Bates, James Edward
Biographical Note
James Edward Bates is an award-winning photographer working in the areas of photojournalism, documentary projects, and portraiture. Bates attended the University of Southern Mississippi, where he was influenced by photojournalism professor Ed Wheeler and LIFE magazine photojournalist Charles Moore. Bates' work has appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines. He was named a finalist in the international 2002 Gordon Parks Photography Competition and was part of the team of journalists from The Sun Herald (Biloxi, Mississippi) that received the Pulitzer Prize for coverage of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. His most recent project is entitled "Passing the Torch: Documentary the 21st Century Ku Klux Klan," which has been exhibited in France, England, and Scotland.
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University of Southern Mississippi website (http://www.usm.edu/school-of-journalism-and-media-studies/alumni/james-edward-bates)Personal website (http://www.jamesedwardbates.com/)