Zoriah Miller
Zoriah Miller (born January 27, 1976), or simply Zoriah, is an American photojournalist and war photographer. He claims to have worked for international aid organizations such as the Red Cross[1][unreliable source?][2] Although claiming to have contributed photos to photo agencies World Picture News,[3] The Image Works,[4] Reporters Agency, and Rapport Press, Miller remains independent and produces his photo stories on a freelance basis.
Miller's images of conflict in Iraq have been published in relation to a controversy where he was kicked out of embed with US forces when he was accused of violating the terms of his embedding by taking pictures of dead and injured soldiers and thereby "[providing the] enemy with an after-action report on the effectiveness of their attack and on the response procedures of U.S. and Iraqi forces".[5] Photographs that he took in Iraq of dead US Marines after a suicide bomber in Al-Karmah that he posted on his website were discussed on the online forum 'Lightstalkers' followed by a mention in a couple of articles. [5][6][7]
Publication
[edit]A photograph of his showing one result of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was published by Newsweek.[8]
Photography
[edit]Miller says he specializes in documenting humanitarian crises
In a one-hour[9] television program, as part of the In Harm's Way series about different dangerous professions produced by Warner Brothers. Miller explains in the Gaza Strip in 2008, what has motivated him to become a war photographer and to take photographs in disaster areas.[10]
In March 2010, Miller conducted a photography workshop in Haiti during a humanitarian crisis.[11][12] There was controversy over the event on forums such as Lightstalkers.org.[13] http://zoriah.com/workshops
Notes
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- ^ "wikipedia proof". Zoriah.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
- ^ "Welcome Zoriah[permanent dead link][unreliable source?]", BagNewsNotes, November 2008.
- ^ "WpN - Lightbox". Worldpicturenews.com. 2004-12-28. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
- ^ "The Image Works". The Image Works. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
- ^ a b Michael Kamber and Tim Arangom, "4,000 U.S. Deaths, and a Handful of Images", New York Times, June 26, 2008. Accessed March 13, 2009.
- ^ Robert Fox, "Truth and other casualties of war", Guardian, 25 July 2008. Accessed 26 June 2010.
- ^ Thomas Hofnung, "Irak: ces morts que l'Amérique ignore", Libération, 31 July 2008, pp. 6–7.
- ^ Newsweek, 11 January 2006, p. 73.
- ^ "Listings - IN HARM'S WAY on The CW". TheFutonCritic.com. 2008-10-19. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
- ^ War Photographer Zoriah - In Harm's Way, YouTube, November 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ^ [1], Independent Humanitarian Photographer Kasper Nybo.
- ^ "Workshops". Zoriah.com. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
- ^ Brendan Seibel, "Photo Workshops Face Online Backlash Haiti". Wired, 9 February 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
External links
[edit]- Zoriah.com – Miller's primary website
- National Public Radio story about Journalists and Fixers[permanent dead link]
- Alumni Interview of Miller 2006 (archived 21 October 2007)
Video
[edit]- Miller interview on Democracy Now! program, July 14, 2008.
Audio
[edit]- PhotoNetCast Interview" – with Miller on the radio program PhotoNetCast
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