Zoriah Miller

Zoriah Miller (born January 27, 1976) is an award winning photojournalist whose work has been seen in some of the world’s most prestigious publications, museums and galleries. Initially trained in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Aid to Developing Countries, he worked for international aid organizations such as the Red CrossFact|date=September 2007 before returning to photography after a long absence. It was his extensive knowledge and training in survival and international aid which made him originally marketable to international photo agencies including World Picture News (WPN), Reporters Agency, The Image Works, and EyePress Photo Agency in China.

His work first won critical acclaim in the early 1990s when his photo series on homeless life in the United States was selected to tour the country in the Songs of The People project.Fact|date=July 2008 He was also named Photojournalist of The Year in 2006 by Morepraxis as well as winning the VII Photo Agency Portfolio Contest.Fact|date=July 2008 He was among the photographers in World Picture News Networks Most Powerful Imagery of 2006.Fact|date=July 2008

As an adult, his images of conflict in Iraq, Afghanistan, The Gaza Strip and Lebanon have been widely published and have traveled to many countries around the world in museums and fine art galleries. His style of dark and moody imagery has become a trademark and he often releases feature stories containing graphic imagery of war, disease, social issues and strife which are consideredWho|date=July 2008 both powerful and compassionate.

Awards, honors and achievements

Although making a living on and off as a photographer since the age of 15, his career did not fully take off until late 2005 when his work covering and following up on the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami was published by "Newsweek" and then went on to get an estimated 20,000,000 hits daily online during the weeks leading up to and following the one-year anniversary of the tsunami.Fact|date=September 2007 Soon after, he won the 2006 portfolio contest hosted by the VII Photo Agency and began submitting directly to some of the world's famous and respected publications.

Photography

With his background in disaster management and humanitarian aid, Miller specializes in documenting humanitarian crises in third world countries. He has covered disasters, critical social issues and conflict in over forty countries around the world and his work has been published in newspapers and magazines such as "Newsweek", "The Wall Street Journal", BBC, Fortune, Focus, Cafe, "L'Express", Grands Reportage, L'illustre, Atlantico, Grazia Neri, "American Medical News", NWK, Choc, Televizier, AKtueel, Knack, S.P.A, Trends, Deng, Roul Medica and many others,Fact|date=September 2007 and is a regular contributor to Warshooter.com. About fifty percent of his time each year is devoted to doing pro bono work for aid and humanitarian organizations, often shooting photos used for fundraising and international exhibitions for subjects such as World AIDS DayFact|date=September 2007 [Morepraxis, ACCEPT Foundation, Project Angel Heartvague ] . His work in Cambodia has benefited social and Non Governmental Organizations working with Orphans, AIDS Patients and AIDS orphans, land mine victims and those affected by severe poverty [Chuc Sar Cambodia, Little Sprouts Orphanage; ACCEPT Foundation Cambodiavague ] .Fact|date=September 2007 Miller has completed assignments and freelance projects for top agencies and publications in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Japan, Korea, China, Philippines, Pakistan, Kashmir, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, The United States, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Honduras, Nicaragua, Belize, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Mexico, Canada, France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Gaza, Israel, West Bank, Lebanon, Turkey, Morocco, and Kyrgyzstan.Fact|date=July 2008

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External links

* [http://zoriah.com Zoriah.com - Official Website]
* [http://diariesofashooter.com Diaries of a Shooter - Black and White Reportage]
* [http://warphotographer.org War Photographer - War Photography and Conflict Photojournalism]
* [http://warshooter.com Warshooter - Conflict and Crisis photography from top photojournalists around the world]
* [http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2007/04/03/PM200704037.html National Public Radio story about Journalists and Fixers]
* [http://www.unicef.de/4117.html UNICEF Gaza's Children - Photography by Humanitarian Photojournalist Zoriah]
* [http://waldorf.dreamteamtech.com:80/media/EDocs/Interview_with_Humanitarian.pdf Alumni Interview of Zoriah 2006]
* [http://www.lightstalkers.org/zoriah Zoriah Lightstalkers page]
* [http://www.wpneditorial.com/newsletter-20060508.htm World Picture News, zoriah Tsunami]
* [http://www.vagablogging.net/06-08/a-look-at-some-of-the-webs-best-travel-photography.html Vagablogging - The Webs Best Travel Photography]
* [http://www2.evergreen.edu/photoalumni/node?from=260 Photography Alumni of the Evergreen State College in Washington]
* [http://www.worldpicturenews.com/web/ShowLightbox.aspx?lightbox=PhuketThenAndNow World Picture News - Zoriah, Tsunami Then and Now]

Video

* [http://www.democracynow.org/2008/7/14/embedded_photojournalist_accuses_us_military_of Zoriah interview on "Democracy Now!" program] , July 14, 2008