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J. Adam Huggins

J. Adam Huggins

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Profession: Photojournalist
Location: New Delhi , India ( DEL )
Home base: New Delhi, INDIA
URL: http://www.adamhuggins.net/
URL: http://www.nytimages.com/
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Languages spoken: English, some French, more Hindi, less Tibetan, and often Italian.
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Mobile phone (while in New Delhi): +91 9811.67.0154
Mobile phone: +91 9811 67 0154
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Emergency notes: Contact Annalisa Merelli.
Blood type: Blue
Last login: 11 days ago
Member since: 17 Oct 2006 12:10

About

Adam Huggins, 26, was born in Canada in 1981, at the age of nineteen what he wanted to do most was see the world and photography seemed like a possible way to do it. Since then he has been traveling and taking pictures that document society and the world we live in. His work has given him the opportunity to connect with different communities and learn about different cultures. Now, to him, photography is no longer just about traveling but about telling stories. After seven years, the boy who wanted to see the world calls himself a photojournalist.

His photography has been exhibited at venues which include Centre Pompidou, La Triennale di Milano, the Shanghai Art Museum, and Shiodomeitalia Creative Center in Tokyo.
He has worked with numerous publications which include The New York Times, ELLE, Der Spiegel, COLORS, and the International Herald Tribune.

In late 2007 he published a story about how New York City’s ubiquitous manhole covers are made at a foundry in India and soon after, it became a widely debated topic of conversation in numerous newspapers’ commentary and opinion pages, blogs, and television news channels, around the world. The photo-essay drew attention to the alarming lack of safety protections in place for the Indian workers that endure extremely hazardous working conditions in order to produce manhole covers for New York and other municipalities throughout the United States, calling for State legislatures and prompting Con Edison, one of the private utilities companies that purchases these items, to rewrite their future international contracts to include safety requirements.

He was subsequently awarded a Certificate of Special Merit at the 2007 Human Rights Press Awards in Hong Kong for this body of work.

In late 2004 he witnessed the devastation caused by the South Asian Tsunami to numerous fishing communities along the southern coast of India. The theme of fishing developed in his latest exhibited work has been a culmination of this experience as well as many hours spent fishing in the company of his family as a child.

He personally feels that we all have the same basic responsibility to take care of one another as members of the same species, as well for everything that we co-exist with in nature.

He tries to communicate this feeling through his stories and has an innate aspiration to share them with anyone who will give their attention, which is why he primarily works for mass media at the present time.

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J. Adam Huggins. India Nurtures Business Of Surrogate Motherhood The New York Times, pp. A10. nytimes.com, Mar 10 2008.
J. Adam Huggins. "Online Scrabble Craze Puts Sellers at a Loss for Words" The New York Times, pp. A25. nytimes.com, Mar 2 2008.
J. Adam Huggins. "Bloodshed in ’02 Shadows Indian Politician in Race That Tests Nationalist Party" The New York Times, pp. A14. nytimes.com, Dec 11 2007.
J. Adam Huggins. "New York Manhole Covers, Forged Barefoot in India" The New York Times, pp. A1. nytimes.com, Nov 26 2007.
J. Adam Huggins. "Careers Give India’s Women New Independence" The New York Times, pp. A1. nytimes.com, Nov 23 2007.
J. Adam Huggins. "New economy in India nudges some women toward independence" International Herald Tribune, pp. 6. nytimes.com, Nov 23 2007.
J. Adam Huggins. "Picking Up Trash by Hand, and Yearning for Dignity" The New York Times, pp. A4. nytimes.com, Sep 27 2007.
J. Adam Huggins. "The Frugal Traveler: Visiting in Luxury, with Money Left for Philanthropy" The New York Times, pp. TR5. nytimes.com, Sep 23 2007.
J. Adam Huggins. "New Delhi's ragpickers want pay, not gloves" International Herald Tribune, pp. 1. nytimes.com, Sep 3 2007.
J. Adam Huggins. "Malinagar Journal: After the Deluge, the Painful Reality of Deprivation" The New York Times, pp. A4. nytimes.com, Aug 22 2007.

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Digital Railroad Gallery



Recent Post

Website created

Hi all,

I learnt a bit about website programming and fixed mine so that it is a finally website, but I’ve tried to keep it very simple because I’m hoping that the photography (I’ll add more soon) stands as the centre of attention rather than a flashy and distracting interface. With this as a preface, I would really appreciate if you have a look and let me know what you think.

http://adamhuggins.net/

With thanks and best wishes,

Yours,

-adam

11 Apr 2008 16:04 | 3 replies

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