Christopher Capozziello
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Christopher Capozziello (born 1980) is an American photographer. He works as a freelance photojournalist based in Hamden, Connecticut
. He focuses on documenting social issues in order to facilitate awareness and conversation about different facets of life. Christopher is a member of the Aevum photo collective that includes five other young photojournalists based in different areas of the United States. His images have been recognized by World Press Photo
, the Alexia Foundation, the Golden Light Awards, the National Headliner Awards
, and the China International Press Photo Contest. Christopher’s clients and publications include The New York Times
, TIME Magazine, Newsweek
, The Dallas Morning News
, L’Express
, World Vision
, and Christianity Today
, among others. His long term projects have focused on the Ku Klux Klan
and breast cancer
, which he shows in galleries in the form of traveling exhibitions.
Hamden, Connecticut
Hamden is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town's nickname is "The Land of the Sleeping Giant." Hamden is home to Quinnipiac University. The population was 58,180 according to the Census Bureau's 2005 estimates...
. He focuses on documenting social issues in order to facilitate awareness and conversation about different facets of life. Christopher is a member of the Aevum photo collective that includes five other young photojournalists based in different areas of the United States. His images have been recognized by World Press Photo
World Press Photo
World Press Photo is an independent, non-profit organization based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Founded in 1955 the organization is known for holding the world's largest and most prestigious annual press photography contest....
, the Alexia Foundation, the Golden Light Awards, the National Headliner Awards
National Headliner Awards
The National Headliner Awards are a prize given out by Press Club of Atlantic City since 1935. Both broadcast journalism and print journalism are recognized, in separate categories.-External links:*...
, and the China International Press Photo Contest. Christopher’s clients and publications include The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, TIME Magazine, Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
, The Dallas Morning News
The Dallas Morning News
The Dallas Morning News is the major daily newspaper serving the Dallas, Texas area, with a circulation of 264,459 subscribers, the Audit Bureau of Circulations reported in September 2010...
, L’Express
L'Express (France)
L'Express is a French weekly news magazine. When founded in 1953 during the First Indochina War, it was modelled on the US magazine TIME.-History:...
, World Vision
World Vision
World Vision, founded in the USA in 1950, is an evangelical relief and development organization whose stated goal is "to follow our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of...
, and Christianity Today
Christianity Today
Christianity Today is an Evangelical Christian periodical based in Carol Stream, Illinois. It is the flagship publication of its parent company Christianity Today International, claiming circulation figures of 140,000 and readership of 290,000...
, among others. His long term projects have focused on the Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan, often abbreviated KKK and informally known as the Klan, is the name of three distinct past and present far-right organizations in the United States, which have advocated extremist reactionary currents such as white supremacy, white nationalism, and anti-immigration, historically...
and breast cancer
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
, which he shows in galleries in the form of traveling exhibitions.