Robin Hammond
is a freelance photojournalist born in New Zealand. He has been part of the
photo agency Panos Pictures since 2007.
The winner of
four Amnesty International awards for Human Rights journalism, Robin has
dedicated his career to documenting human rights and development issues around
the world, but especially in sub-Saharan Africa.
In 2011 Hammond
won the Carmignac Gestion Photojournalism Award which allowed him to document
in Zimbabwe for four months. Actes Sud published a book of the photos to
coincide with an exhibition of the work in Paris in November 2012. In 2013 he
won the FotoEvidence book award that will result in the publication of his long
term project on mental health in Africa, Condemned. The same body of work was
exhibited in September 2012 at the photojournalism festival Visa Pour l’Image.
After living in
Japan, the United Kingdom and South Africa, Robin Hammond currently lives in
Paris, France.
He contributes
to many international newspapers and magazines including National Geographic,
Time Magazine, The Sunday Times Magazine, The New York Times, and Polka
Magazine. He also works regularly with various non-governmental organisations.
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All images © Robin Hammond / Panos
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