Artist Talk – Renée C Byer

Date: 3 May 2020
Time: 11:00am
Locations: Online
Cost: Free, donations welcome

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A powerful and extraordinary series of sixty photographs and profiles by Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Renée C. Byer, whose work illuminates the human faces of people who live in extreme poverty around the world. Travelling to 10 countries on four continents, Byer sought out individuals and families on the brink of survival – living on about one U.S. dollar each day.

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Available after 1 May 2020

Renée C. Byer is best known for her in-depth work focusing on the disadvantaged and those who otherwise would not be heard. Her ability to produce photographs with profound emotional resonance and sensitivity earned her the Pulitzer Prize for feature photography in 2007 and dozens of national and international honours, including the World Understanding Award from Pictures of the Year International, and Pulitzer Finalist, in 2013. Her multimedia work garnered her two Emmy nominations for field producing and photography. Her images have been published in media outlets worldwide including Paris Match, TIME, Newsweek and National Geographic.

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