Photographers Launch Fundraising Magazine to Aid Haiti Quake Victims

SAN FRANCISCO, 15 January 2010-- Professional photographers are offering a special edition fundraising magazine through the Magcloud print-on-demand service to benefit victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti.

The magazine features work from preeminent photographers and all proceeds will go directly to the International Red Cross to assist the people of Haiti. The issue is titled Onè Respe, after a traditional Haitian greeting meaning honor and respect.

Mary Ellen Mark, winner of three Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards and acclaimed photographers Peter Pereira, Chet Gordon, Lindsay Stark and Kari Hartmann donated their work for this important project.

San Francisco photojournalist Lane Hartwell, who is spearheading the project, says "the news of the disaster in Haiti deeply touched me, both as a person and as a photojournalist. I wondered what I could do to help, and spoke with my friend and colleague Peter Pereira, who had the privilege of shooting in Haiti in November 2009. The idea began with his essay, but others quickly came forward with generous contributions and before we knew it we had a magazine. We started on the morning of the 13th and had it available before midnight PST on the 14th"

The magazine features stunning world-class photography, presented on high-quality paper with cutting edge printing technology. It is printed on FSC-certified paper stock from responsibly managed forests and verified recycled sources. It is 50% recycled (10% post-consumer, 40% pre-consumer).

Derek Powazek of Magcloud designed the issue, which is available at magcloud.com or directly at http://magcloud.com/browse/Magazine/57585

For more information contact Lane Hartwell at (510) 928-4422 or lane@fetching.net.

About Mary Ellen Mark
Mary Ellen Mark has achieved worldwide visibility through her numerous books, exhibitions, and editorial magazine work. She has published photo essays and portraits in such publications as LIFE, New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, and Vanity Fair. For over four decades, she has traveled extensively to make pictures that reflect a high degree of humanism. Today, she is recognized as one of our most respected and influential photographers. Her images of our world’s diverse cultures have become landmarks in the field of documentary photography. Her portrayals of Mother Teresa, Indian circuses, and brothels in Bombay were the product of many years of work in India. A photo essay on runaway children in Seattle became the basis of the academy award nominated film STREETWISE, directed and photographed by her husband, Martin Bell. maryellenmark.com

About Chet Gordon
Chet Gordon is a staff photographer at the Times Herald- Record in Middletown, New York, and has been a news photographer for 20 years, including staff positions at 4 NYC, New Jersey-area newspapers, and as a photo editor at the NY Daily News. His work has appeared in The New York Times, International Herald-Tribune, USA Today, Army Times, Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek, among others. A former U.S. Marine, he served honorably in the mid-1980s, including two years on Okinawa, Japan. A longtime volunteer and travel junkie, he’s accompanied humanitarian aide clients on their international disaster relief and medical missions. Since 1997, he’s worked in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Senegal, El Salvador, Honduras, Haiti, Jordan, Kosovo, Albania, Gaza, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, Russian Federation, Venezuela, Paraguay, and Afghanistan. chetgordon.com

About Peter Pereira
Peter Pereira was 9 when he moved to the United States from Figueira da Foz, Portugal, in 1978. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth in 1992 with a degree in computer engineering, and even started his own computer company before giving it up in 2001 to focus on his true passion, photography. Since then, his images have graced the pages of The New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, Chicago Tribune, International Herald Tribune, Boston Globe, MSNBC.com, CNN.com, ABCNews. com and various other international media outlets. He was named the New England Press Association Photographer of the Year twice, and in 2006 was named the National Press Photographers Association Region 1 Photographer of the Year. He has also won five Publick Occurrences Awards for Superior Achievement in Photojournalism by the New England Newspaper Association. Peter is now represented by the 4SEE photo agency. peterpereira.com

About Lindsay Stark
Lindsay Stark is a Senior Researcher at Columbia University and works with partner agencies such as UNICEF, UNHCR, the International Rescue Committee and Save the Children to strengthen the evidence base for protection of children in conflict and natural disasters. columbiagroupforchildren.com

About Kari Hartmann
Kari Hartmann is a San Francisco Bay Area photographer. flickr.com/harpy

About Lane Hartwell
Lane Hartwell is a San Francisco-based photojournalist whose images have appeared in Yes! Magazine, Wired News, the San Francisco Chronicle, BusinessWeek and other publications. fetching.net thepostandreview.com

About Magcloud
MagCloud is an HP web service where you can self-publish a commercial quality magazine, printed on demand with no upfront fees or minimum print runs. Visit us at www.magcloud.com

Contact Information

Lane Hartwell

Photo Journalist

Onè Respe

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