In The News

Here are some of the latest press releases, blog posts and interviews about Focus For Humanity

Press Releases


SANTA MONICA, CA – July 1, 2010 - Focus For Humanity Fellowship announced



Focus For Humanity, a non-profit organization that provides grants to photographers working with our planet’s most vulnerable peoples, launches a $15,000 grant contest for an aspiring travel and humanitarian photographer, announced today co-founders Marco Ryan and Loren Roberts.
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Blog Posts

Jeffrey Chapman writes a compelling call to arms on his blog on why to support Focus For Humanity.

Jeffrey is a member of the FFH Advisory Council, and co-leads the ever popular Within The Frame workshops with David duChemin. His recently relaunched blog has quickly become a gravitational point for cultural and humanitarian focused photographers looking to gain insight and understanding about a life as a cultural photographer.

Humanitarian Photographer, Simon Sticker, blogs about Focus For Humanity's launch and the gap it will fill.


Simon's compelling a visually engaging blog charts his work with some of the most heart rendering causes in the world. If ever you wanted to read a blog about working with NGOs as a photographer this must be added to your list

Matt Brandon - aka the Digital Trekker - blogs about the launch of Focus For Humanity and IGVP


Matt is one of the world's leading humanitarian photographers and his recently upgraded blog is a potent mix of insight, imagery and essays that challenge, inform and involve you in his work. Matt is a member of the Guild of Visual Peacemakers and also a member of the Advisory Council.

Heber Vega

Heber Vega is a humanitarian worker and photographer.
Originally from Chile, Heber has been based in northern Iraq since 2003, the year that Iraq was occupied. As an NGO worker, he’s been part of a wide variety of developmental programs and has an excellent understanding of humanitarian work. He has committed his life to assisting the Iraqis in the reconstruction of their country. Heber and his family have adopted the Middle Eastern culture as their own, including speaking the local language. This opens the door for new opportunities with the nationals; an advantage in his photographic work. His main photographic fields are NGO/Humanitarian and Cultural photography.


interviews
An hour long interview with The Digital Trekker, Matt Brandon as part of his Depth of Field series. Matt interviews leading photographers about their work, their inspirations, their approach to shooting images and through his deft interviewing skills extracts insightful, often amusing, anecdotes that help to amplify the work and vision of these leading exponents of their craft.