Alison Wright (photojournalist)

Alison Wright (born Summit, New Jersey) is an American photojournalist and writer. Alison Wright's work is represented by National Geographic and Corbis. Her photography of endangered cultures and documentation of the human condition has covered all corners of the globe and been published in magazines worldwide. She is a two-time recipient of the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award and the Dorothea Lange Award in Documentary Photography.[1][2][3]

Wright was nearly killed in an accident in Laos, when the bus she was riding in was hit by a logging truck. Her story of survival has been featured in Outside magazine, National Geographic Adventure, and Yoga Journal.[2][4][5][6][7] She is the founder of the Faces of Hope Fund, which provides health care and education to communities in Asia.[8]

Wright attended Watchung Hills Regional High School in New Jersey, and studied photojournalism at Syracuse University.[2]

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  1. ↑ "The Lowell Thomas Awards". Society of American Travel Writers. 2005–2006. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bella English (September 29, 2003). "Alison Wright: Her `Faces of Hope' shows the spirit of children facing huge obstacles". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
  3. ↑ Heather Knight (June 23, 2000). "Intrepid Photog Captures Tibetan Culture Alison Wright's work to show at Smithsonian". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
  4. ↑ Wright, Alison (May 2001). "If I Can Only Breathe". Outside.
  5. ↑ Wright, Alison (February 2005). "The Life That Almost Wasn't". Outside.
  6. ↑ Dan Saelinger. "Everyday Survivors - Alison Wright: Beating the Impossible", National Geographic Adventure, August 2008. Retrieved on 2008-07-21.
  7. ↑ "Postcard From the Edge". Yoga Journal.
  8. ↑ "Faces of Hope Fund".

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