YUSUKE SUZUKI is an award winning New York based freelance photographer, born and raised in Chiba, Japan. He studied the guitar when he was in Japan, but once he went to the Philippines on his summer break with his friends and witnessed the tragic situation of the lifestyle there, he reassessed his own life. He began traveling more, and in Afghanistan he met photographers and journalists that ended up changing his life. He was so staggered by what he saw, that he bought his first camera as soon as he returned from his trip. Later on, he would return to Afghanistan twice more to take more photographs. He realized that photography has the power to make change, so he decided to study Journalism more seriously, prompting a move to the United States, where he graduated from the New England School of Photography in 2011. His goal is to portray stories that should not be ignored, and capture the moments and put subject’s emotion into a single frame that can stop time. His work have been published on CNN, The Washington Post, Reuters, Al Jazeera, NHK(Japan), Internazionale(Italy), Haaretz (Israel), Toronto Sun(Canada), Estadao(Brazil), Rianovosti(Russia), Hindustan Times(India), Metro Boston, Tu Boston, Salem Radio Network News, The province.com and El Planeta.
Jacob Balzani Lööv is an Italian photographer based in Milan and Zurich. He is primarily interested in underreported social and environmental issues, and he feels the need to communicate these stories through any suitable media. He views his journalistic work as a form of activism; one in which people are informed in an equal and truthful way. He has Masters degrees in Environmental Sciences, and Photojournalism, and a PhD in Atmospheric Chemistry. Jacob works for several NGOs worldwide, often in places that are difficult to access. He was selected as a finalist for the PR-Bild-Award 2010 and his work was exhibited in Milan and London. He is currently available for assignments.
HIROKO TANAKA is a Japanese photographer based in Guatemala, Mexico and Japan. After 7 years in the US studying and working as photographer for newspapers, Hiroko moved to Guatemala in late 2011, where she has worked on stories on devastating living conditions and circumstances of Guatemala indigenous community. Hiroko plans to be located in Japan for several months starting August 2013.
