sabato 29 dicembre 2012

AMANDA RIVKIN | PHOTOGRAPHER

Amanda Rivkin, born in 1984, is an American photojournalist based in Baku, Azerbaijan. Rivkin began her career as a print journalism intern at the Associated Press in Madrid in 2007, and later spent time developing several photography projects in Ethiopia and her hometown of Chicago.

An Italian tourist prays inside the only remaining synagogue in Córdoba’s jewish quarter.
An Italian tourist prays inside the only remaining synagogue in Córdoba’s jewish quarter.



Baku, Azerbaijan 2010Baku, Azerbaijan 2010

Women sit for a reading of the Koran late morning in the home of Murat Ozturk in the village of Alvar, Erzurum region, Turkey, which is traversed by the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, on the first day of Ramadan, August 11, 2010.

Between 2008-2009 she covered the Midwest region of the United States focusing on local politics, the financial crisis and social issues with The New York Times as a primary client. She soon began working on assignment for clients such as Courrier Japan, The Financial Times, Le Monde and Newsweek.

A concert in Preston Bradley hall at the Chicago Public Library and Cultural Center, a Chicago landmark, at 78 E. Washington on March 23, 2009.
Chi Cultural Center



energy-baku-tbilisi-ceyhan-pipeline-armenian-ruins_36058_600x450  Skirting Ancient Ruins

Energy Baku Tbilisi ceyhan pipeline armenian ruins (Skirting Ancient Ruins)


energy-baku-tbilisi-ceyhan-pipeline-azerbaijan-cafe_36061_600x450  Setting the Table for ChangeEnergy Baku Tbilisi ceyhan pipeline armenian ruins (Setting the Table for Change)

In 2009 she received a merit-based scholarship to Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service for security studies, and began to focus on photographing abroad. Rivkin received a Young Explorers Grant from the National Geographic Society in 2010 to photograph life along the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey. In 2011 she was awarded a Fulbright fellowship in photography to return to Azerbaijan.

energy-baku-tbilisi-ceyhan-pipeline-azerbaijan-facility_36063_600x450 The Start of the Line
Energy Baku Tbilisi ceyhan pipeline armenian ruins (The Start of the Line)


energy-baku-tbilisi-ceyhan-pipeline-azerbaijan-homes_36064_600x450 The View From a Distance
Energy Baku Tbilisi ceyhan pipeline armenian ruins (The View From a Distance)


energy-baku-tbilisi-ceyhan-pipeline-azerbaijan-mosque_36065_600x450 A New World Unveiled
Energy Baku Tbilisi ceyhan pipeline armenian ruins (A New World Unveiled)


Fonte

Women huddle together under umbrellas amidst throngs of worshippers on St. Teklehaymanot's Day at the Teklehaymanot Church in Addis Ababa on August 30, 2007.Ethiopia

A woman prays by herself as others light candles in prayer on St. George's Day at St. George's Church in Addis Ababa on August 29, 2007.Ethiopia

uncleherm-1All images  © Amanda Rivkin

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