Kurt Tong
Kurt
Tong
was
originally
trained
as
a
health
visitor
at
the
University
of
Liverpool.
He
has
worked
and
traveled
extensively
across
Europe,
the
Americas
and
Asia.
In
1999,
Kurt
co-founded
Prema
Vasam,
a
charitable
home
for
disabled
and
disadvantaged
children
in
Chennai,
South
India.
Kurt
became
a
full-time
photographer
in
2003.
He
was
the
winner
of
the
Luis
Valtueña
International
Humanitarian
Photography
Award
and
the
City
of
Port
St.
Elpidio
Prize
with
his
first
picture
story.
He
gained
a
Master's
in
documentary
photography
at
the
London
College
of
Communications
in
2006.
He
has
since
been
chosen
as
a
winner... Read More
in
the
first
Lens
Culture
-
Rhubarb
Photo
Book
Award,
the
Hey,
Hot
Shot!
competition
and
the
prestigious
Jerwood
Photography
Award.
Kurt's
photographs
have
been
widely
exhibited
around
the
world
at
numerous
venues:
Jen
Bekman
Gallery
in
New
York,
Impressions
Gallery
in
Bradford,
The
Royal
Academy
in
London,
La
Casa
Encendida
in
Madrid,
Abbaye
de
Neumunster
in
Luxembourg
and
the
CPA
Exhibition
in
Chengdu,
China.
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