Posted on August 23, 2013 by admin
Continuing his work documenting mental health in African countries in crisis, Robin went to Liberia to investigate the ongoing psychological impact of war on the young men and women who fought as children in the country’s civil wars. This work was made possible with the support of The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. August 2013
According to several UN reports, the unregulated exploitation of minerals, used in the manufacture of devices such as phones and computers, has fed a conflict which has raged since 1996. It has directly or indirectly caused the deaths of as many as 6.9 million people, and seen the rape, mostly by armed men, of more than 500,000 women .
‘Your wounds will be named silence’ Exhibited at the 2013 Les Rencontres d'Arles Photo-festival, July 1st - September 22nd 2013
Robin Hammond launches Witness Change, a not-for-profit organisation producing storytelling on seldom-addressed human rights abuses to transform opinions, open minds, and change policies.
the worst drought in 60 years impacts the war torn city of Mogadishu and the world's largest refugee camp - Dadaab
Robin Hammond's portrait of a gold miner in Mozambique used for the 2013 Brave Festival in Poland
Angola’s poor await the trickle down from the country's vast oil revenues
hope i find you well. my name is lucky sithole, i am a creative from zimbabwe who wants to grow in photography. i really love the series you did on zimbabwe you really manage to capture the truth,cause its so great for a moment i couldn’t tell the shots were from zim. you have such inspiring work, i love the colour, composition. I am really inspired, would kill to get a mentor like you.