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Astronauts Snag Dramatic Photographs of Alaska’s Erupting Volcano
Images of volcanoes from space are often kind of dull. These, we assure you,...
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Melville B. Grosvenor, Editor of the Magazine and President of the Society, admires new globes on a conveyor belt in a Chicago plant, December 1961.
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Photojournalist Sharing the World through Instagram
Photojournalists from around the globe have begun using Instagram as an...
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New portfolio books for @brinsonbanks came in yesterday. Excited to get these out in the world.
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Burma: Ethnic Cleansing of Rohingya Muslims in Arakan State
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“Be a human first and a journalist second,” Donna De Cesare once told me.
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“I am at war with the obvious,” the photographer William Eggleston said in a conversation with the author Mark Holborn, which became the afterward...
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If you’re in New Orleans, do not miss the screening of Steve Pyke’s Moonbug on April 13.
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Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor
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Honoring Chris Hondros
by Jonathan Klein
Today – as we have every day since April 20, 2011 – we remember our friend and colleague, photojournalist Chris Hondros.
Chris was killed two years ago while covering the uprising against Libya’s dictatorial regime, falling in the same attack that claimed his friend and fellow photojournalist, Tim Hetherington. Since that day, Chris’ indelible spirit and influence have sparked needed conversations about the importance of protecting journalists in conflict zones, inspired emerging and veteran photojournalists alike and affirmed the importance of a free press in society. Articles, exhibits and a book have reflected on his life and his work. And recent honors not only keep memories of Chris alive, but also increase his reputation for extraordinary talent, professionalism and humanity. On Sunday, April 21, 2013, Chris will be inducted into the University of North Carolina Journalism Hall of Fame. How fitting.
I was fortunate to get to know Chris well over the more than a decade that we worked together. He was a truly special person with great values and a deep well of empathy and humanity that has had a lasting impact on me. I have a photo of Chris next to my desk, both to remind me of him everyday and also to ensure that we do not forget the critical importance of what he was doing when he died and our obligation to continue that critical work.
At Getty Images, we honor Chris with our ongoing support of The Chris Hondros Fund, the nonprofit established to celebrate his life and work and to encourage other photojournalists who approach their profession with the art, passion, ethics and humanity that are evident in Chris’ photographs. In June, the photojournalism community will gather in New York City for a benefit to raise funds to continue this work and to honor the recipients of this year’s Getty Images and Chris Hondros Fund Award for Photojournalism.
If you value the unique role of independent photojournalists – those who will put their own safety at risk to be society’s witness to the key events of our time, please join us in supporting the Chris Hondros Fund by participating in this year’s benefit or with a contribution. Your backing will help us carry on, full of the hope and humanity that emanates from Chris’ work, and which inspires all photojournalists to help us better understand our world.
Editor’s note: Jonathan Klein is CEO and Co-founder of Getty Images and a member of the Board of Directors of The Committee to Protect Journalists. See his previous posts about Chris Hondros, the importance of protecting journalists in conflict zones and the value of press freedom to society. Photo by Chris Hondros
From the archive: Serbs sit inside a trailer that they use as a workshop, November 23, 2007 in Mitrovica, Kosovo Province.
Image from Kosovo, by Marco Di Lauro
Children play in the massive garbage dump where they live in Cite Soleil, Port au Prince, Haiti, April 2011. Despite large amounts of aid put into the Haitian reconstruction effort, many people still must live off of what they scavenge in the garbage.
From Cite Soleil by Antonio Bolfo
In honor of International Women’s Day, we went back through the archives and chose a few of our favorite images of female subjects. Clockwise from top:
SARAJEVO, BOSNIA - 1995: In the dangerous suburb of Dobrinja, Meliha Varesanovic walks proudly and defiantly to work during the Siege of Sarajevo. (Photo by Tom Stoddart, Women of Sarajevo Revisited)
RAWALPINDI, PAKISTAN - 2007: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto addresses thousands of supporters at a campaign rally minutes before she was assassinated. (Photo by John Moore, Benazir Bhutto)
MALI - 2009: A midwife at work in the Kidal region of northern Mali. Around fifty midwives, trained by Medicins du Monde, have been traveling the desert since 2005 assisting nomadic women with childbirth. Their efforts have helped to reduce one of the highest infant mortality rates in the world. (Photo by Veronque de Viguerie, Desert Midwives)
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN - 2007: Policewomen from a special unit led by Officer Malalai Kakar. Kakar, 41, set up the policewomen department in Kandahar, the home of the Taliban in southern Afghanistan. She was later killed by insurgents in September 2008 because of her role in the department. (Photo by Veronique de Viguerie, Afghanistan Policewomen)
TRIPOLI -2011: Salma Taghdi, Aseel Tajuri, and Maysam Shebani, all 22, started a weekly newspaper in Libya in order to get news of the revolution and safety info to local citizens. “People were scared for women to go out and fight…so we decided to do something different.”(Photo by Sarah Elliott, Her Voice Counts)
EL ALTO, BOLIVIA – 2010: Yolanda la Amorosa dives onto her male counterpart during a ‘Titans of the Ring’ wrestling group performance. The wrestling group includes the fighting Cholitas, a group of indigenous female Lucha Libra wrestlers. (Photo by Lisa Wiltse, Cholita Wrestlers)
COLOMBIA - 2007: Judith and Isa, two female FARC guerrillas from the Bloque Movil Arturo Ruiz. The Bloque Movil Arturo Ruiz are a special unit of FARC (the revolutionary armed forces of Colombia) who fight as a quick reaction force. (Photo by Alvaro Ybarra Zavala, Colombian Civil War)
SIHEUNG-RI, SOUTH KOREA - 2009: Oh Myeong Sook, 64, searches for abalone and conch. The work of a haenyeo (Sea Woman) is hard manual labor, they often work up to eight hours at sea without much of a break. (Photo by David Hogsholt, Haenyeo)
Looking Back at 2012
A year can never be summed up in a handful of photos, but we can try. From stories big and small, here are some of our favorite Reportage images that were shot or released in 2012.
Please see the full slideshow here.
The first edition of Reportage magazine debuted at Visa Pour l’Image in September, and featured some recent Reportage stories, photographer profiles, and a look behind the scenes of Tom Stoddart’s ICRC Healthcare in Danger shoot.
Fortunately, if you weren’t able to be there and pick up a copy, the complete magazine is now available to view online.
Ways that Life Goes On, by Ed Ou, in Iraq:
‘The country feels like it is still paralyzed from all the violence it has experienced. I got an overwhelming sense of collective trauma within the country. The one constant I noticed in every city I photographed was the way protracted conflict has affected every single Iraqi. Everyone I met knew someone who has lost family members or has been affected in some way. But within that, I was able to find a sense of family, community, support, and ways that life goes on, regardless of conflict.’
-Ed Ou created this multimedia with Intercross/ICRC
A single elephant tusk can sell on the black market for $6000.
In the current issue of National Geographic, Brent Stirton explores the many facets of the ivory trade - from slaughtered elephants in Kenya, to China’s carving factories, to collectors’ homes in the Philippines.
See more images on the National Geographic web gallery.
Bharat Choudharay, Kosuke Okahara, Sebastian Liste, and Paolo Marchetti have each won a $20,000 Getty Images Grant for Editorial Photography. Congratulations to all! To see more images and read about their projects please visit our Grants website.
Please also see Time Lightbox and British Journal of Photography for some great articles and interviews with the winners.
Kuba Kaminski, the newest member of Reportage Emerging Talent, lives in Poland and has worked in Libya, Gaza, China, and Japan.
Images: Poland - Whisperers are people who believe they possess a gift from God, giving them the power to heal all kinds of diseases and physical pain. They claim that they are also able to throw spells and charms, and free people from evil possession by whispering special prayers into their ears.
