Travel & Humanitarian Photos
The first four “Ambassadors” in Canon’s recently announced Ambassadors programme are “VII Photo agency co-founder Gary Knight, famous National Geographic wildlife shooter Michaal Nichols, prolific Israeli photojournalist Ziv Koren (Polaris Images) and the top portrait and fashion photographer Lorenzo Agius (Getty Images).”
We’re told that the Canon Ambassadors will be offering “workshops, seminars and events”. Each of the four are interviewed on the Canon Professional Network web site. I haven’t read all four yet but I have read Gary Knight’s interview and, as a co-founder of the VII agency, he’s clearly had a fascinating career so far. Like a lot of photojournalists of his age, he claims Tim Page and Don McCullin as inspirations. I also note with interest that he began his photographic career in Bangkok before spending a lot of time in the Balkans.