The Christian Science Monitor will be premiering a documentary on award-winning photojournalist, Gordon Converse on Tuesday, May 16 from 7:00 – 8:45 pm at the Christian Science Publishing Society in Boston.
Gordon’s black-and-white photographs began appearing in the Monitor during World War II. He soon became the publication's chief photographer – traveling to 120 countries over a 40 year career with the paper.
In that time Gordon was able to capture a spectrum of iconic images ranging from US presidents to common scenes from everyday life. But regardless of the subject, Gordon shared that his goal was always, “to take the best possible picture in the kindest possible way."
"The purpose of photojournalism at its best is to help mankind see...still photographs give us time to pause and to see...they provide a universal method of communication that breaks through all barriers of language."
Please join the Monitor to celebrate Gordon’s work with the premiere of the documentary “Illumine All Mankind: The photojournalism of Gordon Converse,” by documentarian Bob Pokress.
Mark joined the Monitor in 1996 and has since written from Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, the Pentagon, and India. In addition to reporting from Pakistan and Afghanistan during his time in South Asia, Mark has also written on issues of sports and science. He has covered seven Olympic Games and attended events at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, including the landing of the Mars rover Opportunity. After returning to Boston in 2009, Mark served as both deputy national news editor and national news editor.
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David is the Monitor's Associate Publisher, leading a diverse team operating the Monitor's marketing, analytics, social media, events, advertising, and content sales functions. David works with editorial and product colleagues on a unified senior leadership team to build deeper, lasting connections with readers. David joined the Monitor as a reporter in 2011, covering Congress and the 2012 presidential election, before joining the the business team in 2013. His previous projects include the cybersecurity-focused section, Passcode, and education-focused section, EqualEd.
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