Zoriah

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Zoriah (born January 27, 1976) is an award winning photojournalist whose work has been seen in some of the world’s most prestigious publications, museums and galleries. Initially trained in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Aid to Developing Countries, he worked for international aid organizations such as the Red Cross before returning to photography after a long absence. It was his extensive knowledge and training in survival and international aid which made him originally marketable to international photo agencies including World Picture News (WPN,) Reporters Agency, The Image Works and EyePress Photo Agency in China.

Although making a living on and off as a photographer since the age of fifteen, his career did not fully take off until late 2005 when his work covering and following up on the Asian Tsunami was published by Newsweek and then went on to get an estimated 20,000,000 hits daily online during the weeks leading up to and following the one year anniversary of the Tsunami. Soon after, he won the 2006 portfolio contest hosted by the esteemed VII Photo Agency and began submitting directly to some of the worlds most famous and respected publications.

With his background in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Aid, Zoriah specializes in documenting humanitarian crises in third world countries. Zoriah has covered disasters, social issues and conflict in over forty countries around the world and his work has been published in magazines such as Newsweek, Fortune, Focus, Cafe, L'Express, Grand Reportage, L'illustre, Atlantico, Grazia Neri, American Medical News, NWK, Choc, Televizier, AKtueel, Knack, S.P.A, Trends, Deng, Roul Medica and many others, and is a regular contributor to Warshooter.com. About fifty percent of his time each year is devoted to doing Pro Bono work for aid and humanitarian organizations, often shooting photos used for fundraising and international exhibitions for subjects such as World AIDS Day. His work in Cambodia has benefited social and Non Governmental Organizations working with Orphans, AIDS Patients and AIDS orphans, land mine victims and those affected by severe poverty.

Zoriah has completed assignments and freelance projects for top agencies and publications in Japan, Korea, China, the Philippines, Pakistan, Kashmir, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, The United States, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Honduras, Nicaragua, Belize, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Mexico, Canada, France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, The Gaza Strip, Israel, The West Bank, Lebanon, Turkey, Morocco and many others.