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Let us know what you think of Photoshare by contacting us at photoshare@infoforhealth.org or taking the online user survey.

"Photoshare has been of invaluable help in providing readers with more accurate information in our reports on HIV/AIDS and poverty in developing countries. We report worldwide on issues of human security, sustainable development and democracy through the IPS global newswire and several publications under the name of TerraViva at international conferences and the U.N. system."
-- Alejandro Kirk, Director, Special Projects, Inter Press Service (IPS)

"Photoshare was a great resource for several international publications and presentations we produced in reproductive health because we found it wasn't easy to get good artistic photos of groups in developing countries that are in a work setting."
-- Suzanne Hurley, Centers for Disease Control

"At times, many of us are desperately looking for good photographs for publications or presentations. One great source I have found through the years is Photoshare."
-- Kirsten Olson, Research Triangle Institute

"We really couldn't exist without the Photoshare website. It is difficult to find quality high res photos that deal with healthcare in developing countries. Photoshare is easy to use, and I can always count on new photos posted on the site. Another great bonus is that the staff are always willing to hear feedback, and they troubleshoot problems immediately."
-- Lynn Hamberger, USAID Population, Health & Nutrition Information Project

"If a picture is worth a thousand words, then Photoshare is a global library. When I want to give my readers visual insights from Togo to
Thailand, I first turn to Photoshare."
-- Brian Simpson, Johns Hopkins Public Health Magazine

"Photoshare is a great resource for small NGOs who can't afford to hire pricey photographers to illustrate their work. We have found some spectacular photos that effectively depict hopeful images of women and youth that we like to portray."
-- Annmarie Leadman, Center for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA)

"We have been using Photoshare for more than five years. It is the first place we turn to when we need a photo for our international development publications. Photoshare's response time is lightning fast, the paperwork is minimal, and the images are of the highest quality. Best of all, the service is free!"
-- John Engels, International Business Initiatives (IBI)

"Publications produced by the nonprofit Population Reference Bureau are often put together on a very limited budget, and many would not be illustrated at all if it were not for Photoshare. We're grateful to Photoshare for helping us to show as well as tell about current demographic trends. We also use Photoshare photos on our websites."
-- Theresa Kilcourse, Population Reference Bureau

"Photoshare was quite valuable to the Development Gateway a portal on development launched by the World Bank in partnership with governments and civil society organizations because it provided us with excellent action photos on AIDS prevention work in Africa and Asia which we could use on our web site."
-- John Garrison, Civil Society Team, World Bank

"The Photoshare Web site is easy to use, and the timely response and cooperation of its staff made the whole experience a pleasure."
-- Linda Elsner, Writer/Editor, NCCDPHP, CDC

"As the responsible officer for selecting photos for the Bulletin of the World Health Organization, I found Photoshare very useful. We indeed selected a photo for the Bulletin of the World Health Organization No. 12, Vol. 80 (2002). The service provided by Photoshare was very efficient and rapid, most appreciated, especially when one is faced with tight deadlines."
-- Dalia Susini, World Health Organization (WHO)

"It's great that Photoshare exists as an extension of all the important messages/changes that non-profits are trying to convey to the public."
-- Stephanie St. Clair, Aquarius 8 Graphic Designer

"The photos of Photoshare are unique and very true to the location where they have been taken. We often use photos from Photoshare and see this database as an invaluable tool for international NGOs."
-- Bo Normander, Editor of the Danish Journal Global Ecology

"SciDev.Net often uses images from Photoshare to accompany articles on the interface between science and development it has often yielded photos that are impossible to find elsewhere. Many thanks for this efficient and valuable service."
-- Nicky Lewis, Science and Development Network (www.scidev.net)

"Finding Photoshare has been a Godsend for myself as a graphic designer. Lavina Velasco and her colleagues at Photoshare have been more accommodating, problem solving, flexible and respectful of my needs as a client than I could have hoped for. And the service is free for educational or non-profit use. They have been so good to me in helping me get the images I need for my U.N. work I feel a bit guilty for not yet sharing some of my images with Photoshare, as I offered, but I will get to it. If the service and business sectors in this country could follow Photoshare’s ethic for service to the community at large, we'd be living in Nirvana!"
-- Andy Musilli, Graphic Designer

"I have found the Photoshare website to be a real asset, and was impressed by the efficient and professional handling of the requests."
-- Anthony L. Waddell, Freelance Editor and Writer

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