At Pixel, we like finding new talent and if you follow our
writings here it becomes apparent that we like documentary photography.
As we have mentioned before, on our reading list is Verve
Photo (http://vervephoto.wordpress.com/)
which has set out to make the world aware of talented documentary
photographers. The latest offering from
Verve Photo is the photography of Ton Koene.
Dutch born Koene began his career with Medicins Sans
Frontieres after graduating from Oxford
with a degree in Humanitarian Practice. His
role in MSF took him to the front line of many conflicts and desperate
situations including Afghanistan ,
Somalia and Chechnya . In 2006 he left MSF after 16 years and began
working as a freelance photojournalist and began covering a variety of subjects
from conflict to the environment.
Koene now lives in Afghanistan and works for the
agency DeVolkskrant. He has published
five photobooks and one text book. He
was also winner of the 2012 World Press Photo competition.
To see more of Koene's excellent work visit his website (http://www.tonkoene.nl/)
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