11.07.2018

MICHAEL AVEDON : Survivors of School Shootings from 1946-2018 | New York Magazine

Cover Photograph © 2018  Michael Avedon
New York Magazine (Oct 29 - Nov 11, 2018)

Photograph © 2018  Michael Avedon
New York Magazine (Oct 29 - Nov 11, 2018)

"Anthony Borges was shot five times in the February 14, 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida. He barricaded a door to a classroom to protect other students, saving as many as 20 lives. He was the last of the injured to leave the hospital." read more...

Photograph © 2018  Michael Avedon
New York Magazine (Oct 29 - Nov 11, 2018)

Rome Schubert who was shot at the age of 16 at the Sante Fe Highschool in Sante Fe, Texas. “It turned into total survival mode. There were two girls sitting by the back door to the classroom, and they said, “Let’s go now.” I had no idea where he was. I had no idea that I had even been shot yet..." read more...

Photograph © 2018  Michael Avedon
New York Magazine (Oct 29 - Nov 11, 2018)

"Nick Walczak was shot at age 17 by a fellow classmate using a .22-caliber semi-automatic handgun..." read more...

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“School shootings are an epidemic in this country, and until the United States changes its gun laws, they will continue. This is not just a problem for our country; it is a crisis for humanity.” –Michael Avedon


Not to be missed, one of the most important cover stories of the year, "Survivors of School Shootings from 1946-2018”, in their own words as told to Jared Soule and Amelia Schonbek. Photographed across America by Michael Avedon; brilliant, heartbreaking portraits of #SchoolShooting survivors. New York Magazine (Oct 29 – Nov 11, 2018 issue). Instagram @michaelavedon

As told to Jared Soule and Amelia Schonbek 
Photo Portfolio by Michael Avedon
New York Magazine, issue Oct 29 - Nov 11, 2018


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