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BIO

Theresa Menders and Daniel Farber Huang are a wife-and-husband team of documentary photographers and independent humanitarian advocates who have collaborated on a broad range of pressing social issues, with a long-term focus on women’s and children’s issues and the alleviation of poverty locally and around the world. Theresa and Daniel co-founded The Power of Faces, a major portrait project raising awareness of the global refugee crisis. The team has documented refugee camps around the world, and actively raise awareness and mobilize resources to aid vulnerable populations.

Their collaborative work is included in the permanent collections of numerous fine art museums and historic institutions, including the International Center of Photography, the New York Historical Society, the Museum of the City of New York, Museum of Chinese in America, the New York City Fire Museum, the Smithsonian and other cultural institutions. Their documentary work has been exhibited at Amnesty International, the Middle East Institute, and numerous universities and colleges.

In the field, Daniel and Theresa are required - often as Expedition Team Leaders - to mobilize scarce resources and negotiate cooperation from disparate stakeholders (ranging from military authorities to law enforcement to NGOs to tribal leaders to local boots-on-the-ground) to achieve mission objectives. They have documented humanitarian and social topics in the Republic of Vanuatu, Haiti, Colombia, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, India, China, Turkey, Bangladesh and several other countries. They are both authors as well as Fellows at The Explorers Club and the Royal Geographical Society.

Daniel also has deep experience in strategic leadership, risk mitigation, and unconventional problem solving. As a result, he is often called upon by a diverse range of organizations to advise on navigating and thriving in rapidly shifting landscapes and uncertain environments. Daniel earned his Masters degree in Journalism from Harvard University, MBA in Finance from The Wharton School, and BA in Economics from New York University.

Theresa is also Senior Director at a thought-leading global healthcare company. She has deep experience in leading complex, multi-faceted growth initiatives, with prior key roles in both start-up and global institutions. Theresa is currently pursuing a DrPH in Public Health Leadership from University of Illinois Chicago and has earned her MPH in Global and Environmental Health from The George Washington University, MA in Latin American Studies and International Economics from Johns Hopkins University, MBA in Finance and Management from The Wharton School, and BS in Mathematics from Dartmouth College.

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Field Shots

FIELD WORK

Creating photos for The Power of Faces global portrait project outside the gates of the Vial Refugee Camp in Chios, Greece

Reporting on the conditions refugees face at the Tijuana/U.S Border. This was once a dance hall. Without adequate sanitation, medical, or other resources, it had to house thousands of displaced people.

Fieldwork documenting social services organizations in Armenia, Colombia. Tired.

Creating photos for The Power of Faces global portrait project at the Balukhali-Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh. This is one of the largest refugee camps in the world with approximately 1 million people within its boundaries.

Interviewing Youssef, a refugee from Syria, in his tent at the Souda Refugee Camp, using Google Translate to communicate between Arabic and English.

CURRICULUM VITAE

BOOKS

Practical First Aid: Pocket Field Guide, 2024

The Power of Faces: Looking at the Global Refugee Crisis, 2024
Personal Privacy for Professionals, 2023
GET LOST: Personal Privacy Strategies for Extremely Busy People, 2022
Practical Cyber Security for Extremely Busy People. 2021

MUSEUMS COLLECTIONS

Works are included in the permanent collections of the following museums and historical institutions

The International Center of Photography
The New York Historical Society
Museum of the City of New York
New York City Fire Museum
Museum of Chinese in the Americas
School of Visual Arts Archives – Here is New York Collection
New York Public Library – September 11 Photo Project – Bearing Witness
The Library of Congress – The September 11 Digital Archive

DOCUMENTARY PROJECTS

Protecting Banned Books in the Arctic Permafrost, 2024
Healthcare Equity – Panama,2023
Ukrainian Refugee Crisis – Poland/Ukraine border, 2022
Art in the Aftermath – Smithsonian National Museum of American History, 2021
Power of Faces: Looking at the Global Refugee Crisis, 2017 – present
Global Refugee Crisis, 2016 – present
Urban India – Tamil Nadu, India, 2017
Female Chiefs of Maewo Expedition – Republic of Vanuatu, 2016
Invasion Neighborhoods – Colombia, 2016
Abandoned and Forgotten – United States, 2014 – 2015
Haiti Reconstruction – Haiti, 2014
Hurricane Sandy Recovery – New Jersey, U.S. 2012
Chinese Orphanage – Changsha, China, 2011
Occupy Wall Street – New York City, U.S., 2011
Medical Technology – Princeton, New Jersey, 2004 – 2010
NICU – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, 2004
Missing and Loved: Messages from 9/11 – New York, New York, 2001 – 2002
Rebuilding the City after 9/11 – New York, New York, 2001 – 2005
HOME Series – People around the world inside their homes, Ongoing

EXHIBITS and PRESENTATIONS

The Power of Faces: Looking at the Global Refugee Crisis Exhibit

Brown University, Watson Center for International and Public Affairs, 2024
Wharton Alumni Club – Photographer Talk, 2022
Harvard University Symposium – Photographer Talk, 2022
Beacon, Philadelphia Chapter – Photographer Talk, 2022
State University of New York, Cortland – Photographer Talk, 2020
Museum of Art Fort Collins – Photographer Talk, 2020
Justice for All – Exhibit, 2020
Rowan University, Center for Art and Social Engagement – Exhibit, 2019
MIT Alumni Association – Photographer Talk, 2019
HomeWorks Trenton – Photographer Talk, 2019
United Nations Association, Princeton-Trenton Chapter – Photographer Talk, 2019
TEDxNJIT – TEDx Talk, 2019
State University of New York, Cortland – Exhibit and Talk, 2019
Arts Council of Princeton + Princeton Public Library – Exhibit and Talk, 2019
TEDxFarmingdale – TEDx Talk, 2019
The Silva Gallery at The Pennington School – Exhibit and Photographer Talks, 2019
Union Theological Seminary at Columbia University – Exhibit and Panel Discussion, 2019
The George School – Photographer Talk, Newtown, PA, 2019
The College of New Jersey – Photographer Talk, Trenton, NJ, 2019
Stevens Institute of Technology – National Week of Student Action Exhibit and Talk, 2019
TEDxYouth@UrsulineAcademy – Audience Activation, Wilmington, DE, 2019
SXSW South by Southwest – Ignite Talk, Austin, TX, 2019
Amnesty International – Annual General Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2019
The College of New Jersey – Center for Community Engaged Learning & Research, Ewing, NJ, 2018
Amnesty International – Northeast Conference, Boston, MA, 2018
Amnesty International – Mid-Atlantic Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 2018
Middle East Institute – Annual Conference, Washington, DC, 2018
Princeton University – Photographer Talk, Princeton, NJ, 2018
Rutgers University – Displaced Lives Conference, New Brunswick, NJ, 2018
Johnson & Johnson – Photographer Talk, Skillman, NJ, 2018
TEDxWilmington – TEDx Talk, Wilmington, DE, 2017
TEDxRutgers – Exhibit and TEDx Talk, New Brunswick, NJ, 2017

World Affairs

Middle East Institute – “New Beginnings” Photo Contes1t, Honorable Mention, Washington, DC, 2017
PVDFest Arts Festival – Outdoor visual art installation, Providence, RI, 2017
The Explorers Club, Female Chiefs of Maewo Expedition, Instagram Takeover, 2017
Museum of Modern Art – Life of the City, Photographs, 2002
Museum of the City of New York – Virtual Union Square, Photographs, 2002
New York City Fire Museum – 9/11 Memorial Room, Photographs, 2002
Museum of Chinese in America – Recovering Chinatown: the 9/11 Collection, New York, NY, 2002
Trinity Wall Street – Out of the Dust Exhibit, Photographs, New York, NY, 2002 – 2005
The September 11 Photo Project – Photographs, 2001 – 2003
Here is New York –Photographs, national and international exhibits, 2001 – 2002

AFFILIATIONS

The Explorers Club – Dedicated to the advancement of field research and the ideal that it is vital to preserve the instinct to explore.
- National Fellow – Theresa Menders
- National Fellow – Daniel Farber Huang
Royal Geographical Society - The RGS is a learned society and professional body for geography and the advancement of geographical sciences, based in the United Kingdom.
- Fellow – Theresa Menders
- Fellow – Daniel Farber Huang