Stephen Dupont an Australian born Photojournalist and portrait photographer has received many international awards for his amazing work over the years.Not only is he a great photographer he also produces hand made books of his images and exhibits extensively.
His passion for Afganistan, a country he has visited for over fifteen years almost cost him his life with a suicide bomber attack outside a police station he was visiting at that moment.
He also appears to have an amazing ability to connect with his subjects and project a level of trust and compassion which allows him to get close to people often in the most dangerous and marginalized regions of the world.
In the video below you will see him taking polaroids of people in the middle of Kabul with a Polaroid Land camera, his approach with respect to his book making and some of his portraits of members of the notoriously dangerous and violent 'Red Devils' gang from Papua New Guinea, an image of which you can see above.
Stephen Dupont Profile - ABC Sunday Arts from Stephen Dupont on Vimeo.
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