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Vice Magazine – Inside the Walls of Hell
After being imprisoned in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2006 I’ve been driven to document prisons in Africa. This new article in Vice magazine features my visits to the prisons of Burundi. (also available in English!) http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/inside-the-walls-of-hell-thomas-martin
Posted in Africa, Development, Photojournalism
Tagged africa, Aids, Art, Burundi, Congo, corruption, Development, Documentary, DRC, East Africa, Hell, human rights, Incarceration, Magazine, news, photography, Prison, Publishing, Rape, tom martin, Vice Magazine, war
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Penal Reform International Annual Report 2010
We are pleased to be illustrating the the Penal Reform International (PRI) annual report this year. PRI work towards improving the conditions for prisoners worldwide. For more information about their work visit: www.penalreform.org A downloadble version of the report is … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Photojournalism, Uncategorized
Tagged africa, Annual Report, corruption, human rights, Incarceration, PEnal Reform Internationl, photography, PRI, Prison, tom martin
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Your Silent Face
Exhibition of documentary images by photographer Tom Martin. The Alley Cafe Bar, cannon court, longrow west, Nottingham, NG1 6JE After training as a fine artist at Central Saint Martins Tom moved to Rwanda, initially to document sites of genocide. Post-holocaust … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Art, Exhibition, Nottingham
Tagged africa, alley cafe, Art, Burundi, corruption, Documentary, East Africa, Exhibition, Genocide, human rights, Incarceration, nottingham, Photographer, photography, police, Portrait prize, portraiture, Prison, Rwanda, tom martin, war
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1650 gallery, Los Angeles
I’ll be exhibiting in LA from the 2nd to the 28th of April, come and check it out! Work from my African assignments will be on show: Police, Burundi Allegations of corruption demonize the police in Burundi, who are often … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibition, Photojournalism
Tagged africa, America, Art, California, corruption, Documentary, echo, Echo Park, Exhibition, Genocide, Hollywood, human rights, L.A., Los Angeles, photography, Photojournalism, police, tom martin, uniform, USA, war
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Prisons in Burundi
Recently an image I took of children in prison was selected for the Taylor Wessing Portrait prize exhibition, African prisons have been a subject I can’t seem to keep away from, and I thought it was about time these images got … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Photojournalism
Tagged africa, Burundi, corruption, Documentary, Gitega, Incarceration, Inmates, photography, police, Prison, Prisoners, Rape, Ruyigi, tom martin, uniform, war
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Burundi Police play
Earlier this year I visited a specially trained division of the Burundian police – tasked with creating and performing a play to train other policemen not to fall prey to corruption, use unnecessary force and drive safely. They were amazing! … Continue reading
Posted in Africa
Tagged africa, Burundi, corruption, Documentary, East Africa, EU, human rights, Photographer, photography, play, police, theatre, tom martin, Training, uniform
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