Specialties
Editorial,
Photojournalism,
Travel
Bio
J Carrier graduated from Penn State University with a degree in biology. After college J went on to become a drummer in a punk band, recorded two albums and toured throughout the US and Europe. In 2001 he joined the Peace Corps. It was during this immersion experience while living in Ecuador as a volunteer that he discovered photography as a powerful medium of expression. Upon returning from the Peace Corps J worked as an assistant photographer in Washington D.C. and began his career freelancing for the news wires, local magazines and the Washington Post. In 2004 J traveled to Africa for the first time to begin work on several personal projects.
In Afirca, J has worked extensively with Save the Children in Darfur and Southern Sudan documenting the plight of the displaced and in Ethiopia to photograph relief efforts during the recent drought. In 2005, just one week after the Asian Tsunami, Save the Children also sent J to Banda Aceh, Indonesia to document their emergency efforts and the lives of the displaced.
J has photographed on assignment for a variety of publications including Time, The New York Times Magazine, Conde Nast Portfolio, Fortune, Newsweek, Men's Journal, CNN, Runner's World, Good Housekeeping, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Le Monde, XXL, Dazed & Confused Magazine and The Discovery and Travel Channels and his pictures have appeared in Der Spiegel and Corriere della Serra's Weekend Magazine among others.
J is currently based in Jerusalem, Israel covering the middle east and continues his coverage of Africa, documenting the social issues of our day.
Links
The Dragon & The Lion: China in Sudan
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China's emerging economic dominance and increasing engagement with African nations is crafting an... » MORE |
Rift Valley: Kenya Election Aftermath 2
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On December 31, after results were announced for an election widely condemned as fraudulent,... » MORE |
Demons & Prosperity: Evangelism in Kenya
UrbanAfrica: Kenya
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In 2007 the world shifted from an agrarian and rural based population to one in which over 50% of... » MORE |
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