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Krisanne Johnson “The cheerleaders say it all. Five young Swazi women skip though an open field, pompoms pointed skyward [Slide 4]. The image is by no means the most gripping in Krisanne Johnson’s project, “I Love You Real Fast.” But she was delighted by the scene, thrilled that she’d caught word of a cheerleading competition in Swaziland with just enough time to reschedule her flight home. “It finally felt like the point of my project was starting to come across a lot more, as far as breaking down Western misconceptions,” Ms. Johnson said. Ms. Johnson, 34, has been documenting the coming of age of females in the country — where one in two women are infected with H.I.V./AIDS — since 2006. On Wednesday evening, she received the $30,000 W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography in recognition of her project. “I Love You Real Fast” so far consists of three chapters. Two examine the traditional coming of age alongside modern youth culture. “Statistically, this is the younger generation that is going to move into womanhood,” Ms. Johnson said. “They are the next one-in-two.””

Krisanne Johnson


“The cheerleaders say it all.

Five young Swazi women skip though an open field, pompoms pointed skyward [Slide 4]. The image is by no means the most gripping in Krisanne Johnson’s project, “I Love You Real Fast.” But she was delighted by the scene, thrilled that she’d caught word of a cheerleading competition in Swaziland with just enough time to reschedule her flight home.

“It finally felt like the point of my project was starting to come across a lot more, as far as breaking down Western misconceptions,” Ms. Johnson said.

Ms. Johnson, 34, has been documenting the coming of age of females in the country — where one in two women are infected with H.I.V./AIDS — since 2006. On Wednesday evening, she received the $30,000 W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography in recognition of her project.

“I Love You Real Fast” so far consists of three chapters. Two examine the traditional coming of age alongside modern youth culture. “Statistically, this is the younger generation that is going to move into womanhood,” Ms. Johnson said. “They are the next one-in-two.””

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    Yay! I love this...and am so happy for Krisanne. If you haven’t been
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