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It Is Our War 3-Person Photography Show Opens at Fovea Exhibitions
Photo by Todd Heisler
It Is Our War is a collection
of powerful images taken by two of the world's leading photojournalists- Todd Heisler (winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize) and Chris Hondros (winner of the 2006 Robert Capa Award) and internationally acclaimed photographer Suzanne Opton will be shown at Fovea Exhibitions in Beacon through August 31.
The Photographers:
Todd Heisler won the 2006 Pulitzer for Feature Photography for his Final Salute series displayed in this exhibit. As a staff photographer for the Rocky Mountain News, Heisler and journalist Jim Sheeler were granted permission to document the return of five fallen Marines to their families. Says Heisler: "People are bombarded with so many images. But if I can make somebody stop for just a short time and to notice things that are happening in the world, then I've done my job." Heisler is currently a staff photographer for the New York Times.
Chris Hondros has photographed in most of the world's major conflict zones since the late 1990s and his work has appeared in many international magazines. He won the highest honor in war photography, the Robert Capa Award, for his work from Iraq, including the Orphans of Tal Afar also shown in this exhibit. Hondros lives in New York City, where he is a staff photographer for Getty Images.
Susanne Opton's work has earned her international acclaim. Soldiers is a series of photographic portraits Opton made of young men and women who had recently returned from serving in the military in Iraq. "I wanted to look into the faces of somebody who had seen something indescribable", says Opton.
Her photographs are in the collections of museums such as the Bibliotheque Nationale de France in Paris and the Musee de L'Elysee in Lausanne, Switzerland. Fovea Exhibitions Beacon Gallery will be hosting a panel discussion with the photographers on Saturday August 11, on the topic of media and military censorship.
Fovea Exhibitions is part of Fovea Editions Inc., an educational charity based in Beacon dedicated to bringing attention to domestic and international events through the works of photojournalism, uncompromised by commercial concerns.
Fovea Exhibitions Beacon Gallery is located at 143 Main Street, Beacon, NY. Phone (845) 765 2199, www.FoveaEditions.org or email at info@FoveaEditions.org for more info.
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