1.   Stephanie Welsh won the feature photography award for her photos of a female circumcision rite in Kenya.

2.   In both cases the dikir is performed on special occasions like marriage ceremonies, circumcision rites, and harvest celebrations.

3.   Stephanie Welsh, a free-lancer, won the feature photography prize for a sequence of photos of a female circumcision rite in Kenya.

4.   Their rhythms of life are defined largely by planting seasons, circumcision rites and wedding and funeral ceremonies.