Teru kuwayama biography

Four months ago, Teru Kuwayama was appointed photo community manager at Facebook—not a job you&#;d normally associate with a war photographer.

Kuwayama has not only risked his life to document what goes on in war zones; he&#;s a senior TED fellow and a firm believer in using social media for journalistic purposes.

In he co-founded Lightstalkers, the online forum for reporters, photographers, and filmmakers, and in he launched Basetrack, a project that documented the deployment of a Marine battalion and used Facebook to share photos and stories with the soldiers&#; families.

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I caught up with Kuwayama to talk about all that and Instagram in space.

VICE: I guess I should start by congratulating you on your new job.
Teru Kuwayama: Thanks!

I made it through 20 years as a photographer without actually having a job, so I&#;m still not quite sure if being honestly employed is something to be congratulated on. But it&#;s definitely an adventure. I&#;m not a d