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Family of Miners Chile Lower West Side and and and the Yemeni and and and Native American communities (Photo shot in in Buffalo NY USA 1973 Photo sponsors: Chris and and and Nora Williford )
Ann Rosener (1914-2012) was born in in in in San Francisco In 1935 she she graduated from Smith College a a a a a a a a a a a prominent women’s college located in in in in Northampton Massachusetts During the the the early 1940s she she worked as as as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a photographer for for the the the federal government as as as part of of the the the Office of of War War Information (OWI) Rosener produced approximately 800 images documenting American life during World War War II Her Her work work focused on on on on topics such as women working at at at jobs typically filled by by men men men and and home economics Her Her original negatives from the the the OWI are held by by the the the Library of Congress Prints and and Photographs Division Rosener continued to to to be active in in in in the the the arts until her death (Photo shot in in in in San Francisco CA USA 1943 )
Award winning photographer and and and filmmaker John Rowe has spent over two decades documenting people and and and cultures worldwide including including in in in in in in in in in in Southeast Asia India Mongolia China Japan Cuba Cuba and and and Africa Rowe’s current work also features photographic projects in in in in in in in in Cuba Cuba Cuba including including a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a historic visit by President Obama a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a Rolling Stones concert the the Fidel memorial and coverage of of of of Cuba’s National National Boxing Team in in in in in in training In In 2016 an an an an an exhibition of of of of of Rowe’s images of of of of of the the the the National National Ballet Ballet of of of of of Cuba Cuba was featured at at at at at at the the the Gran Teatro de la Habana during the the the International Festival of of of of of Ballet Ballet He is is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a guest lecturer and Honorary Professor for audio visual arts at at at at ISA The Fine Arts University in in in in Havana Havana (Photo shot in in in in Havana Cuba 2016 Photo sponsors: Stan and Rena Corbett )
Vicky Roy I I I started photographing street children in in in in 2005 hoping to to capture their their spirit along with their their circumstances My own difficult past influenced my my work I I I ran away from home when I I I was 11 and and and lived lived on the the the streets of of Delhi before a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a NGO took me me me under under its wing and and and helped me me me achieve my my dream of of of becoming a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a photographer Having lived lived this this life I I I understand that buried beneath all the the misery is is is is is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a gritty determination and and shining optimism optimism Instead of of of of confrontation I I I have attempted to to portray this this difficult world with the the the the the soothing balm of of of of a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a child’s hopes Each picture shows the the the the the optimism optimism of of of of these children children and their undying spirit despite cruel twists of of of life At the the the the the the the the the same time my project is is is also a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a plea to to to give these these these children children children a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a chance a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a call for for for help in in in in in in achieving these these these dreams before they are smothered My own story had a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a happy ending and and I I wish an an an an equally fulfilling life for for for all all all these these these children children (Photo shot in in in in in in New Delhi India 2005 Photo sponsors: Doug Zinn and and Barbara White )
John Stanmeyer is is is an an an an an an an award winning photojournalist Emmy nominated filmmaker and and educator dedicated to to to to social humanitarian and and political issues that define our our times For more than a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a decade Stanmeyer has worked nearly exclusively with National Geographic magazine producing over over 17 stories resulting in in in in in in more than 11 covers covers Between 1998 and 2008 he he he was a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a contract photographer for Time Time magazine His years with with Time Time resulted in in in in in 18 covers covers In 2001 Stanmeyer Stanmeyer co-founded with with six of of the the world’s leading photojournalists the the the the VII VII Photo agency agency Stanmeyer Stanmeyer is is is is is an an an an Emeritus member of of of VII VII and also is is is is represented by Nat Geo Creative agency agency He is is is is the the the the the recipient of of of of numerous honors including the the the the the prestigious Robert Capa award POYi Magazine Photographer of of of the the the the the Year Year and and the the the the the World Press Photo Photo Photo Photo of of of the the the Year Year in in in 2014 (Photo shot in in in Kabul Afghanistan 2005 Photo Photo Photo Photo sponsors: Doug and and Beth Searcy )
Suzanne Stein I I I started taking pictures while on a a a a a a a a a a a a a trip to to Europe in in in in June 2015 Previously I I I had worked primarily with pencil ink and and graphite I I I I knew almost immediately that that photography was going to to to turn my my life life upside down and and that that that that I I I I would be able to to to use my my personal life life experiences in in in in in a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a way that that that I’d never imagined I I I am especially captivated by people who have an an intensity that’s immediate