Spotlight: Luca Zordan

September 6, 2011 – 9:42 am

In honor of this being the first day of school for most kids across the country, I thought I’d feature Luca Zordan, an especially gifted photographer of children. Although it’s not quite accurate to say that Luca photographs kids. His subject is actually childhood and all of the joy, wonder, potential, and magic that it [...]

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Luca Zordan teaches photography to schoolchildren in Kenya

August 27, 2010 – 8:53 am

Luca recently returned from Kenya, where he spent three weeks teaching photography to schoolchildren, using digital cameras donated by Nikon. The kids also had the chance to learn computer skills, thanks to the Help Kenya Project, a Westchester, New York–based charity that ships used computers, books, clothing, sports equipment, and other supplies to Kenyan schools [...]

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Video: CNN on the World Cup and “The Children of South Africa”

June 10, 2010 – 8:33 am

The entire globe is frothing with anticipation for the World Cup, which gets started tomorrow, but to the young fans in South Africa, this international event is much more than just a game. It’s a symbol of pride, community, and opportunity. Youth soccer and the confidence-building power of sports is one of the stories that [...]

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Save the date: Children of South Africa benefit in NYC on June 16

June 7, 2010 – 3:15 pm

  . The photo book The Children of South Africa has just been published, after over a year of hard work by our own Luca Zordan and the stylist Alethea Gold, and there’s going to be a benefit auction in New York to honor this important project and the youths it is designed to help. [...]

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Video: the making of “Children of South Africa”

December 14, 2009 – 10:11 am

… I’ve interviewed about Luca Zordan about his upcoming book Children of South Africa, which he is producing in collaboration with Alethea Gold, and Luca has described with great emotion the children and stories he’s photographed. But now there’s a video that makes it come to life better than my words ever could: … … [...]

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South Africa series highlights hardships but also joy

September 18, 2009 – 9:33 am

… In July, I wrote about The Children of South Africa, a documentary book project that Luca Zordan had just begun. Luca has already produced a huge amount of material for the book since then, some of which he’s posted at his website. It’s joyous, uplifting work, and the cause is unassailable. Proceeds from the [...]

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Luca Zordan’s new project celebrates, and elevates, the children of South Africa

July 2, 2009 – 8:45 am

Renowned children’s photographer Luca Zordan begins work on a new book, The Children of South Africa.

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