I'd never heard of the work of Jacob Holdt until he was awarded this years Deutsche Borse prize in photography. Now he's one of my heros. His use of photography and video to fight oppression, racism, and poverty certainly warrants award.
further notes: If you haven't heard of him, he is a self-described Danish vagabond who spent 5 years with little or no money hitch-hiking across America. Spend a few minutes with this powerful video above of Jacob with a leader of the KKK. It was made for Danish tv but most of it is in English.
click the image above to watch the video
click the image above to watch the video
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