Brendan Hoffman
About Brendan Hoffman
Brendan Hoffman began his career as a freelance photographer in Washington, DC in 2006 after working several years in the non-profit sector. He divides his time between covering news and politics for clients such as TIME, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Getty Images, and working on his own personal projects. The pursuit of pictures has taken him to a variety of places, including Azerbaijan, Russia, Iraq, Mexico, Peru, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. He is a co-founder of Prime.
awards + honors
2011 White House News Photographers Association, 2nd Place Feature Story
2011 White House News Photographers Association, Award of Excellence
2011 Dart Award for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma (with Boston Globe)
2009 Eddie Adams Workshop
2008 David Alan Harvey Emerging Photographers Fund grant finalist
exhibits
2012 Brooklyn, NY “Liberty & Justice (For All),” VII Gallery
2011 Charlottesville, VA “Prime Show,” Random Row Books
2011 Washington, DC “WHNPA Eyes of History,” Edison Gallery
2006 Washington, DC “HeART of DC,” John A. Wilson Building, City Hall Art Collection
see also
Features
The Chosen Ones by Brendan Hoffman
It was only a few short years ago that Barack Obama rose from the ranks of junior senator to inspirational presidential contender to leader of the free world. Shortly thereafter, Republicans made major gains in the midterm elections thanks to the grassroots fervor of the Tea Party. Now, with the 2012 campaign for the presidency well under way and dissatisfaction with President Obama a persistent theme, Republicans candidates are duking it out all across the country in an effort to win their party’s nomination and take on Obama head to head. The fertile fields of Iowa… read more.
Shutdown Showdown by Brendan Hoffman
Amid a persistently down economy and record federal deficit, Congress and the White House squared off in an epic battle over spending by the federal government. Driven by the Tea Party, Republicans demanded massive cuts to the budget. Democrats fought back to the point that the federal government came within 90 minutes of shutting down, until an agreement was reached shortly before midnight on April 8. The fight served as a major test for the new Speaker of the House, John Boehner, as well as President Barack Obama, who officially launched his re-election campaign that… read more.
The Pétionville Club by Brendan Hoffman
On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, killing more than 230,000 people and devastating the already struggling city of Port-au-Prince. Those who survived were mostly left homeless and without food or resources. Up to 50,000 people erected a camp near the edge of the city on a private golf course known as the Pétionville Club. These images depict life in the camp as it transitions from an impromptu village into home for the foreseeable future.
Russia: Dollies and Dust by Brendan Hoffman
Heroin addiction is a serious and ongoing problem in Russia. Since the late 1990s, as its use became more widespread, it has helped to fuel one of the fastest-growing HIV epidemics in the world through dirty needles, users who trade sex for drugs, and a chronic shortage of effective treatment programs. Further complicating the situation is the fact that methadone, a widely-used if at times controversial replacement therapy for heroin addiction, is illegal in Russia. Rather, addicts are treated more often as criminals, who only find it easier to obtain the drug in prison than… read more.