19th Annual Friends of Friends Photography Auction - Benefit for Children's Healthcare in Asia



During a series of photography trips to Cambodia's Angkor Wat monuments, internationally acclaimed photographer Kenro Izu was deeply affected by his encounters with often ill, malnournished, and disfigured children. As a symbol of his gratitude for the profund artistic inspiration he received from Cambodia's historical treasures, Izu committed himself to building a pediatric hospital to provide desperately needed healthcare for its children…its future. 

Friends Without A Border (Friends), a non-profit organization, was founded by Izu in 1996 to build and manage Angkor Hospital for Children in Cambodia. In 2013, Friends launched a new initiative to extend the reach of the mission to the children of Lao PDR by building and establishing Lao Friends Hospital for Children; which opened in February 2015. 

Since inception, the art community has been a vital source of support for Friends. An integral part of this relationship has been the Friends of Friends Photography Auction, first held in 1997. In the years since, nearly one thousand artists, their representatives, and collectors have generously donated their work to the auction, the proceeds from which directly support the mission of Friends to provide quality healthcare to children in Southeast Asia. During the past sixteen years the auction has raised more than $2.5 million, including $170,000 in 2015. With your help we hope this year's event will continue and build on that success.

There will be both live and silent auctions, including work from Bruce Davidson, Aaron Siskind, Hiromitsu Morimoto, and many more.  

The Auction is on Tuesday, October 4th from 5 - 6 pm for the guided walk through and 6 - 8:30 pm for the auction and reception.  

Learn more and register by clicking here. 


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