ARTIST 12: AARON HUEY



Young Girl in Reservation Basement, Pine Ridge Series

Member of Blood Gang at Wonded Knee Memorial,  Pine Ridge Series



Uch Sharif Pakistan, Pakistan After Bhutto Series



Pakistan After Bhutto Series



 Walk Across America Series

Walk Across America Series

Aaron Huey talks about "Pine Ridge" project 15 min.

Bill Board Project 3 minutes

Aaron Huey is not only an artist but a human rights activist. His recent project "Pine Ridge" explores the Pine Ridge Lakota Reservation in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Within this reservation the average male life expectancy is 47 years old and 90% of all families live off of less than $3,000 per year. In sizing up Aaron I would say he is a documentary photographer with a fine art eye. His workethic is fierce often spending numerous years working on a project, i.e "Pine Ridge" began in 2005 and is still making headway. Aaron freelances internationally while also acting as a staff photographer for National Geographic this has taken him to the war torn nations of Pakistan and Afghanistan along with other numerous impoverished areas such as Haiti and Siberia. Aaron's project "Walk Across America" is a must see and was captured as Aaron literally walked across America 3,349 miles over the course of 149 days. Aaron shows no sign of slowing and I feel his work only grows more poignant and personal as he ages, he is definitely and artist/humanitarian on the rise.

"My success is not measured in money. I have no financial security, I have no savings account. I measure my success by asking myself if I’m telling a story that the world needs to hear, if I am educating people." - Aaron Huey

http://www.aaronhuey.com/

Link to Video and Article about Pine Ridge Billboard Project