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PHOTOJOURNALISTS TOMÁS MUNITA AND BRYAN DENTON selected to receive GETTY IMAGES AND CHRIS HONDROS FUND AWARD AT JUNE 7 BENEFIT AND SILENT AUCTION
PHOTOJOURNALISTS TOMÁS MUNITA AND BRYAN DENTON selected to receive GETTY IMAGES AND CHRIS HONDROS FUND AWARD AT JUNE 7 BENEFIT AND SILENT AUCTION New York City, May 15, 2013 –The Chris Hondros Fund announced today that Chilean photographer Tomás Munita has been chosen to receive the 2013 Getty Images and Chris Hondros Fund Award, and [...]
WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath
WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath Nov 11, 2012 – Feb 3, 2013 About the exhibition On Veterans Day 2012, the MFAH debuts an unprecedented exhibition exploring the experience of war through the eyes of photographers. WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath gathers together nearly 500 objects, including photographs, books, magazines, [...]
TIPA Contribution to CHF
The Chris Hondros Fund is honored to receive a generous donation from the Technical Image Press Association to further the Fund’s mission to support and advance the work of photojournalists. A sincere note of thanks to TIPA members, the jury, and the Board for this meaningful contribution. http://www.tipa.com/english/latest_news.php Cologne, Germany, 18 September 2012 TIPA’s “One World” [...]
Chris Hondros Scholarship Fund at Ohio University
http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/11-12/5/chris-hondros-scholarship-2012.cfm Support sought for Chris Hondros Scholarship Fund at Ohio University Visual Communication graduate students to benefit from award May 22, 2012 From staff reports Alumni and faculty of the School of Visual Communication (VisCom) at Ohio University are seeking monetary support to endow the Chris Hondros Scholarship Fund, which will honor the late alumnus [...]
Andrea Bruce chosen as recipient of the inaugural Getty Images & Chris Hondros Fund Award
Caption for photo above: Chris Hondros, on assignment in Cairo, February 5, 2011. (Photo courtesy of Scout Tufankjian) Andrea Bruce, the first recipient of the Getty Images & Chris Hondros Fund Award, exhibits the qualities sought after in this Award’s selection criteria- an unyielding commitment to photojournalism, exceptional photographic work, and a tireless drive [...]
Newseum Will Host 2012 Journalists Memorial Rededication Ceremony
Newseum Will Host 2012 Journalists Memorial Rededication Ceremony on May 14 70 Journalists Killed in 2011 Will Be Added to Memorial WASHINGTON — At 10 a.m. on Monday, May 14, the Newseum will rededicate its Journalists Memorial, which honors newspeople who died or were killed in the pursuit of news. The names of 70 [...]
“Liberty and Justice (For All): A Global Photo Mosaic”
A very special thank you to Ben Spatz, Alaska Quarterly Review, and the contributing photographers for sharing their images and thoughts in tribute to Tim and Chris. http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/aqr/30th/introduction.cfm Alaska Quarterly Review 30th Anniversary Special Feature: Introduction to “Liberty and Justice (For All): A Global Photo Mosaic” Photojournalists have a particularly unique perspective on the notions [...]
ABC 11 Coverage of NC State Student Visit to Chris Hondros: A Retrospective
NC State journalism students visit Chris Hondros: A Retrospective, April 10, 2012, at artspace in downtown Raleigh. A special thank you to Frances Scott for her keen interest in Chris’ life and work, NC State – especially Dr. Bob Kochersberger, who organized this event, and photographer Chuck Liddy for speaking to the class about Chris [...]
CIVIC Remembers Chris Hondros
Remembering Chris Hondros Posted on April 20, 2012 by warvictims http://civicfieldreports.wordpress.com/2012/04/20/remembering-chris-hondros/ It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since our friend and steadfast CIVIC supporter Chris Hondros was killed while on assignment in Misrata, Libya. Chris was a Pulitzer Prize nominated photojournalist who covered most of the worlds major conflicts beginning in the late 90s. [...]
Reporters Instructed in Saving Colleagues: first medical training course begins in New York
On March 9, 2012, The Chris Hondros Fund awarded a $5,000 Awareness & Education grant to support Reporters Instructed in Saving Colleagues’ three-day training in Battlefield Medical Response to eligible journalists. Today, twenty-four journalists and photojournalists gathered to begin their first day of the essential first-aid training at the Bronx Documentary Center. The Fund seeks [...]
Chris Hondros: A Retrospective
http://artspacenc.org/view/galleries/current-exhibitions/exhibition-2/ Chris Hondros: A Retrospective Gallery Two April 6 – May 26, 2012 Reception: April 6 & May 4, 6 – 10pm Chris Hondros: A Retrospective presents the first gallery exhibition chronicling over a decade of conflict photography from the late Chris Hondros. Hondros (March 14, 1970 – April 20, 2011) was born in New [...]
Foundation Plans Tribute to Late Photojournalist Killed in Libya; Getty & Greek America Foundation Partner to Remember Chris Hondros’ Life.
Foundation Plans Tribute to Late Photojournalist Killed in Libya; Getty & Greek America Foundation Partner to Remember Chris Hondros’ Life. A tribute to the Chris Hondros will be featured at the Contact Photography Festival in Toronto as part of the Greek Film & Foto Week exhibition that is organized by the Greek America Foundation. Hondros [...]
THE CHRIS HONDROS FUND JOINS “EVERYONE GIVES” GLOBAL GIVING EVENT
Thank you for generously supporting the Chris Hondros Fund through the Everyone Gives Campaign – the Fund raised $3300 from 115 supporters sending contributions from 32 cities and four countries. Please consider making a small donation ($5) to the Chris Hondros Fund on the link below* and invite co-workers, family, and friends to do the same [...]
CHRIS HONDROS FUND HOSTS CONFLICT ZONE with NYC FIRE MUSEUM
Two Wars, Seen Many Ways By KERRI MACDONALD, February 9, 2012 “Conflict Zone,” an exhibition of conflict photography opening Friday at the New York City Fire Museum, has gone through several versions. The project was originally conceived in fall 2010 as a fundraiser for Joao Silva, who had just been injured in Afghanistan while on [...]
Brooklyn Songwriter Pens Tribute To Fallen Journalists Chris Hondros and Tim Hetherington
Clarence Bucaro Debuts “Two Men Down” At Nat Geo Music Brooklyn Songwriter Pens Tribute To Fallen Journalists Chris Hondros and Tim Hetherington by Tom Pryor After photojournalists Chris Hondros and Tim Hetherington were killed in Libya last April, Brooklyn songwriter Clarence Bucaro was personally inspired by their bravery in their quest for truth in [...]
NYC Fire Museum hosts ‘groundbreaking’ look at war
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Conflict Zone–Jackie Spinner, jackiespinner@mac.com, 202-441-0228 Chris Hondros Fund–Christina Piaia, press@chrishondrosfund.org, 646-926-4705 A New York Times photographer who lost both legs last year while on assignment for the New York Times in Afghanistan is the inspiration behind a groundbreaking multimedia exhibit that will open Feb. 10 at the New York City Fire Museum [...]
“ChrisHondrosmas” Fundraiser in Pittsburgh
Thank you to our dear friends in Pittsburgh for hosting “ChrisHondrosmas” – an event held in true Hondros-style that raised nearly $4000 for the Fund. We appreciate your generosity and continued support for the Fund. Remembering photojournalist Hondros, by Kate Benz, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Sunday, December 11, 2011 Whether you knew him or knew of him, [...]
Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar Introduces The Chris Hondros Memorial International News Category
The Chris Hondros Fund congratulates this year’s Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar contest winners. This year, the Seminar introduced the Chris Hondros Memorial International News Category – a news picture story category of images covering a single theme that have been taken outside of the United States. Winners include Manu Brabo of The Associated Press for his poignant [...]
THE CHRIS HONDROS FUND WEBSITE LAUNCHES
Established to honor the late Getty Images Photojournalist, the Chris Hondros Fund Will Support and Advance Photojournalists through Fellowships, Grantmaking and Education New York, NY, October 20, 2011 –The Chris Hondros Fund, established in honor of Chris Hondros, the award-winning Getty Images photojournalist killed April 20th, 2011 in an attack by government forces in Misrata, [...]