Aaron Huey

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Aaron Huey (born December 9, 1975 ) is an American photojournalist and documentary photographer who is widely known for his hike across the United States in 2002 and for his work for the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation . He grew up in Worland ( Wyoming ) and closed there from high school. He graduated from the Rotary Society of Slovakia at the age of 18 and received a BFA from the University of Denver in Colorado in 1999 .

photography

Huey is a regular contributor to Harper's Magazine , and his photographs appear in Smithsonian Magazine , National Geographic , The New Yorker , and the New York Times , among others .

In 2002, Huey hiked across the United States with his dog Cosmo . The journey lasted 154 days and covered 3349 miles . Huey hiked with complete strangers whom he met en route, and covered an average of about 30 miles in a day; his record was 46 miles in a single day. He took color photos of the people he met on his trip with a single camera and lens : a Leica M6 with a 35 mm lens. Huey gave a lecture on his motivation for the hike and his experiences in 2010 at the Annenberg Foundation .

Aaron Huey was named one of the world's 30 best young photographers by Photo District News in 2007 and was nominated for the Alexia Prize the following year . Also in 2008, he was by the National Geographic Society for financial support for an expedition by hitchhikers by Siberia granted.

Huey's extensive work documenting the poverty and problems on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation received increased attention through his talk entitled America's Native Prisoner's of War at TED 2010. The lecture highlights the precarious and often violent relationships between the United States government and the Sioux people , the history of the treaties made between them and the effects on the descendants of both parties.

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SURNAME Huey, Aaron
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American photographer
DATE OF BIRTH December 9, 1975