What Makes Alex king More Than a Photographer
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Alex King, a humanitarian and photojournalist with a passion for capturing Pacific and indigenous cultures, the environment, climate change, animal welfare and women’s and children’s rights against domestic abuse and judicial abuse. Her goals for the future are to be able to use photography to document real and raw stories around the world that are captivating, eye opening and change peoples perspectives.
This year, for the CONTACT Photography festival; Alex's project focused on highlighting Michael Tavioni in the Original Perspectives Exhibit. As part of our commitment to upholding the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), PWB is supporting Indigenous photographers in an exhibition of their work, entitled “Original Perspectives.” This exhibit will be showcased digitally for the month of May, as part of CONTACT, North America’s largest photography festival.
Alex King photographing Michael Tavioni for Contact Photography Festival
Alex has placed a great deal of importance of capturing Michael in his element building vaka (boats), traditional artifacts, passing on his knowledge, teaching school children his art, the struggles he goes through daily, and the appreciation she has built in her heart for him being a traditional leader of the Cook Islands, and for the people. She has witnessed a change in the island communities with the constant introduction of foreigners and their way of life, this project is to remind all people around the world how the traditional ways of art and life in the pacific islands must be preserved.
Alex King photographing for the Original Perspectives Exhibit
Alex's purpose with this project is to open the door and alter the perspectives of the pacific islands, way of life and those who undervalue Ariki/Arongo Mana(traditional chiefs) traditional artists, landowners, and cultural leaders who, for decades have been trying to preserve the lands and the "mana" (power).
Michael Tavioni photographed by Alex King
Alex is committed to ethical storytelling and creating a space for people to come and share perspectives. Join us Tuesday May 5th for a Storytelling for Change discussion: Anything that is Raw and Real.
Thank you Alex, and our other member storytellers that are amplifying voices of grassroots communities all around the world.
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