Lois Raimondo speaks to guests following the opening event of the “Fractured Spaces” photo exhibit inside the Downtown Library.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks shook the United States. In Iran and Afghanistan, families and everyday routines were fractured into unrecognizable pieces.
Lois Raimondo, now the Reed College of Media’s Shott Chair of Journalism, traveled to the middle east two years after the attacks. She’s an award-winning international journalist who combined her passion for people and photography in her most recent exhibit at West Virginia University’s Downtown Campus Library.
“I always try to present perspectives that aren’t necessarily already in the media,” Raimondo, the photographer, said.
“Each story, every picture has a point of view, and each one of those are very important.”
The exhibit, “Fractured Spaces: Stories of Resistance & Resilience,” officially opened Thursday. Her photographs also explore Tibetans living as political exiles in India.
The exhibit is broken up into three parts, each showcasing former communities that have faced turmoil that left their people living with no choice but to become survivors…