Amiran White

About Amiran White

I was born and raised in England, but began my photojournalism career in Portland, OR stringing for The Associated Press. From there, I spent 10 years working as a staff photographer for daily papers in Oregon, Pennsylvania and New Mexico. Since then, I traveled through Central America, India and Europe as an independent documentary photographer earning numerous awards along the way including a Pulitzer Prize nomination, the Community Awareness Award from Pictures of the Year International and the Golden Light Award for documentary photography. This year I was awarded an Honorable Mention in the Deeper Perspective category of the International Photography Awards, and am a finalist in Critical Mass- Photo Lucida In 2010, my work was featured in A Positive View‘s exhibition at Somerset house in London and in the Panda Gallery in New York City. Most recently, my photographs have appeared in The Oregonian, The New York Times, Street Roots, Geo Saison, Visual Anthropology Review, People Magazine, MSNBC.com, and with Zuma Press. I am an active member of the Wedding Photojournalist Association and the National Press Photographers Association and am currently based in Portland, Oregon and available for assignments worldwide. Specialties: Documentary, Editorial, Travel, Reportage, Photojournalism, NGOs, aid agencies and humanitarian organizations.

Experience

1. Contract Photojournalist

   Zuma Press

   Mar 2004 — Present

   Editorial, Documentary, Travel, Photojournalism, Photo Essay