BIO
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| Since 2000, Benjamin Rusnak has documented poverty in the Caribbean and Latin America for Food For The Poor, Inc., an international relief and development agency. Prior to that, he was a newspaper photojournalist for nearly 10 years, having worked for Agence France-Presse, the Indianapolis Star, the Fort Myers News-Press and the Ann Arbor News. His work has been recognized by Pictures of the Year International, the Best of Photojournalism, the Gordon Parks photography competition, the New York Photo Awards, the International Photography Awards, Photo District News, the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar, the Alexia Foundation and the China International Press Photo Contest. In 2009, his exhibition Dreams & Tempests premiered at the citywide festival, Atlanta Celbrates Photography. In 2005, a solo exhibition of his work with the poor was featured at the Palm Beach Photographic Centre in Delray Beach, Fla. His work is represented by ZUMA PRESS and his essays are often featured on zReportage.com and in DOUBLEtruck Magazine. Benjamin Rusnak grew up in suburban Washington, D.C., where he developed an interest in topics beyond American borders and a passion for the plight of those less fortunate. He graduated from George Mason University in 1992, with a degree in communication. He lives in Boca Raton, Fla., with his wife and fellow newspaper refugee, Susan Bryant. zReportage stories: GUATEMALA’S SILENT KILLER POVERTY’S VICIOUS CIRCLE SWAMP SURVIVAL BEAUTY IN HELL FUELING THE FIRE TRASHED THIRD WORLD PILGRIMAGE WATER TO WINE |
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