BRENT STIRTON - PHOTOGRAPHY - New York

Brent is a senior staff photographer for the Assignment Division for Getty Images. He specializes in documentary work and is known for his alternative approaches to photojournalism and his prolific work rate. He travels an average of 9 months of the year on assignment in his work for Getty Images, working exclusively on commissioned assignment. Brent holds a degree in Journalism from his native South Africa and photographs to visually interpret a story, often working in tandem with journalists from the world s leading publications. He works on a regular basis for the Global Business Coalition against Aids and The Global Fund against Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria. He also works in the field for sustainability for WWF, The World Wide Fund for Nature, shooting global campaigns on the relationship between people and their environments. He recently also began working for the Ford Foundation and the Clinton Foundation. In the last 2 years he works regularly with CNN s Christiane Amanpour and Anderson Cooper, compiling stills documentaries on topical news events which are then voiced over and aired. Brent is a multiple award winning photographer, receiving 4 awards from the World Press Photo Foundation and 3 awards from the UN for his humanitarian work, including Awards from the Global fund for his work in the field of HIV. He has finished runner up in the UNICEF GEO photographer of the year contest. Brent has also been recognized for his work on sexual abuse against women in...

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