Stephen Shames
Visual Artist
1947 –
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Who is Stephen Shames?
Stephen Shames is a veteran American photojournalist who for over 45 years has used his photography to raise awareness of social issues, with a particular focus on child poverty, solutions to child poverty, and race. He testified about child poverty to the United States Senate in 1986. Shames was named a Purpose Prize Fellow in 2010 by Encore.org for his work helping AIDS orphans and former child soldiers in Africa as founder of the Stephen Shames Foundation.
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- Born
- 1947
Cambridge - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of California, Berkeley
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on July 23, 2013
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