The Chris Hondros Fund http://www.chrishondrosfund.org/blog Sun, 19 May 2013 15:14:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 PHOTOJOURNALISTS TOMÁS MUNITA AND BRYAN DENTON selected to receive GETTY IMAGES AND CHRIS HONDROS FUND AWARD AT JUNE 7 BENEFIT AND SILENT AUCTION http://www.chrishondrosfund.org/blog/2013/05/photojournalists-tomas-munita-and-bryan-denton-selected-to-receive-getty-images-and-chris-hondros-fund-award-at-june-7-benefit-and-silent-auction/ http://www.chrishondrosfund.org/blog/2013/05/photojournalists-tomas-munita-and-bryan-denton-selected-to-receive-getty-images-and-chris-hondros-fund-award-at-june-7-benefit-and-silent-auction/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 11:03:18 +0000 admin http://www.chrishondrosfund.org/blog/?p=269

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 American photographer Bryan Denton has been selected as an award finalist.

Formed by Christina Piaia, Chris Hondros’s fiancée, with the support of his family, the Chris Hondros Fund advances the work of photojournalists who espouse his legacy and vision, and sponsors fellowships, grantmaking and education to raise understanding of the issues facing reporters in conflict zones. Ms. Piaia, together with Getty Images Vice President for Editorial Imagery Pancho Bernasconi and New York Times Photographer Todd Heisler serve on the Chris Hondros Fund Board of Directors.

“We are grateful to honor Chris’ unique ability to bring shared human experiences to light through the spirit of this award,” Ms. Piaia said. “Tomás Munita demonstrates exceptional photographic ability coupled with a spirited commitment to the craft of photojournalism. Similarly, Bryan Denton captures both the complexities and daily life of those living in conflict with an unyielding commitment and intellectual curiosity.”

Tomás Munita is a documentary photographer with a primary interest on social issues.  He has focused his work in Latin America, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.
Bryan Denton is a freelance photographer based in Beirut, Lebanon. He began his career covering Arab culture, conflict and social issues after graduating from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.
Munita will receive a $20,000 grant and Denton will receive a $5,000 grant to support their documentary photography.
The Getty Images and Chris Hondros Fund Award was created to honor Getty Images photojournalist and two-time Pulitzer Prize nominee Chris Hondros, who was killed April 20, 2011, in a mortar attack by government forces in Misrata, Libya.

“Chris was dedicated to documenting the compassion, violence and frailty that encompasses so much of our world today. It was through his personal vision and determination that were able to share some of the most powerful images from the large and small events that make up our common humanity,” Mr. Bernasconi said. “The Chris Hondros Fund is proud to honor Tomás Munita and Bryan Denton and support their work to create a visual history that brings shared human experiences into the public eye.”

The Chris Hondros Fund will host a reception at the New York Public Library (5th Avenue, 42nd Street) on Friday, June 7, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. to present the Getty Images and Chris Hondros Fund Award and a silent auction to benefit the Chris Hondros Fund Fellowship, Grantmaking and Awareness Programs.  To purchase tickets to the Chris Hondros Fund Benefit and Silent Auction, please visit www.chrishondrosfund.org/benefit.

The silent auction will provide the opportunity to bid on an extraordinary collection of photographs, including: Ernst Haas’ Tobago Wave, 1968; Milton Greene’s 1956 limited edition portrait of Marilyn Monroe; Slim Aarons’ Poolside Glamour, 1970; Scout Tukankjian’s all-time most-tweeted Obama Victory photograph, and photographs generously contributed by Dave Burnett, Andrea Bruce, Todd Heisler, John Moore, Randy Olson, Brent Stirton, Mario Tama and dozens of other award-winning photojournalists. Donors need not be present to participate; an online auction begins May 22, powered by Paddle8: www.paddle8.com/auctions/chrishondrosfund.

The Chris Hondros Fund is a recognized 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. For more information concerning the Fund, please visit www.chrishondrosfund.org.

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]]> http://www.chrishondrosfund.org/blog/2012/12/254/feed/ 0 WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath http://www.chrishondrosfund.org/blog/2012/11/warphotography-images-of-armed-conflict-and-its-aftermath/ http://www.chrishondrosfund.org/blog/2012/11/warphotography-images-of-armed-conflict-and-its-aftermath/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:01:51 +0000 admin http://www.chrishondrosfund.org/blog/?p=243

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, albums, and photographic equipment.

Images recorded by more than 280 photographers, from 28 nations, span 6 continents and more than 165 years, from the Mexican-American War in the mid-1800s to present-day conflicts. Iconic photographs as well as previously unknown images are featured, taken by military photographers, commercial photographers (portrait and photojournalist), amateurs, and artists.

The exhibition examines the relationship between war and photography, exploring the types of photographs created during wartime, as well as by whom and for whom. Rather than being organized chronologically, or as a survey of “greatest hits,” the images are arranged to show the progression of war: from the acts that instigate armed conflict to “the fight,” to victory and defeat, and photos that memorialize a war, its combatants, and its victims. Portraits of servicemen, military and political leaders, and civilians are a consistent presence.

Accompanying the show is a 600-page illustrated catalogue featuring interviews and essays by curators, scholars, and military historians. After the Houston premiere, WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY travels to the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles; the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC; and the Brooklyn Museum.

The Chris Hondros Fund is proud to help sponsor this unparalleled exhibition of images documented by more than 280 photojournalists from the past 165 years.

 

]]> http://www.chrishondrosfund.org/blog/2012/11/warphotography-images-of-armed-conflict-and-its-aftermath/feed/ 0 TIPA Contribution to CHF http://www.chrishondrosfund.org/blog/2012/09/237/ http://www.chrishondrosfund.org/blog/2012/09/237/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:27:39 +0000 admin http://www.chrishondrosfund.org/blog/?p=237 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” photo contest was created to celebrate the beauty and diversity of our world, a world where cultures and civilizations meet, communicate and interact with one another. Photography is a universal language that communicates beyond language barriers and borders.

The jury of TIPA members was looking for images that depicted the “One World” theme as well as attributes that make a photograph great. A great photograph stands out among others, it evokes emotions, highlights beauty even in great turmoil, it communicates without the use of words, and it captures moments we are often too naive to even notice. But most importantly, a great photograph has a soul, and comes alive once viewed.

As part of TIPA’s promotion and marketing campaign of its first international photographic contest, “One World” advert was widely publicised in TIPA member magazines and online. Over 4,500 images were submitted to the contest.

The TIPA contest jury was looking for images that identified with the “One World” theme. Professional photographers need to have the ability to translate client-briefs into amazing images, but the jury found that the entries submitted in the professional category displayed inadequate interpretation of the “One World” theme. The professional category asked entrants to submit a photo story of three images; thereby enhancing a photographers’ opportunity to translate and communicate the theme. Many great images were entered but they were simply not relevant to the theme.

For this reason the jury decided not to award a prize to any of the entries in the professional category and will instead donate the prize money to the Chris Hondros Fund which supports and advances the work of photojournalists.

The amateur category yielded quality entries that illustrated the “One World” theme perfectly. The jury’s final winning image in the amateur category depicts a demonstration during the ‘Arab Spring’ uprising in Egypt, showing an onlooker taking a picture or video with the latest Western gadget, an Apple iPad.

Ibrahim Mohamed Mohamed Mahmoud Abd Elmolaa of Egypt took the winning photograph. This image truly shows how the world has become one, and we are proud to honour him as TIPA’s first International Award Winning Photographer!

Honourable Mentions were also awarded to images created by Helmut Plamper from Italy, Antonio Gutierrez Pereira from Spain and Mark Wood from the United Kingdom. All the winning images can be viewed of the TIPA website www.tipa.com.

]]> http://www.chrishondrosfund.org/blog/2012/09/237/feed/ 0 Chris Hondros Scholarship Fund at Ohio University http://www.chrishondrosfund.org/blog/2012/08/chris-hondros-scholarship-fund-at-ohio-university/ http://www.chrishondrosfund.org/blog/2012/08/chris-hondros-scholarship-fund-at-ohio-university/#comments Sun, 05 Aug 2012 21:19:17 +0000 admin http://www.chrishondrosfund.org/blog/?p=229 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 and war photographer by supporting a graduate scholar in the school.

The intent to endow a scholarship was announced on VisCom Day on April 30, 2012, just more than a year after Hondros, a 2006 graduate of the program, was killed while covering the conflict in Libya.

“It’s been a year, almost to the day, that Chris Hondros was killed, Tim Hetherington was killed, and Michael Brown was wounded,” said VisCom Director Terry Eiler. “This is a chance for all of us to honor Chris; this is a moment we get to share as friends of Chris.”

Hondros, who was 41, was a senior staff photographer with Getty Images, an international photo agency in New York City. Nominated twice for a Pulitzer Prize, Hondros had covered international conflicts since the late 1990s, including wars in Kosovo, Angola, Sierra Leone, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Kashmir, the West Bank, Iraq and Liberia. He completed an undergraduate degree at North Carolina State before beginning his master’s degree at Ohio University in 1996.

“Chris was the Johnny Appleseed of friendship,” remembers fellow alumnus and photographer Jeff Swensen, who met Hondros at Ohio University and remained close to him throughout their careers. “He traveled around the world, began relationships and nurtured those relationships. He was the best friend I ever had.”

Classmate Anne Sherwood, who is spearheading the campaign to create the fund, remembers meeting Hondros on campus and that the graduate class that year had only 12 cohorts.

“We entered together, and were very good friends from the beginning,” Sherwood said. “We took different paths, so I lived vicariously through him. It’s amazing what a void his death has left in my life. I miss him horribly.”

Sherwood and Hondros’ fiancé Christina Piaia, who serves as president and a member of the board of directors for the Chris Hondros Fund, a not-for-profit organization that supports and advances the work of photojournalists and raises awareness of conflict reporting, say in an early draft of scholarship guidelines that they hope the Chris Hondros Scholarship “will continue and preserve Hondros’ distinctive ability to bring a visual history of shared human experience into the public eye.”

Recipients of the award will likely be chosen based on a portfolio of work, a written statement, an application or personal interview and, possibly, financial need.

Major contributions thus far include $1,500 from the Chris Hondros Fund and a dollar-for-dollar matching pledge from the Palo Alto, Calif.-based Enlight Foundation, founded and directed by Hondros’ fellow VisCom alumna Xin Liu, a 1996 graduate, and her husband, Yongping Duan.

“People like Chris work for people like us who live in peace,” Liu said at the announcement of the matching pledge on April 30. “We thank people like Chris and [fellow alumnus] Michael (Brown) who risk their lives out there to bring the bigger world to us.”

To make a gift to the Hondros Scholarship, contact The Ohio University Foundation at 800-592-FUND or giving@ohio.edu. Checks may be made payable to The Ohio University Foundation (be sure to write “Hondros Scholarship” in the notes section) and sent to the foundation at P.O. Box 869, Athens, Ohio 45701. Gifts also can be made online at www.ohio.edu/give.

For more information contact Scripps College of Communication Senior Director of Development Robin Stock at stockr@ohio.edu.

]]> http://www.chrishondrosfund.org/blog/2012/08/chris-hondros-scholarship-fund-at-ohio-university/feed/ 0 Andrea Bruce chosen as recipient of the inaugural Getty Images & Chris Hondros Fund Award http://www.chrishondrosfund.org/blog/2012/06/205/ http://www.chrishondrosfund.org/blog/2012/06/205/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:50:46 +0000 admin http://www.chrishondrosfund.org/blog/?p=205                                            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 to tell a story. Choosing Ms. Bruce as the first award winner serves as a true honor to Chris Hondros’ life and work as she continues to bring shared human experiences into the public eye.

The Fund is pleased to announce Dominic Bracco II as a finalist for the Getty Images & Chris Hondros Fund Award-  his demonstrated commitment to photojournalism remains unchanged as he tackles some of the most challenging stories of our time with a brave and a clear purpose.

ANDREA BRUCE AND DOMINIC BRACCO II TO BE HONORED
AT THE CHRIS HONDROS FUND BENEFIT AND SILENT AUCTION

WHAT: Photojournalist Andrea Bruce will be honored at the Chris Hondros Fund Benefit and Silent Auction as the winner of the inaugural Getty Images & Chris Hondros Fund Award with an award of $20,000 to pursue her documentary photography, which brings to light shared human experiences. Finalist Dominic Bracco II, will also be recognized and receive a $5,000 award to continue his work of creating a visual history that provokes thought, raises awareness and fosters understanding.
The Getty Images & Chris Hondros Fund Award was created to honor photojournalist and two-time Pulitzer Prize nominee Chris Hondros – the award-winning Getty Images photojournalist killed April 20th, 2011, in a mortar attack by government forces in Misrata, Libya – his work and his distinctive ability to bring shared human experiences into the public eye.
WHO: The Chris Hondros Fund with special guest and CBS news correspondent Lara Logan will host a reception to present the Getty Images & Chris Hondros Fund Award and silent auction to benefit the Chris Hondros Fund Fellowship, Grantmaking and Awareness Programs.
Formed by Christina Piaia, Chris Hondros’ fiancée, with the support of Chris’s family, The Chris Hondros Fund will support and advance the work of photojournalists who espouse the legacy and vision of Chris Hondros and raise understanding of the issues facing those reporting from conflict zones through fellowships, grantmaking and education.
WHEN: Thursday, June 21, 2012, 6 – 9 p.m.
WHERE: The James Burden Mansion (7 East 91st Street) in New York
HOW: To purchase tickets to the Chris Hondros Fund Benefit and Silent Auction, please visit www.chrishondrosfund.org/benefit.
ABOUT: Getty Images & Chris Hondros Fund Award was created to honor Chris Hondros– the award-winning Getty Images photojournalist killed April 20th, 2011 in an attack by government forces in Misrata, Libya — his work, and his distinctive ability to bring shared human experiences into the public eye. As a photographer working in the world’s most difficult and dangerous places, Chris had the distinctive ability to connect his viewers with people embroiled in far-flung and sometimes obscure conflicts. He recognized the shared humanity among those affected by war, regardless of culture or beliefs, and he was determined to share their challenges to the wider world in the hope of provoking thought, raising awareness and fostering understanding. One of his many skills was humanizing world events that are all too often reduced to abstractions that minimize their impact on those involved. Chris was a witness to their struggles and his work ensured that they were not forgotten or overlooked. This award celebrates Chris’s legacy by bringing attention to the ways in which photojournalism brings to light shared human experiences.

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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 journalists who died covering the news in 2011 will be added to the memorial, along with two journalists from previous years. The ceremony will be held in the Newseum’s Knight Studio on Level 3.

The keynote speaker at the ceremony will be Alejandro Junco, president and CEO of Grupo Reforma, which publishes El Norte, Reforma and Mural in Mexico. For more than 30 years, Junco has been a leader in establishing an independent press in Mexico, one of the most dangerous countries for journalists in the world.

“The brave men and women whose names are etched on the Journalists Memorial remind us that little about a free press is actually free,” said James C. Duff, CEO of the Newseum. “Every day, journalists around the world scramble to bear witness, sometimes at great personal risk, to record the first draft of history. The Newseum is proud to honor these journalists who paid the ultimate sacrifice in pursuit of the truth.”

With the addition of these 72 names, the memorial will honor a total of 2,156 reporters, photographers, broadcasters and news executives from around the world, dating back to 1837.

Among the honored are journalists who died while covering the unrest that spread throughout the Arab world last year. They include photojournalists Tim Hetherington, Chris Hondros and Anton Hammerl, killed in Libya while covering the rebellion, as well as Libyan citizen journalist Mohammed al-Nabbous, who died while streaming live audio from the fighting, and Al-Jazeera cameraman Ali Hassan Al Jaber.

Deadliest Countries for Journalists in 2011

Iraq and Pakistan: 7 deaths in each

Libya and Chile: 5 deaths in each (In Chile, a single plane crash killed five journalists.)

Mexico and Somalia: 4 deaths in each

Five Deadliest Years for Journalists

2007: 95 deaths

1994: 94 deaths

1991: 94 deaths

2009: 88 deaths

2004: 79 deaths

About the Journalists Memorial

The Newseum dedicated its new Journalists Memorial on April 4, 2008, seven days before the Newseum’s Grand Opening. A previous memorial had been displayed in Freedom Park at the Newseum’s former site in Arlington, Va. The Journalists Memorial gallery also features hundreds of photographs of the honored journalists as well as kiosks where information on each person can be accessed. The online Journalists Memorial database can be accessed at this link: Journalists Memorial.

About the Newseum

The Newseum — a 250,000-square-foot museum of news and history — offers visitors an experience that blends five centuries of news history with up-to-the-second technology and hands-on exhibits. Within its seven levels of galleries and theaters, the Newseum offers a unique environment that takes museum-goers behind the scenes to experience how and why news is made. The museum is ranked one of the top attractions in Washington, D.C. For more information visit newseum.org or follow us Facebook and Twitter.

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NOTE TO EDITORS: Journalists interested in attending the May 14 ceremony should RSVP to Jonathan Thompson at jothompson@newseum.org or 202/292-6353.

 

]]> http://www.chrishondrosfund.org/blog/2012/05/newseum-will-host-2012-journalists-memorial-rededication-ceremony/feed/ 0 “Liberty and Justice (For All): A Global Photo Mosaic” http://www.chrishondrosfund.org/blog/2012/05/liberty-and-justice-for-all-a-global-photo-mosaic/ http://www.chrishondrosfund.org/blog/2012/05/liberty-and-justice-for-all-a-global-photo-mosaic/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 02:35:30 +0000 admin http://www.chrishondrosfund.org/blog/?p=174 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 of liberty and justice. They confront the full spectrum of human emotions: moments of joy and of anguish, in times of war and of peace. Many go where others don’t, to forgotten corners of their own communities and to far-off lands, often putting themselves in harm’s way to bring back visually arresting stories. Their charge is to seek truth as they bear witness to the world. Their work helps lay the foundation for deeper understanding and empathy.

Liberty and Justice (For All): A Global Photo Mosaic is an exploration of the concepts of liberty and justice. The 68 contributors, among them many of the world’s leading photojournalists, were asked to select one image that speaks to their sense of the theme and to pair that image with a brief narrative. There were no limitations on timeframe, subject matter or geography. Taken together, their words and images create a tapestry of the varied nature of liberty and justice that coalesce to explore something more fundamental: the pursuit and importance of truth.

This project was born from reflection on the lives of photojournalists Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros, who were killed on April 20, 2011, while covering the war in Libya. They were among their field’s most accomplished leaders, men who pushed boundaries and reshaped the landscape of visual communication. They were trusted friends for many included here. For me, they were also mentors.

Tim and Chris were men of conscience and action, fully and passionately engaged with the world. They strove to better understand the human condition and to convey that understanding to their audiences. Their work was thought-provoking, sometimes in new and uncomfortable ways. It demanded action. It was visceral in a way that forced you either to respond or risk becoming complicit by virtue of your inaction.

This collection is inspired by their passion for bringing the truth to light, and it is dedicated to them. But this is more than a tribute; it channels their energy to create something new, to advance a conversation that Tim and Chris participated in, and often led, for so many years. The enduring power of their work, and the work included here to honor them, is about more than any one conflict or idea. It taps into our aspirations for a more just and equitable world.

Tim and Chris helped steer us toward our voices, so I wanted each contributor’s distinctive voice to resonate loudly. Many contributors were anxious about choosing their own image for this collection, and I was asked many times to select one from a photographer’s archive. I always refused. I wanted the work to breathe and come alive; I wanted the audience to hear from each of the people who witnessed these stories.

You’ll hear Karim Ben Khelifa’s voice in his in-your-face contribution of a young Yemeni man who protested his nation’s president by painting “I’ll be the next martyr” in red on his bare chest. This timely image from the Arab Spring reflects Karim’s deep involvement in documenting the Arab world.

Ashley Gilbertson’s contribution is a haunting reminder of the toll that post-traumatic stress disorder is taking on American society. Gilbertson has deep experience photographing combat in Iraq; he witnessed PTSD and wrestled with it himself. Halfway around the world in Bolivia, Emmanuel Santos’s piece draws on his 15-year project documenting Bolivia’s underground Jewish community, whose members have been hiding their identity and practicing in secret since the Spanish Inquisition. From another continent, in Benin, comes Lori Grinker’s lovely minimalist portrait from her 20-year project Afterwar, which investigates the legacy of conflict once the guns fall silent.

Strength, hope and possibility also emerge, especially in Platon’s portrait of Burmese democracy advocate and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi. Stories from elections in South Sudan, India, Uganda, Peru and Liberia speak to the desire for political inclusion and a say in one’s future. Four-time Pulitzer Prize winner Carol Guzy’s image of a young Sierra Leonean war amputee mimicking the Statue of Liberty captures the concept of hope in all its complexity.

Other photographs speak to quieter moments that occur out of the headlines but highlight truths that scream for attention: Finbarr O’Reilly’s story of domestic abuse in South Africa and GMB Akash’s piece on young female sex workers in Bangladesh.

Still other contributions are more personal, such as Alan Chin’s image of his late mother in New York City and the accompanying tale of his immigrant family’s journey to the United States. This echoes Dutch photographer Jan Banning’s contribution from his project, National Identities, in which he stages portraits to mimic classic Dutch paintings, with a twist; white Europeans are replaced by immigrants.

Even some of the most well-known images have surprising new layers. Barbara Davidson chose an image from her 2011 Pulitzer Prize-winning story on American gang violence. She tells us how, after Tim and Chris died, she felt like one of the mourners in her own photograph.

Photographers rarely have so much liberty to select images for publication and to describe their relationship to those images. Editors usually choose what is published, and as a result the public never sees some of the images that are most meaningful to the photographers who made them. This project is a rare opportunity to show the world new work, such as Andrew Testa’s revealing portrait of Tony Blair and Elizabeth Dalziel’s intimate picture of a Palestinian family trying to maintain a sense of normalcy in their living room as a gun battle rages outside.

The generosity of these contributors, who donated all their work, made this possible. They worked on this project despite schedules that would make the most experienced travel agent’s head spin. They did so because they believe in the importance of this ongoing conversation about a more just and equitable world, and because they share a strong impulse to honor Tim and Chris. They have made this a meaningful and proactive tribute of consequence. I am so very grateful to each of them.

Each of these stories is about a certain truth, and how it relates to our most basic values: fairness, dignity, right and wrong. That wasn’t my intention when I began this project, but it makes sense in hindsight. Our understanding of social justice and human liberty so often derives from our conception of truth.

The honesty in these photographs binds them together. These photographers engage the world with passion and curiosity, just as Tim and Chris did. As the visual chroniclers of our time, this is their mandate. As engaged citizens, it is also ours.

—Benjamin J. Spatz
Guest Editor, “Liberty and Justice (For All)”
Alaska Quarterly Review

Benjamin J. Spatz is a Truman National Security Fellow and participates in the Make US Strong campaign to preserve United States international development aid. His prior experience includes serving as Special Advisor to the Government of Liberia, working in Darfur, Sudan, with the relief and development organization, CHF International, consulting with the global political risk advisory firm Eurasia Group, and working with the United Nations Mission in Liberia. His photographs have been recognized by Pictures of the Year International and the National Press Photographers Association.

]]> http://www.chrishondrosfund.org/blog/2012/05/liberty-and-justice-for-all-a-global-photo-mosaic/feed/ 0 ABC 11 Coverage of NC State Student Visit to Chris Hondros: A Retrospective http://www.chrishondrosfund.org/blog/2012/04/abc-11-coverage-of-nc-state-student-visit-to-chris-hondros-a-retrospective/ http://www.chrishondrosfund.org/blog/2012/04/abc-11-coverage-of-nc-state-student-visit-to-chris-hondros-a-retrospective/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 13:40:38 +0000 admin http://www.chrishondrosfund.org/blog/?p=171 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 and his imagery. Interview footage of Chris courtesy of Bricolage/Mind Over Media/Anita Harnish.

http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/video?id=8629936#

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