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Howard G. Buffett - a significant figure in the world of photography, environmentalist, political activist, philanthropist and a farmer, presents his best photos on the personal exhibition in Moscow.
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Howard Buffet is the eldest son of the billionaire investor Warren Buffett, whose fortune has been estimated at 47 billion U.S. dollars this year, and a heir to the richest investment empire and one of the most respected names in the USA. But instead of doing nothing and enjoying careless life, Howard G. Buffet travels all over the globe, visiting the poorest regions and taking pictures of people, whose lifes are much more difficult than his own.
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Moreover he steers The Howard G. Buffett Foundation (HGBF), a private family foundation that works to improve the standard of living and quality of life for the world’s most impoverished and marginalized populations.
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All these photos were taken between 1997 and 2011 in 105 countries around the world, present to us the unknown life scenarios, expand our understanding of the world and touch upon the most pressing global problems...
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...Such as immigration, hunger, poverty, and political conflicts. The main subject of Howard Buffett's photos is the relationship between people and environment - both natural and social one. His snapshots show the ambiguity of the world.
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Buffett focuses on the residents of the “Third World,” whose fate is seen through the images of children suffering from hunger in Ethiopia and Malawi, people in Afghanistan, Georgia, and Sudan in the midst of armed conflict and without shelter, and the refugees of Pakistan and Chad without home.
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People are the common thread to the ultimate success or failure of sustainable systems. The outcome of the policies that effect wildlife and ecosystems cannot be treated independently from the human factors.
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Howard Buffett was the author of several books on wildlife preservation and environmental protection. His writing has also been published in periodicals including The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post.
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The photographer states his belief that "photographic images can covert empty words into undeniable truths—truths that can help us understand our accomplishments or limitations as a race, the endurance of the human spirit under great despair, and the generosity we can exhibit when called upon in times of need.”
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Becoming a UN Ambassador Against Hunger on behalf of the World Food Programme, Howard Buffett has received numerous awards, including the Prize Will Owen Jones Distinguished Journalist of the Year Award (2005).
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Buffett began his career with a work dedicated to wildlife protection, but later he became concerned about the fate of people living in poor conditions. It was a desire to help people that led Buffett to photography.
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Numerous snapshots are dedicated to diverse and bizarre animal world: there are fascinating landscapes, wildlife, and portraits of indigenous peoples in Africa, India and Papua New Guinea.
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The founder of the Lumiere Brothers Center of Photography Natalia Grigorieva-Litvinskaya says, “…it is timely to begin a dialogue on social projects by the means of photography, in the language of art that is understood by every citizen of our planet so we can communicate issues that are important to us all as one.” The exhibition is held by in the Lumiere Brothers Center of Photography, Moscow, from September 19 until October 21, 2012.
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