NEED magazine | Issue 2

the humanitarian magazine

We are not out to save the world, but to tell the stories
of those who are.

contributors
	JOHN ABERNATHY Starting with my recent awareness that energy never stops it only changes form - it makes me wonder about all the troubles in the world. Is it possible just to change their form? Bring good to the bad, money to the poor, food to the hungry, thought to the thoughtless. I contribute to change form. By changing form I change. Good brings good. Photography has brought me around the world and into advertising, editorial and architectural work. This in turn brings me back to thought - about what it is my life is contributing too. I hope it is filling a NEED. >> abernathyphoto.com
	KYRA CARPENTER Kyra Carpenter was a flight attendant when she heard about NEED magazine on one of her flights. She immediately inquired about volunteering for the magazine. Later that year, Carpenter quit her job and has enjoyed working for NEED ever since.
	LEA COON Lea Coon is a graduate student at the University of Minnesota, who studies geography out of an interest in the politics of land use, landscape, and the built environment. Coon currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota and she will be attending the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University in the fall.
	MACIEJ DAKOWICZ Born in Bialystok, Poland, Maciej Dakowicz is a software engineer. He is currently living in Cardiff, Wales, working as a researcher and studying for his Ph.D at the University of Glamorgan, but his real passion is photography. Dakowicz has traveled throughout Asia and elsewhere as an amateur photographer. His photo galleries appear as the “Most Popular of All Time” on pbase.com because of his expressive humanistic style. Dakowicz has been interested in photography for only three short years, yet his images show the promise of a brilliant photographer.
	JASON ELIAS Jason Elias lives in California but spends most of his time figuring out where in the world to go next. He shoots travel, food and editorial, writes occasionally and is photo curator for a non-profit arts organization based in Los Angeles. He also just got married.
	BRONSON ENRIQUEZ A background in design, a penchant for writing, a love of learning and a couple of good friends led Bronson Enriquez to NEED magazine, precisely where he wants to be.
	ADAM HANSON Over the past five years, Adam Hanson has had a blast working with kids from a number of different countries through Mercy Ships, the United Way and the YMCA. Giving in to a love of writing, Hanson earned an English degree from LeTourneau University. He is immensely grateful to the staff and readers of NEED magazine for giving his writing the power to change lives around the globe.
	CLAUDIA JANKE Claudia Janke has been a London based photojournalist since 1998. She focuses on social issues such as women's empowerment, youth culture and homelessness, drug abuse, poverty and asylum issues around the world. She has worked for a wide range of NGO's including: The Red Cross, Sightsavers, Christian Aid, MAG, Refugee Action, to mention a few. Her editorial clients include national as well as international publications such as The Observer, The Independent, The Telegraph, Stern magazine, Marie claire, Vanity Fair Europe and many more. She joined the photography agency Focus in 2003.
	ANNA KARI Anna Kari is an award winning freelance photojournalist whose work has been published in the Guardian, Sunday Times magazine, le Monde and many others. Kari is half Danish and half Norwegian, and has lived in Denmark, Lesotho, Uganda and Brazil before settling in London. Kari has a special interest for the Balkans, central Europe and Africa where she has spent much of her life since childhood.
	STEPHANIE KINNUNEN Inspired by life-changing humanitarian projects around the world, a concept to help those in need through art and media began to take shape. Stephanie Kinnunen, editor in chief of NEED magazine, and her husband Kelly Kinnunen, founded NEED magazine to convey the personal stories of people involved with humanitarian assistance. Their goal is to create an artistic, hope-filled publication that will raise awareness, drive contributions and encourage volunteerism.
	THOMAS LEE Thomas Lee majored in Film and Art at Northwestern University. Photography was his tool. One day, while lighting a romantic comedy set, he pondered: why spend all this time perfecting reality to tell a story, when all the stories are in the imperfection? Lee was not sure, so he went to Uganda and Afghanistan to tell their stories; their stories stayed in him. Lee has reconciled his past and passion ever since. He considers himself an artist-journalist. Photography has become his way of life.
	ADITI NAIK Aditi Naik grew up in the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand and India, and has seen firsthand, the effects of development and humanitarian projects. As a research intern at NEED, she hopes to help change the way in which the public understands what humanitarianism truly means. Naik holds a degree in political science with a concentration in international development from Macalester College.
	LIZ WERNER Liz Werner holds a degree in journalism with a minor in women's studies from the University of Minnesota. She enjoys the process of researching and crafting communications projects. As senior writer and communications specialist for NEED magazine, she is able to equally utilize her skills in writing and strategic thinking. Werner values hard work, quality, individuality, purpose and being good to others.