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JR Photo Story Goes Viral 14M Views

JR Photo Story Goes Viral 14M Views

The Guardian has picked up a photo story on Mobile TB clinics in Yangon, Myanmar produced by John on assignment for UNOPS.  Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death for people aged 15-49 in Myanmar.  The cost of reaching a hospital for diagnosis and treatment is prohibitive for many in Yangon. This program brings the..
John Wins Gold, Silver, and Bronze in Px3 Photo Contest!

John Wins Gold, Silver, and Bronze in Px3 Photo Contest!

Px3 has announced the winners of it’s 10th annual Photo Contest and John has won Gold, Silver, and Bronze in the Annual Report category. The PX3 contest is one of the largest and most prestigious contests in Europe with tens of thousands entries from 90 countries. The Gold Medal winning series of photographs were produced..
Accion’s Instagram Feed Finalist for Shorty Awards

Accion’s Instagram Feed Finalist for Shorty Awards

The finalists for the 2016 Shorty Awards have been announced and Accion’s Instagram feed featuring John’s photographs has been honored as a finalist in the Photography/Graphics category. Other finalists include National Geographic, GoPro, LG Mobile, and SYFY showing that Accion’s feed is punching well above it’s weight.
John Rae Winner in Comm Arts Photo Annual

John Rae Winner in Comm Arts Photo Annual

Communication Arts has announced the winners of it’s 2016 Photo Contest and John Rae has won in the Annual Report category for his series of photographs entitled “Building the Supertanker”. The winning series was produced on assignment for Gener8 Maritime at the DSME shipyard in South Korea. The Communication Arts Photo Contest is one of..
Acción Video Goes Viral!

Acción Video Goes Viral!

My video produced on location in India for Accion, a Boston based NGO that promotes financial inclusion, has gone viral garnering 1.8 million hits. The video features Reshma Babu a bright, energetic, and thoughtful young woman who contracted polio when she was just 5 months old. Reshma works at Vindhya where 4 out of 5..
UNOPS South Sudan

UNOPS South Sudan

South Sudan’ civil war is generating the second largest refugee crisis in the world. UNOPS assigned John to cover their efforts to build refugee camps, road, medical clinics, and airstrips. Without this amazing work done often under gunfire lifesaving supplies would not make it to those in need. During our time at the Agoung Thok..
Droning On

Droning On

Just got back from an assignment to Belize and the Philippines for Environmental Defense Fund. We were documenting their global efforts to save fisheries for fishers. To fulfill the assignment John is now flying a fancy drone with a 4K camera attached. Did not get arrested, drone did not get confiscated, and did not crash-..
John Rae Winner in IPA 2015 Contest

John Rae Winner in IPA 2015 Contest

The International Photography Awards announced the winners of its 13th photo contest and John Rae has taken 3rd place in the Social Cause Section. The winning photographs were chosen from over 27,000 entries from over 104 countries. The photos are part of an ongoing project to document The Global Fund’s efforts to fight HIV around..
Global Fund Web Campaign

Global Fund Web Campaign

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria has launched a new web campaign featuring John’s photographs from around the world.
JR Winner in Comm Arts Photo Annual

JR Winner in Comm Arts Photo Annual

Communication Arts announced the winners of its 2015 photo contest and John Rae has been named a winner in the Annual Report category. CA photo contest attracts thousands of entries from around the world and is one of the oldest and most prestigious contests in America. The winning photograph is from Honduras of a young..
Sun Clinic Fights TB in Myanmar

Sun Clinic Fights TB in Myanmar

Doctor Yu Yu May is one of my heroes of healthcare. She is fighting TB on the front lines of the pandemic in Mandalay, Myanmar. Her community based approach is one of the most effective ways to combat the spread of TB, a disease that claims over 9 million infections per year and kills over..