Kevin Frayer
2015 CHRIS HONDROS FUND & GETTY IMAGES AWARD RECEPIENT
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Kevin Frayer has a steadfast dedication to photojournalism and endless drive to tell a story. The exceptional quality of his work and the rigor with which he approaches these stories coupled with his nature as a photographer who cares for his subjects and colleagues best represents the qualities CHF seeks when granting this award.
From India’s religious festivals and its streets to the mountain cultures of western China, Kevin is drawn to capturing the vibrancy and complexity of Asia. He is currently a freelance photographer working with Getty Images based in Beijing, China. Kevin, who is Canadian, began his photojournalism career in 1991 as a young freelancer in the former Yugoslavia. He has since documented conflict in the Middle East, including the Gaza Strip, Iraq, Lebanon, Afghanistan and Libya.
Kevin worked at his hometown newspaper The Winnipeg Sun then as a National Photographer with the Canadian Press based in Toronto covering news and sport. In 2003 he joined the Associated Press in Jerusalem, first basing himself in Gaza City then rising to the position of Chief Photographer for Israel and the Palestinian Territories. He then shifted to New Delhi as Chief Photographer for South Asia. In 2013, he moved to China, became a father and joined Getty Images as a contract photographer.
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