Mario Tama has covered global events for major magazines and
newspapers in Europe, the US, Latin America and Asia, including
September 11, the war in Afghanistan, the war in Iraq, the funeral
of Pope John Paul II. His unforgettable photographs from Hurricane
Katrina were featured worldwide, in "National Geographic,"
"Newsweek," newspapers, and in other media. In 2008 he was
nominated for an Emmy for his documentary work on Coney Island and
won Cliff Edom's New America Award for his work in New Orleans. He
has received multiple honors and awards from: Pictures of the Year
International, White House News Photographers Association, NPPA's
Best of Photojournalism, UNICEF Photo of the Year, Care
International Award for Humanitarian Reportage, China International
Press Photo Contest, and Days Japan International Photojournalism
Awards. His work on Baghdad's orphans was exhibited in a one-man
show at Visa Pour L'Image in Perpignan.He studied photography at
Rochester Institute of Technology and freelanced in Washington, DC
for the "Washington Post" and Agence France-Presse before joining
Getty Images in 2001.
Anderson Cooper joined CNN in 2001 and has anchored his own
program, "Anderson Cooper 360," since 2003. He has previously
served as a correspondent for ABC News and was a foreign
correspondent for Channel One News. Cooper has won several awards
for his work, including an Emmy. He is noted for his comprehensive
and impassioned coverage of Hurricane Katrina. He writes regularly
for "Details" magazine.
"The message that comes through the images isn't a linear
communication of the progression of gradual renewed stability and
restoration of the character of the city and its people. Instead,
what is conveyed is a subtle thread of a people so spirited and
unique that even America's most destructive modern natural disaster
could not break them." --"The Epoch Times"
"Mr. Tama believed he had a duty to tell their stories, so he
returned 15 times to photograph the slow recovery. These images
[are] beautifully composed, human and soulful, with an occasional
flash of offbeat humor..." --"New York Times Lens"
Tama's imagery from New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina stood out
among the vast media coverage and earned him numerous accolades and
recognition. Remarkably, when the catastrophe waned and other press
went away, Tama stayed...and continued to document the process of
recovery (and some of its terrible failures)." --"The Huffington
Post"
"But turn the page and you'll find images of joy. A big, bold,
laugh that seems to echo from the side-shot of Angela Perkins. A
jubilant grin as girls jump rope using a phone cable. A mid-air
flip by a street performer. And it's easy to see that, despite
indescribable loss, the people of New Orleans have found reasons
for renewal." --"The Southern Literary Review"
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