Alison Wright (photojournalist)
Alison Wright is a photographer, author and public speaker. Wright travels the globe documenting endangered cultures, people and issues concerning the human condition. She has twice received a Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award from the Society of American Travel Writers[1][2][3] and became a Dorothea Lange Fellow in Documentary Photography at the University of California, Berkeley in 1993.[4]
In January 2000 Wright was nearly killed in an accident in Laos, when the bus she was riding in was hit by a logging truck.[5] Her story of survival has been featured in Outside magazine, National Geographic Adventure, and Yoga Journal.[2][6][7][8][9]
Wright attended Watchung Hills Regional High School in New Jersey, and studied photojournalism at Syracuse University.[2] UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California- Master's degree in Visual Anthropology
Bibliography
- Learning to Breathe: One Woman's Journey of Spirit and Survival, documenting her recovery from the bus accident.
- Faces of Hope: Children of a Changing World
- A Simple Monk: Writings on the Dalai Lama The Spirit of Tibet
- Face to Face: Portraits of the Human Spirit[10]
References
- ↑ "The Lowell Thomas Awards". Society of American Travel Writers. 2005–2006. Archived from the original on June 20, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
- 1 2 3 Bella English (September 29, 2003). "Alison Wright: Her 'Faces of Hope' shows the spirit of children facing huge obstacles". The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
- ↑ Heather Knight (June 23, 2000). "Intrepid Photog Captures Tibetan Culture Alison Wright's work to show at Smithsonian". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
- ↑ "Dorothea Lange Fellowship : the Fellows". University of California, Berleley. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Alison Wright". National Geographic Society. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
- ↑ Wright, Alison (May 2001). "If I Can Only Breathe". Outside.
- ↑ Wright, Alison (February 2005). "The Life That Almost Wasn't". Outside.
- ↑ Dan Saelinger. "Everyday Survivors - Alison Wright: Beating the Impossible", National Geographic Adventure, August 2008. Retrieved on July 21, 2008.
- ↑ "Postcard From the Edge". Yoga Journal.
- ↑ "Face to Face: Portraits of the Human Spirit". American Society of Picture Professionals. American Society of Picture Professionals, Inc. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
External links
- Official Website
- "Photo Journeys: Alison Wright". Discovery Channel.