Jon Lowenstein
Documentary Filmmaker | Exposing Hidden Truths
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Jon Lowenstein is an award-winning documentary photographer and filmmaker who uses visual storytelling to reveal powerful social and political narratives. As a TED Fellow, Lowenstein's work has uncovered marginalized experiences and challenged perceptions worldwide.
His compelling documentaries and photography projects have earned recognition from the Pulitzer Center, the World Press Photo Awards, and the Sundance Film Festival. Lowenstein's keynotes transport audiences behind the lens, exploring how the art of visual journalism can shed light on the hidden complexities of our world.
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Family, hope and resilience on the migrant trail
For the past 20 years, photographer and TED Fellow Jon Lowenstein has documented the migrant journey from Latin America to the United States, one of the largest transnational migrations in world history. Sharing photos from his decade-long project "Shadow Lives USA," Lowenstein takes us into the inner worlds of the families escaping poverty and violence in Central America -- and pieces together the complex reasons people leave their homes in search of a better life.
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