Jenny Matthews

Women and Conflict

Haunting images of women caught up in war zones from Central America to Africa are the focus of Jenny Matthews's photographs. The repercussions are felt long after the shooting has ended.

Adwa, Ethiopia, 1994. The grinding mill. For 17 years, Ethiopians lived with war.

Puerto Cortes, Honduras, 1983. A U.S. army docker assisting troop manoeuvres in the region.

Eritrea, 1988. Evening literacy class on the front line.

Managua, Nicaragua, 1984. Marthe Lorena on guard duty at the main telecommunications office.

Rwanda, 1995. After losing her own children in the wartime slaughter, Epiphanie is reunited with her only remaining relative, her niece Uwimana.

(Courtesy of Jenny Matthews, photojournalist, and Network Photographers).