Internationally acclaimed documentary photographer Robin Hammond recently made a visit to the Wellington campus of Massey University to meet with his former lecturers and students, reports Massey University News.
Hammond’s work focuses on amplifying the stories of marginalised groups through visual storytelling and has graced the covers of
National Geographic and
Time magazine.
He shared stories from his career as a photojournalist and his not-for-profit organisation Witness Change with students in a guest lecture and student workshop.
Photojournalist Robin Hammond … “I had to have this much more change-focused approach to the storytelling.” Image: Massey University
Hammond studied an “intensive” two-year Diploma in Photography at the Wellington School of Design, graduating in 2001, and was welcomed into Toi Rauwhārangi College of Creative Arts’ Hall of Fame Te Pae Tātāriki in 2014.