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Artist Statement:
I have always looked for and found the humanity in everyone. The flesh and spirit are nothing without the soul seeking the completion and redemption of life on this small planet. I have always been a fan of what UNICEF, Save the Children, Doctors Without Borders, and the Hans Zimmer Foundation for Human Rights do to enhance the rights of human beings along with all other forms of life in their various shapes to be respected. Life is not a sprint. It is a marathon even if it lasts for five minutes. I try to respect time and information and beauty through my eyes and the lens of my camera. Mozambique is deserving of a reasoned and respective look into its ongoing soul. These photos are my response from a joint Magnum/UNICEF multimedia project.
Eli Reed is Clinical Professor of Photojournalism at the University of Texas, with Magnum Photos since 1983. A 1982/83 Harvard University Nieman Fellow, he has worked on assignment for national and international publications such as National Geographic, Time, Newsweek, USNews & World Report, New York Sunday Times Magazine, and others, covering world news events since 1982.
He has received awards from the W. Eugene Smith Grant in Documentary Photography, Overseas Press Club, Kodak World Image Award for Fine Art Photography, Leica Medal of Excellence, Pictures of the Year (POY) Nikon World Understanding Award, World Press Photo, Pulitzer Prize nominee, Visa pour L’image Festival Du Photoreportage, and the Lucie Foundation Award for Documentary Photography.
His personal books include “Beirut, City of Regrets” 1988, “Black in America” 1997 (text and poetry written by Reed with preface by Gordon Parks, and “I Grandi Fotografi Eli Reed” 2007.
Reed is a member of the collective Kamoinge and has photographed approximately 30 films (Including three Academy Award winners).
