Photography in Service to Humanity

Photography in Service to Humanity

The photographer Robin Hammond’s long-term work documenting mental illness in several African countries has earned him the W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/16/photography-in-service-to-humanity/

Robin Hammond: “I never wanted to photograph death but the real world violence and blood filled the streets,” he said. “The social pain was so great and injustices so constant that the only way to understand this madness was through photography.”