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
‘Your wounds will be named silence’ Exhibition in Paris. 9 November – 8 December 2012
Residents of the vibrant African city share what life there means to them on this short video made by Robin for National Geographic Magazine
Robin Hammond’s ‘My Lagos’ introduces us to the colour, energy and chaos of Africa’s largest city. Full bleed colour photographs take us on a journey through bustling Lagos streets and into the homes of the rich, poor, and rising middle class. ‘My Lagos’ opens our eyes to an Africa rarely seen in western media.
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 .
Robin Hammond has been awarded the 2013 W.Eugene Smith Memorial Fund for his wok documenting mental health in Africa countries in crisis: CONDEMNED
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.