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Jan 2014 back issue
Ami Vitale
To commission Ami or to request prints of her work: www.amivitale.com
Ami Vitale's journey as a photographer and filmmaker has taken her to more than 85
countries where she has witnessed civil unrest and violence, but also surreal beauty and
the enduring power of the human spirit. Her photographs have been commissioned by
nearly every important international publication including National Geographic Magazine
and her images have been exhibited around the world in museums, galleries and are part
of numerous private collections.She has been working with Ripple Effect Images, an
organization of well-known scientists, writers, photographers and filmmakers with a
mission of creating powerful films and stories illustrating the very specific problems
women in developing countries face and theprograms that can help them. She is also a
member of the Executive Advisory Committee of the Alexia Foundation's Photojournalism
Advisory Board.Most recently, she has been the subject of the documentary series "Over
the Islands of Africa" and hosted of a 10 part photography series for National Geographic
Jeffrey Ball
To commission Jeffrey or to request prints of his work: www.jeffreythomasball.com
Jeffrey Ball is a photojournalist and videographer striving to tell honest stories about those
who often lack a voice. Most recent projects include photo essays on rural farming
practices and the Eastern Orthodox Church produced while living in Ukraine from 2011-
2013. Jeff speaks English and Russian, loves rock climbing, hiking and traveling and lives
in Portland, OR with his fiancé.
Anirban Mukhopadhyay
To commission Anirban or to request prints of his work: www.flickr.com
Anirban Mukhopadhyay is a photography enthusiast who loves capturing and interacting
with moments around him. Currently he is pursuing a masters in Computer Science from
St.Xavier's College, Kolkata.
Street life attracts him because of all the various people he gets to meet and know their
side of the story. Interest in Street photography has allowed him to know his city in a new
way. He loves photojournalism and photo documentaries and believes the instincts
required in street very much help in the two mentioned fields of photography.
His work has been published in Filmfare magazine, 121clicks.com, National Geographic
Daily Dozen and the 1x gallery and he looks forward to doing photo essays that will help
the society in some way to understand itself.
JJ Bentley
To commission JJ or to request prints of his work: www.jjbentley.com
J.J. Bentley has risen from the sea of professional photographers to capture not only
nuances, but personal representations of the hard life, the good life, pain, sacrifice, grief,
inner peace, and a temper refined in the crucible of the human experience. His pictures
present a unique skill in identifying an entire personality through the squint of an eye, an
empty stare, a knowing glance, a pronounced scar, a dirty face, or clean but uncut hair
blown in the wind.
Bentley's work depicts a sincere sympathy for his subjects while portraying an expert
ability to capture far more than a face. Knowing when to snap the shutter is what
differentiates him from the everyday shutterbug. Waiting for that eye glimmer, cocking of
the mouth, pursing of the lips, the shadow that allows the natural lighting to accentuate
the mood, all contribute to the awesomeness of the final product -that is a gift.
Rubén Salgado Escudero
To commission Ruben or to request prints of his work: www.rubensalgado.com
Rubén Salgado Escudero is a Freelance Documentary Photographer based inMyanmar.
Having grown up in various countries; he is deeply passionate about social and cultural
affairs and has a strong interest in giving exposure to, and heightening awareness of
people and places which are generally overlooked by today´s mass media. Photography
for Rubén is a way of capturing honest expression, spontaneity, emotion, and soul. His
goal as a photographer is not to tell stories of sympathy or pity, but to show the dignity,
the warm-heartedness and the vitality of many people around the world who live in an
everyday struggle. His work has been published by TIME Lightbox, The Diplomat, The
Independent, and The Baltimore Sun amongst others.
Rubén was born in Madrid, Spain and has a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts from the
Savannah College of Art and Design. He is available for
assignments locally, and internationally.
Blog is: www.rubensalgado.com/blog
Jayati Saha
To commission Jayati or to request prints of her work: www.jayatisaha.com
A renowned transaction lawyer who gave up her lucrative career for her first love,
photography, Jayati Saha is a self-taught photo-artist, with an extremely sensitive eye
that has captured moments glistening with human emotions. Her forte is seeing the
unseen and the unnoticed.
Based out of Kolkata, India, she is peripatetic and her journeys have taken her to the
India not known or seen by many. Her work has been widely appreciated and have been
exhibited in India and abroad, used as tutorial material and form part of private
collections. She is also a contributor at the Getty Images Inc., USA.
Grzegorz Wroniszewski
To commission Grzegorz or to request prints of his work: grzegorzwroniszewski.com
Who am I?
I make an every effort to be a good person although it is of little importance in today's life.
I also spend my time listening to the music of earth. Professionally I am responsible for
managing, development and people. I like controlling how things grow. As a 6-year-old
boy I managed to take my first picture not appreciating attempts made by my father to
instill the passion which was a bit awkward to me, to be honest. At that time I simply
saved the most interesting pictures until the time of awakening which happened more or
less a year ago. I decided to overcome my inhibitions and I gave up dull thoughts of
interpreting the world. I stopped escaping.
Maxim Dondyuk
To commission Maxim or to request prints of his work: www.maximdondyuk.com
Born in 1983 in Ukraine. Since 2006 has engaged in professional photography. Dondyuk
has collaborated with organisations such as: World Health Organization Regional Office
for Europe (WHO/Europe), Foundation for "Development of Ukraine" (Ukraine), Kherson
charitable foundations "Mongoose" (Ukraine).He provides images for: Ask Images
(France), EPA (Germany), Focus Picture (Russia), Metaphor Images (Australia).
His work has been widely published in magazines and newspapers across Russia,
(including Russian Reporter), Ukraine (including KyivWeekly), Berliner Zeitung
(Germany), Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) amongst others.
Richard Sandler
To commission Richard or to request prints of his work: www.richardsandler.com
Richard Sandler is an NYC based street photographer, photo-journalist and documentary
filmmaker; Sandler's photographs are collected by a number of American art museums,
and by private collectors of street photography. Sandler's films and videos have been
screened worldwide in numerous film festivals, and on television. His current film projects
portray American history from only Native American points of view.
Nicola Okin Frioli
To commission Nicola or to request prints of his work: www.okinreport.net
Nicola "Ókin" Frioli is a freelance photographer who has worked for several years in the
areas of on-tour reportage photography, photojournalism and portraits. Over the last six
years he has traveled through Northern Mexico, India, Pakistan, Kashmir and Sardinia.
Ókin is now based in Mexico City. Widely published, Ókin's work can be seen in such fine
magazines as I have been published in National Geographic (Germany), Time Magazine,
The New Yorker Magazine, Geo, The Guardian, Internazionale, Glamour, Vanity Fair,
Maclean's Magazine, Dagbladet, Nido-Stern, Financial Time, Milenio Semanal, Men's
Health, GUP Magazine and others.
Ókin has worked for the Anzemberger Agency as well as in advertising at different
international advertising agencies. His work, AL "OTRO LADO" DEL SUEñO (THE
OTHER SIDE OF THE AMERICAN DREAM), was included in the exposition 'Resiliencia'
in Photo Espana in 2009 for the Cervantes Institute of Spain. The expo won the 'Premio
del Publico' award for best exposition of PHE 09. It was exhibited at the Cervantes
Institute of Madrid, Chicago and New York, Tokyo, Rome, Instambul, New Delhi and in
other cities all around the world still 2011. He is beneficiary ARTS FUND SUPPORT for
Cultural Development / Fundación BBVA Bancomer in october 2013.
Dmitry Fedotov
To commission Dmitry or to request prints of his work: www.dmitryfedotov.com
Dmitry Fedotov of ‘Dmitry&Victoria Fedotov's Documentary Wedding Photography’ is
based in Moscow. www.dmitryfedotov.com
They are the only Russian photographers who have been awarded a prize in recognition
of achievements in photography by Pierre Cardin in Paris (2009).
Multiple prize-winners and winners of competitions ISPWP. The TOP 25 of the World in
2012. The winners of the international competitions AG|WPJA, the World Top 16 of 2012.
In January 2013 they entered the Top 20 of the World by WPS (UK) in 7th place.
Dmitry is an International Judge for Wedding Photography Select (UK) and ISPWP
(International).
A few words from Dmitry and Victoria: “We use an individual approach to each client and
every time create something new. We really love the photo - it's what we live and breathe
for. This is what allows us for almost 13 years to create
high-quality results for our clients around the World"
J. J. Bentley's photographs speak for themselves and require no explanation as to their story. Each viewer takes away his or
her own interpretation. A dirty face, rotten teeth, thick and debilitating cataracts, or deep beauty, quaffed perfection, or deep
grooved life- lines accented by unmistakable fear, distrust, or
resignation accent his work.
o 3th Prize in Picture of the Years LATAM 2011 with his Portraits of the serie - Al "Otro Lado" del Sueño -
o 2nd Prize Concurso F.I.N.I. 2012 from the serie -Al "Otro Lado" - del Sueño pt II
o Selected in XV Bienal de Fotografia 2012 Mexico
o 1st Prize in Pride Photo Award 2013 with his work - Princesses in a Land of Machos -
o Beneficiary ARTS FUND SUPPORT for Cultural Development / Fundación BBVA Bancomer
Venetia Dearden
To commission Venetia or to request prints of her work: www.venetiadearden.com
Venetia Dearden grew up in Somerset, UK, an area she has been documenting over the
past decade for which she has received various awards. Some of this work can be seen
in her first publication Somerset Stories, Fivepenny Dreams (2008). Following this,
Glastonbury, Another Stage (2010), was shown at the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Eight Days (2011) embodies her most to date work, capturing the spirit of adventure
whilst exploring the horizons of friendship and their experience in the natural environment.
An early degree in Anthropology fuelled her passion for travel naturally taking her on a
course of documenting all she experienced with her camera. Her use of natural light,
subtle and intimate portraits of people and landscapes are highly emotive, spontaneous
and a testament to her zest for life.
Channel in Asia. Now based in Montana, Vitale is a contract photographer with National Geographic magazine and frequently
gives lectures and workshops throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia.
Ami is very honored to have been named Nikon Ambassador .
