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Michelle J. Wong 
Photojournalist Michelle J. WongBirth name Michelle Jefté Wong Barquero Born December 31, 1979
Costa Rica, HerediaNationality Costa Rican Field photojournalism, journalism, literature Training Journalism with emphasis en visual arts, editing and broadcasting Website http://www.mediaadvocacynetwork.org/ Michelle Jefté Wong Barquero (Heredia, December 31, 1979), also known as Michelle J. Wong, is a Costa Rican photographer, journalist, and writer. Wong is a columnist and international correspondent for Latin America and a leading photojournalist in Costa Rica.[1]
Life
Michelle J. Wong was born into a poor family in Heredia,Costa Rica. At the age of 14 he left home and began his world travels.[2] In 2003, he established himself in Santa Barbara, California, where he began his journalism studies.[3]
In 2009 he worked as the editing assistant to Steve McCurry for National Geographic in New York City. Wong has worked as both a photographer and journalist around the world.[4] Also, Wong has demonstrated his talent for writing when he published his poetry for the first time in the international magazine Afinidades Electivas in 2008.[5]
His work in photojournalism has been presented in photography exhibitions in the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University,[6][7]Washington DC, California, New York, Costa Rica, and South America;[8] In 2011, Wong was awarded by the National Press Photographers Association NPPA. ;[9]
Sources
- ^ "Michelle J. Wong: From Homeless to Worldwide Recognized Photographer". http://www.diarioextra.com/2010/enero/08/nacionales09.php. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
- ^ "Nomad Photographer". http://www.teletica.com/noticia-detalle.php?id=34447&idp=3. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
- ^ "Costarican Photographer shows the world trough his lens". http://www.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2010/enero/10/nacionales2220198.html. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ^ "Photos show the world through Costarican eyes". http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2010/enero/09/aldea2219122.html. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
- ^ "Afinidades Electivas Costa Rica". http://afinidadeselectivascr.blogspot.com/2008/12/michelle-j-wong.html. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ^ "Nomad Photojournalism- Visions and Faces of Latin America". http://calendar.columbia.edu/sundial/webapi/get.php?brand=sipa&id=48473&vt=detail&context=standalone. Retrieved March, 2011.
- ^ "News and Events - Nomad Photojournalism". http://ilas.columbia.edu/newsevents/page/nomad_photojournalism. Retrieved March, 2011.
- ^ "Photo Exhibit at the Embassy of Costa Rica in Washington DC". http://www.internationalclubdc.com/Events/EventDetails.aspx?EventGUID=988638C1-4FFC-4493-8EE5-923126739A2B. Retrieved December, 2010.
- ^ "Monthly News Clip Contest". http://nppa.org/competitions/monthly_news_clip_contest/view_winners.php?c=28&d=Sep&r=10&t=FMP&p=2nd. Retrieved November, 2011.
External links
Categories:- Photojournalists
- Photographers from Costa Rica
- Journalists from Costa Rica
- 1979 births
- Living people
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