It's been four months today since the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Among the thousands of images I've seen over the past 160 or so days, this is one that really stayed with me. It's by Christopher Morris.
Morris was born in California in 1958. A founding member of the photojournalistic agency VII, he has documented more than 18 foreign conflicts including the U.S. invasion of Panama, the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the Persian Gulf War, the drug war in Columbia and the wars in Afghanistan, Chechnya, Somalia and Yugoslavia. Christopher documented the Presidency of George W. Bush for Time magazine creating a distinctive style of political reportage that has won him much acclaim and has influenced a new generation of photographers. He has continued his political coverage with his innovative video documents of Obama's presidency and has more recently branched into fashion reportage.
The photographer has received a multitude of awards for his work, including the Robert Capa Gold Medal and Olivier Rebbot awards from the Overseas Press Club; the Magazine Photographer of the Year award from the University of Missouri School of Journalism; the Infinity Photojournalist award from the International Center of Photography, New York; the Visa d'Or award; and numerous World Press Photo Awards.
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I love seeing art. And art by people with my name! This is great.
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