Teru Kuwayama will focus on the ill-defined region now known as “the central front” in the war on terror. This region includes the failing states of Afghanistan and Pakistan and the conflicted border regions shared by Pakistan with Afghanistan and India. The photographs were made between 2002 and 2009 in Afghanistan, Pakistan’s Northwest Frontier Province and Federally Administered Tribal Areas, and Pakistan and Indian administered Kashmir.
Kuwayama, 38, has received fellowships from the Alicia Patterson Foundation and the W. Eugene Smith Fund for his reporting on Afghanistan and Pakistan. His previous work on the Tibetan refugee diaspora received awards from the New York Foundation for the Arts and the Alexia Foundation for World Peace, and has been exhibited at the Open Society Institute and at the United Nations headquarters in New York. In 2004, Esquire magazine profiled him as among the "Best and Brightest" of his generation for his reportage on the occupation of Iraq. In 2005, Photo District News cited his work in Kashmir in a selection of the most iconic images in contemporary photography. His work has appeared in publications including Time, Newsweek, National Geographic, Vibe, and Doubletake. Aside from his work as a photographer, he is the founder and director of November Eleven, a registered non-profit organization. November Eleven’s volunteer-run programs support independent media, education, and humanitarian assistance projects around the world. He is the co-founder of Lightstalkers, a web-based network of photographers, filmmakers and media workers, as well as members of the military and NGO communities.
The event is already fully booked but stand-by is available 10 minutes before opening.
Thursday October 22, 2009 6:30-8 pm
Annenberg Space for Photography
2000 Avenue of the Stars,
Los Angeles, CA 90067
tel: 213.403.3000
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