Lexar memory cards are the choice of professional as well as amateur photographers who seek the highest performance and reliability available. We are proud to sponsor The Heart Gallery by providing Lexar Professional Memory Cards for some of the 150 of the world's top photographers and picture editors who have volunteered their time and talent to create captivating portraits of foster children in New Jersey now available for adoption anywhere in the country. These portraits displayed in a gallery format can also be viewed online at www.heartgallerynj.com.

Photographers of the Heart Gallery

Andrew Lichtenstein Andrew Lichtenstein, a native of New York City, is a documentary photographer who works on long term stories of social concern. Over the last decade, he has concentrated on photographing in America. Andrew's work has appeared in US News and World Report, Time, Newsweek, Atlantic Monthly, Harpers, New York Times, Aperture, Rolling Stone, Texas Monthly, National Public Radio and Mother Jones, among other publications.

Bob Krist Bob Krist is a freelance photographer who works regularly on assignment for magazines such as National Geographic Traveler, Smithsonian, and Islands. These assignments have taken him to all seven continents and have won awards in the Pictures of the Year, Communication Arts, and World Press Photo competitions. www.bobkrist.com

David Bergman David Bergman is a regular contributing photographer for Sports Illustrated, which has featured his photos on the magazine's cover as well as in the "Year in Pictures" and "Pictures of the Decade" issues. He has photographed most major sporting events including the Olympics, Super Bowl, World Series, Stanley Cup Finals, NBA Playoffs, NCAA National Championships, Kentucky Derby, and PGA Championship. Bergman has also worked with some big names in the music business including Avril Lavigne and Gloria Estefan. He has also photographed hundreds of other artists including the Rolling Stones, Evanescence, and the Dave Matthews Band. An eight-year veteran of the Pulitzer Prize-winning staff of The Miami Herald, Bergman has photographed five U.S. Presidents and his images have been published in Time, Newsweek, People, Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, and The New York Times. Bergman currently resides in northern New Jersey with his wife singer/songwriter Alice Marie and their photogenic daughter Amanda. www.DavidBergman.net

Jeff Zelevansky Jeff Zelevansky is a freelance photographer shooting pro sports, editorial and corporate work in the greater New York area. Fully digital since 1998, he uses technology to serve a variety of clients with compelling images on tight deadlines. www.jazphoto.com

Kathleen Kelly I have been a news photographer for the past 20 years. I interned in my home state of Michigan at The Detroit News, but have made my home in New Jersey since then. I worked at a couple of small papers before joining the staff of The Jersey Journal in Jersey City in 1989. Three years ago the paper terminated the jobs of half of the workforce there in an effort to keep the struggling paper alive. I have been freelancing since then -- most of my work has been done for The Star-Ledger (a statewide paper based in Newark). When Najlah Feanny Hicks asked for volunteers for the Heart Gallery project, I knew the one thing I could offer was my time. I had no idea of how large an endeavor this was to become -- there are more than 300 children in the foster care system in New Jersey in need of permanent homes. It seems like such a simple thing -- taking a portrait of a child -- something we do on assignments all the time. But if someone sees the picture and is held captive by the child's eyes, perhaps his or her heart will be touched. Perhaps the child will find a loving home. It's an awesome prospect.

Mark Peterson i'm a photographer who works editorial for new york time magazine,new york magazine,blender,time,newsweek,life,fortune and this last year had a book of my work called Acts Of Charity put out by powerhouse books which won in this years poy contest first place for magazine feature picture story and was also awarded special recognition by the judges in the book category......i got involved in this project because of my respect for najlah and my love of kids(i have two of my own) and wanting to help show how wonderful these kids are and that that might help some couple adopt these four brother i photographed www.reduxpictures.com

Erica Berger Erica Berger is a graduate of the University of Florida in Gainesville where she received her B.S. in Journalism. She has been employed as a photojournalist for The Miami Herald and New York Newsday. Currently she is freelancing as a photographer for Newsweek, New Women, Business Week and Smart Kid magazines. Recently she published a book entitled, with author Irene Virag. Erica has been nominated for a Pulitizer Prize in 1992, 1993 and 1994. Other awards include being the winner of the New York Newspaper Publisher's Association Distinguished Community Service Award, Associated Press Awards, Society of Professional Journalists Deadline Award and Newswomen's Club of New York Front Page Awards. Her works have been exhibited in major galleries throughout the country.

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