Justin Jin

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Justin Jin (born 1974) [1] is a Hong Kong-born photojournalist based in Belgium. [2] He is a journalist for the South China Morning Post [3] and a photographer for the National Geographic . [4]

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Jin attained a bachelor's degree in philosophy and his master of arts in political science at Cambridge University. [5] [6] Jin started his career as a correspondent for Reuters. [5]

Notable works

Awards

Personal

His wife, Heleen, is a Dutch video journalist. [5] [20]

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References

  1. 1 2 Wal, Tris van der (25 October 2022). "Northern Netherlands 'Hero of Hydrogen' in photo document by award-winning photographer Justin Jin". New Energy Coalition. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  2. 1 2 Walsh, Bryan (1 July 2015). "Documenting the Hard Life in Russia's Frozen Arctic". TIME . Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  3. "Justin Jin". South China Morning Post . 6 January 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  4. Callier, Viviane (17 December 2020). "Shorter quarantines could actually help prevent COVID-19 outbreaks". National Geographic . Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 McNally, Paul (26 February 2017). "Picture this: Justin Jin on being a documentary photographer in Brussels". The Bulletin . Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  6. "Justin Jin | CreativeMornings/Brussels". CreativeMornings. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  7. Zone of Absolute Discomfort
  8. Justin Jin, The workers searching for gas in the icy Russian Arctic – a photo essay, The Guardian , 28 February 2022
  9. "Hansel-Mieth-Preis 2020".
  10. 1 2 "Eiszeit am Baikal" (text in German)
  11. Heroes of Hydrogen series webpage, with pdfs
  12. Heroes of Hydrogen, 2022
  13. "Justin Jin, China/Belgium". UNICEF . 21 December 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  14. Hansel-Mieth-Preis 2009
  15. Sein ist die Rache, Die Zeit , August 2008, no. 36: p. 1, p. 2, p. 3, p. 4, p. 5, p. 6.
  16. Adam Dean and Justin Jin win Pictures of the Year international awards
  17. "Hansel-Mieth-Preis 2020".
  18. UNICEF Photo of the Year 2023: Honorable Mentions
  19. Pictures of the Year International 80 | The Winners List
  20. Justin Jin Ice trekking across the world’s deepest lake, 2008