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By 'Fovea Exhibitions'
The mountain gorillas of the Virunga National Park live surrounded by violence. Heavily armed soldiers of guerrilla warfare, poachers, illegal charcoal makers, all roam the forest poised to destroy what gets in their way.
Still... a village and the world were outraged when a family of the gentle primates was murdered in cold blood in July 2007. Just over 200 of the extremely rare mountain gorillas, of which there are only 680 in the world, live in the Democratic Republic of Congo, virtually the epicenter of humanitarian crisis and civil wars that have left almost 6 million people dead in the last 15 years. Last autumn a peace treaty was signed, and rangers discovered 5 babies gorillas have been born.
The non-profit charity Fovea Exhibitions will host Stirton's internationally award-winning photo essay through August, documenting the story of the tragedy and the renewal of some of the last mountain gorillas on the planet.
The reception will celebrate both Fovea’s second year anniversary and the 2009 Year of the Gorilla.
FOVEA 's mission is to educate through visual journalism.
It was founded to create a space where today’s important humanitarian and social issues can be explored in depth through the medium of photojournalism. Fovea mounts exhibitions by the world’s most talented and thoughtful photojournalists, and hosts events where the public can engage them, and industry experts in discussion about the subjects they have covered.
In an effort to reach the next generation, Fovea also brings photojournalists to public schools in the Hudson Valley where they give interactive presentations to elementary, middle and high school students.
Fovea Editions Inc. is a registered 501(c)3, not-for-profit educational charity.By 'Fovea Exhibitions'
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