About the photographer
Ed Kashi
Ed Kashi is a photojournalist, filmmaker and educator who has been telling stories with images for four decades. He documents the social and political issues of our time, from conflict zones to communities dealing with aging, health, migration and environmental change. A member of VII Photo, he has published several books, and his work appears in National Geographic, The New York Times Magazine and TIME. In 2015 the POYi Awards named him Multimedia Photographer of the Year. Alongside his own work, he mentors younger photographers and explores new ways of telling human stories.
Portrait © Christopher Michel
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