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Photographer: Ed Kashi Ed Kashi is a photojournalist dedicated to documenting the social and political issues that define our times. A sensitive eye and an intimate relationship to his subjects have become the signatures of his award-winning work, and his complex imagery has been recognized for its compelling rendering of the human condition. Photo: Photographer Ed Kashi Photograph by Heather Hiett Born in New York City in 1957, Kashi graduated from Syracuse University in 1979 with a degree in photojournalism and has since photographed in more than 60 countries. His images have appeared in National Geographic, the New York Times Magazine, Time, MediaStorm, GEO, Newsweek, and many other domestic and international publications.

Every year, National Geographic Photocamp travels around the US and the world touching young people's lives through the power of photography. In 2007, NY edition of the 'camp was realized in Queens, with NG photographer Ed Kashi and students from Newcomers High School, a NYC public HS dedicated to serving kids who have been in the US for less than one year.