who have captured the times with their vision and artistic work
Photos from The MY HERO Art of Healing Auction
Austin Keen, World Champion Skimboarder, at Aliso Beach, CA
Credit: Photo by Jerrilyn Jacobs
Cinnabar
Credit: Jack Salvador
Photography
Self Portrait
By: Ilse Bing
Still the "Queen of the Leica"
Bessie Smith, photograph by Carl Van Vechten
By: Carl Van Vechten
The Empress of the Blues became popular for her singing and for her lyrics that appealed to African American working people and women in particular
Clara Barton, A War Time Photograph by Matthew Brady
By: Matthew Brady
Clara Barton was Founder of The American Red Cross and an important nurse in 19th century American history
Migrant Mother
By: Dorothea Lange (1895 - 1965)
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
By: Julia Margaret Cameron (British, 1815–1879)
Emancipation Day Celebration 1900-06-19
By: Mrs. Charles Stephenson (Grace Murray)
Inez Milholland Boissevain
By: unknown
Dressed like Joan of Arc on a white horse, Inez Milholland Boissevain, a New York attorney, led a group of women all dressed in white. Here she is on horseback at the Women's Equality March in Washington D.C., 1913
Dorothea Lange
By: Robert Shetterly
Stories
Ilse Bing
By: Wendy Jewell
Ilse Bing was a remarkable poet and photographer whose works withstand the test of time.
Dorothea Lange
By: Susannah Abbey
Dorothea Lange captured powerful moments in history with a keen eye for the human condition.
Ansel Adams
By: Ryan from Newark
Ansel Adamswas an 'artist-activist' whose photographs of nature inspired conservation.
Stories from The Christian Science Monitor
Photography as an act of trust
By: Riley Robinson
Updated Dec. 18, 2023 - Photographer Riley Robinson wanted to document the response to the flooding in Vermont. [CSM Story]
Malian photographer ushered in a ‘visual revolution’
By: Carol Strickland
April 16, 2026 - Self-taught portraitist Seydou Keïta introduced “the African gaze” during a time of transition for the continent. [CSM Story]
Mountain Club of Uganda makes strides in making climbing more accessible
By: Kang-Chun Cheng
From the World in Pictures Series of The Christian Science Monitor
For more visual storytelling that captures communities, traditions, and cultures around the globe, visit The World in Pictures.
Photo-Journalist Dan Eldon
Dan Eldon
Credit: Creative Visions Foundation
Dan Eldon
By: Wendy Jewell
Dan Eldon
inspired Kathy Eldon with his art, his poetry and his life.
Dan's Artwork
Self Portrait by Dan Eldon Africa
By: Dan Eldon
Dan Eldon was in his twenties when he was killed in Somalia while he was working as a photojournalist . His collages and journal pages remain as a life record
The Journey is the Destination -Africa Eyes
By: Dan Eldon
This image from Dan Eldon's journal pages collages a photo of Musa Mwariama and Prime Minister Jomo Kenyatta in 1963 after Independence.
The Journey is the Destination- Hands by Dan Eldon
By: Dan Eldon
Dan Eldon ( 1970 – 1993) was an international photojournalist, artist and activist, killed in Somalia on assignment. His journals show his art and global ideas
The Journey is the Destination-Africa
By: Dan Eldon
Collage pages from the journals of Dan Eldon, the late young hero and photojournalist killed on assignment in Somalia in 1993. His art and thoughts remain.
Nature - Ocean - Photographer - Patsy Ober
Patsee Ober Swimming in the Pacific Ocean by Laguna
By: Patsee Ober
Green Goddess
By: Patsee Ober
Outer Space
By: Patsee Ober
Rich German - Ocean Hero
Rich German - Ocean Hero
By: Rich German
Rich German is an amazing Ocean Activist!
Rich German
By: Abigail Richardson
Rich German is a prominent advocate for ocean conservation, an accomplished author, and an inspirational speaker.
Doug Miller - photographer, artist and Laguna Beach Historian
Shore birds in California
Credit: Doug Miller
Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach, California USA
Credit: Doug Miller
Ditty for Dilley Music Video
Credit: Doug Miller/Sasha Evans/MY HERO
Doug Miller: Artist Historian
Credit: MY HERO
Rolf Richardson - Freelance Destination Photographer and Author
Rolf Richardson, Pilot, Photographer and Author
By: Abigail Richardson
Rolf's life story, a symphony of diverse experiences, serves as an inspiration to us all, reflecting the resilience of a soul that danced through the tapestry of time and place.
