in Peitz, Germany. Lignite, also known as brown coal, is one of the most carbon-intensive sources of power.
Shortlisted for the Health in a Heating World category is 'Eliminating Fossil Fuels in Germany' by Krisztian Bocsi. The Janschwalde lignite power plant in Peitz, Germany. Lignite, also known as brown coal, is one of the most carbon-intensive sources of power.
Water Scarcity' by Sujan Sarkar was another shortlisted image, in which a nine-year-old girl carries saltwater for her family to use around the house. Since 2009, when Cyclone Aila struck Mousuni Island, off the Indian coast south of Kolkata, the community has struggled.
Water Scarcity' by Sujan Sarkar was another shortlisted image, in which a nine-year-old girl carries saltwater for her family to use around the house. Since 2009, when Cyclone Aila struck Mousuni Island, off the Indian coast south of Kolkata, the community has struggled.
Michael Snyder's 'The Family at the End of the World' was shortlisted in the same category. Here, on the edge of the northernmost town in the world, a little girl plays on a trampoline. Saga Bernlow and her family live on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean, where temperatures are rising fast.
Michael Snyder's 'The Family at the End of the World' was shortlisted in the same category. Here, on the edge of the northernmost town in the world, a little girl plays on a trampoline. Saga Bernlow and her family live on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean, where temperatures are rising fast.
In 'Tears of Drought' by Sharwar Apo, parents take their child to hospital in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, a 16 to 24-kilometre journey across this drought-parched land, the mother holding a saline drip all the way.
In 'Tears of Drought' by Sharwar Apo, parents take their child to hospital in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, a 16 to 24-kilometre journey across this drought-parched land, the mother holding a saline drip all the way.

The other four category finalists were:

  • The Big Fish is an image inspired by Iranian myth.
  • The Time of Coronavirus was taken in Wuhan close to where the pandemic began.
  • Climate Cost shows a man rescuing belongings from the wreckage of his house in Bangladesh.
  • An Elegy for the Death of Hamun shows how Iran’s once-fertile Sistan and Baluchestan region is turning into a desert.
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  • Promises of high, fixed or 'guaranteed' returns.
  • Unregulated structured products or complex investments often used to bypass traditional safeguards.
  • Lack of clear information, vague language, no access to audited financials.
  • Overseas companies targeting investors in other jurisdictions - this can make legal recovery difficult.
  • Hard-selling tactics - creating urgency, offering 'exclusive' deals.

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Arizona Iced Tea with lemon is one of those beverages, with one 240 millilitre serving offering up 23 grams of sugar - about six teaspoons.

A 680ml can of Arizona Iced Tea costs just Dh6.

Most sports drinks sold in supermarkets were found to contain, on average, five teaspoons of sugar in a 500ml bottle.

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Fund-raising tips for start-ups

Develop an innovative business concept

Have the ability to differentiate yourself from competitors

Put in place a business continuity plan after Covid-19

Prepare for the worst-case scenario (further lockdowns, long wait for a vaccine, etc.) 

Have enough cash to stay afloat for the next 12 to 18 months

Be creative and innovative to reduce expenses

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