More images of Equal Opportunities

Picture needs - Equal opportunities

This month's topic celebrates the mosaic of life and diversity influencing lifestyles, from ethnicity to age, to sexual orientation. 2007 is the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All which has been decreed by the European Commission as a tool to tackle discrimination, celebrate diversity and endorse equal opportunities for all.

Although the Alamy collection is already well represented from a multicultural perspective, there is scope for further diversity, for example, British Asians and American Hispanic communities. Particular gaps in the collection are in the area of realistic and authentic depictions of disability, old age and sexuality.

Alamy is in need of both stock photography and reportage imagery, both Royalty-free and Licenced.

Disability

• Disabled people at home - both alone and with their family
• Positive images of people in wheelchairs (all age ranges)
• Disability in the workplace
• Sport for the disabled - wheelchair sports, sport for the blind, Paralympics etc
• Disabled people enjoying an active social life - with both disabled and able-bodied people
• Disabled people on holiday
• Special needs education
• Disability in mainstream schools
• Child carers - children caring for parent with disability
• Disability help and assistance - equipment, guide dogs, specially equipped homes etc
• Mental health issues: portraits of depression/anorexia/obsessive compulsive disorders/therapy and counselling etc
• Disabled men / women travelling on public transport - both negative and positive view of their experiences
• Disabled children enjoying the experience of travel: On aeroplanes, boats and trains
• The representation of disability within society: People looking at the sculpture of Alison Lapper in Trafalgar Square
• Disabled artists working and exhibiting
• Disabled parents: The problems and joys of dealing with able bodied children
• Disabled activists fighting for more rights and fair representation: people fighting for access to cities: illustration of stairs representing a brick wall to a wheel chair user

• May 05, 2006 - May 07, 2006 DSE National Mini Games
• Jun 09, 2006 - Jun 11, 2006 Nationwide British Open Athletics Championships
• Jun 24, 2006 - Jun 25, 2006 Nationwide Junior Athletics Championships
• Jul 07, 2006 - Jul 09, 2006 Nationwide Open LC Swimming Championships
• Jul 17, 2006 Peter Shilton OBE Charity Golf Classic 2006
• Jul 22, 2006 - Jul 23, 2006 DSE National Archery Championship 2006
• Sep 02, 2006 - Sep 03, 2006 National Table Tennis Championships
• Nov 04, 2006 - Nov 05, 2006 Nationwide National SC Swimming Championships

• Elderly people in care homes
• Portraits of elderly people at home alone / isolated / neglected
• Seniors taking part in sports / leading healthy lifestyles
• Seniors on active holidays
• Seniors having fun - behaving in a youthful way
• Grandparents caring for grandchildren
• Seniors leading active social lives
• 'Pensioner Power': Pensioners protesting
• Generation images: Pensioners pointing to buildings, photographs, statues, institutions that represent the effect their generation had on today's society

• Female fire fighters / construction workers / judges / surgeons / lumberjack / garbage collectors / bouncers / taxi-drivers / truck drivers / welders etc.
• Male house husband / carer / secretary / receptionist / midwife

• The gender equality duty for public bodies will come into force in April 2007. This duty places the onus on organisations to demonstrate fair treatment of women and men in the delivery of policy and services as well as in their employment.
• Women and men juggling work and family life
• Empowered women heading meetings, taking control and sharing ideas
• Men consulting and confiding in HR department
• Images of victimisation of either gender within the work place
• Images to represent discrimination in the workplace e.g gender inequality, age discrimination, racial discrimination, disability discrimination, bullying etc.
• Seniors in the workplace
• Seniors in job interviews
• Images to represent sexual harassment
• Pregnant women in the workplace
• Working Mothers
• Transsexuals within the work place
• Religious symbols on around work stations

• Images to illustrate bullying at school
• Homophobia in schools - homophobic bullying
• Racism in schools - racial bullying
• Portraits of children looking depressed/isolated as a result of bullying
• Positive images of children debating
• Multicultural and religious groups in school
• Representations of diversity and acceptance
• Children playing and having fun together
• Children educating each other about their backgrounds
• Looking at clothing, religion, food and festivals
• Children who live with poverty: not having the trendy clothes or high tech gadgets
• Representation of school as an over-powering and intimidating place
• Representation of school as a welcoming and safe place

• Group portrait shots of children from a diverse range of ethnic backgrounds
• Group shots of adults ranging from teens to the elderly and representing a diverse range of ethnic backgrounds
• Positive images of blackness
• Portraits of Muslim women wearing hijab / veil
• Multicultural schools / communities in the UK / US - reportage and stock
• Black policemen / women in the UK
• Jury depicting a mix of races and age ranges
• Mixed race couples
• Mixed race families
• British Asian Communities - family occasions / religious celebrations / holidays etc.

• Notting Hill Carnival Sunday 27 August and Monday 28 August
• Rise: London: Saturday 8th July 2006, Finsbury Park
  London's biggest free music festival, Rise. London United will take place on Saturday 8th July 2006 at Finsbury Park*. With an eclectic mix of hip-hop, indie, pop, jazz and reggae, there is something for everyone at this festival, which aims to bring together the diverse community that is London.
• WOMAD Friday 28th - Sunday 30th July 2006
  WOMAD stands for World of Music, Arts and Dance, bringing together many forms of music, arts and dance from countries and cultures around the world.

• Couples displaying commitment to one another - e.g getting married, buying a house, buying a car
• Gay weddings / civil partnership ceremonies
• Couples with children
• Couples in everyday situations, shopping, cleaning the house, having dinner at home, watching television etc
• Couples dating, in a bar, restaurant, at the cinema etc
• Couples showing affection in public - holding hands, hugging, kissing
• Portraits of couples demonstrating affection for one another
• Intimate moments
• Photographs to illustrate gay couple 'meeting the parents'
• Older gay couples - portraits
• Gay couple adopting a child

• Queen's Day, Amsterdam: 27 April - 1 May 2006
• Las Vegas Pride: 6 - 14 May 2006
• Cancun International Gay Festival: 11 - 15 May 2006
• Gay Days Disney World, Florida: 30 May - 4 June 2006
• Zurich Pride: 9 - 11 June 2006
• New York Pride, Heritage of Pride: 18 - 25 June 2006
• Paris Pride: 24th June
• San Francisco Pride: 24 - 25 June 2006
• Chicago Pride: 25 June 2006
• EuroPride06 Festival (2006 event in London): 17 June - 1 July 2006
• Gay Games VII Sports and Cultural Festival, Chicago: 15 - 22 July 2006
• The Gay Wedding Show 22 Oct 2006, The Hilton Metropole, Brighton
• Brighton Pride: 30th July - Sunday 6th August
• Pink Picnic, Cambridge's: 19th August 2006
• Manchester Pride: 18 and 28 August 2006
• Cardiff Mardi Gras: 2nd September 2006