Robert X. Fogarty
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| Born | 1983 (age 40–41) Nebraska |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
| Education | Degree in journalism |
| Alma mater | University of Oregon |
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| Known for | Dear World photography |
Notable work | Evacuation statues in New Orleans |
Robert X. Fogarty is a photographer, advocate, and volunteer organizer. He facilitated evacuation landmarks in New Orleans called Evacuspots and started the "Dear World" photography movement.[1]
Early life and education
Fogarty was born in 1983 and grew up in Nebraska.[1] He earned a degree in journalism at the University of Oregon, where he graduated in 2005.[1][2] His interest in New Orleans began that year, when it was hit by Hurricane Katrina.[2]
Career
Hurricane preparation
After graduating, Fogarty worked as a recruiter for financial institutions in New York City.[1] In 2007, Fogarty abandoned corporate work and moved to New Orleans to serve as a volunteer for AmeriCorps.[1] While there, he helped organize the evacuation of New Orleans for Hurricane Gustav.[1][2][3]
After Fogarty's contract with AmeriCorps expired, he started Evacuteer.org, a non-profit that helps the city of New Orleans train volunteers to prepare the city for environmental disasters.[1] He organized parties and parades at the start and end of hurricane season to raise awareness for hurricane preparation.[3] The organization erected statues marking evacuation pickup points called "Evacuspots."[1] Fogarty took no salary for his role at Evacuteer.org.[1]
Dear world
Fogarty started the "Dear World" movement in 2009 when he started facilitating photos of people with messages written on their bodies explaining what they love about New Orleans.[2] The effort was initially called "Dear Orleans" and was in preparation for the then-upcoming Super Bowl.[2] Fogarty was inspired by a photo of a man with "cancer free" written on his throat[4] and renamed the movement "Dear World."[2]
As of 2020, Dear World has photographed 150,000 people in a similar style.[2] Fogarty travels the world to take Dear World photographs at refugee sites, natural disasters, and war zones.[2][5] He also became a public speaker for corporate events and universities.[4] For example, he's given speeches for Stanford University and Harvard University.[5]
Robert X. Fogarty in the media
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Thier, Dave (March 7, 2012). "New Orleans Volunteers Promote Hurricane Awareness". The New York Times. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Grace, Erin (February 25, 2020). "Grace: How this Omaha native tells stories with black marker and a camera". Omaha.com. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Watson, R.R.; Tabor, J.A.; Ehiri, J.E.; Preedy, V.R. (2015). Handbook of public health in natural disasters: Nutrition, food, remediation and preparation. Human health handbooks. Wageningen Academic Publishers. p. 31. ISBN 978-90-8686-806-3. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Brown, Joel (June 6, 2013). "Photographer to create tableau of body writings". Boston Globe. p. REG.1.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Woolington, Josephine (May 3, 2013). "People Pictures". The Register. p. A.1.
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