Daniel Farber Huang and Theresa Menders are a husband-and-wife team of documentary photographers and independent humanitarian advocates who have collaborated on a broad range of pressing social issues, with a long-term focus on women’s and children’s issues and the alleviation of poverty locally and around the world. Theresa and Daniel co-founded The Power of Faces, a major portrait project raising awareness of the global refugee crisis. The team has documented refugee camps around the world, and actively raise awareness and mobilize resources to aid vulnerable populations.
Their collaborative work is included in the permanent collections of numerous fine art museums and historic institutions, including the International Center of Photography, the New York Historical Society, the Museum of the City of New York, Museum of Chinese in America, the New York City Fire Museum, the Smithsonian and other cultural institutions. Their documentary work has been exhibited at Amnesty International, the Middle East Institute, and numerous universities and colleges.
In the field, Daniel and Theresa are required, often as Expedition Team Leaders, to mobilize scarce resources and negotiate cooperation from disparate stakeholders (ranging from military authorities to law enforcement to NGOs to tribal leaders to local boots-on-the-ground) to achieve mission objectives. They have documented humanitarian and social topics in the Republic of Vanuatu, Haiti, Colombia, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, India, China, Turkey, Bangladesh and several other countries. They are both authors as well as Fellows at The Explorers Club and the Royal Geographical Society.
Daniel also has deep experience in strategic leadership, risk mitigation, and unconventional problem solving. As a result, he is often called upon by a diverse range of organizations to advise on navigating and thriving in rapidly shifting landscapes and uncertain environments. Daniel earned his Masters degree in Journalism from Harvard University, MBA in Finance from The Wharton School, and BA in Economics from New York University.
Theresa is also Senior Director at a thought-leading global healthcare company. She has deep experience in leading complex, multi-faceted growth initiatives, with prior key roles in both start-up and global institutions. Theresa earned her DrPH in Public Health Leadership from University of Illinois Chicago and has earned her MPH in Global and Environmental Health from The George Washington University, MA in Latin American Studies and International Economics from Johns Hopkins University, MBA in Finance and Management from The Wharton School, and BS in Mathematics from Dartmouth College.
StatementAs a husband-and-wife team, our work as documentary photographers and humanitarian advocates explores the resilience of individuals and communities in the face of crisis. Through photography, visual art, and storytelling, we seek to amplify voices often unheard, illuminating issues of displacement, global health, and human rights. Our projects have taken us from refugee camps to disaster zones, where we document the lived experiences of those affected by conflict, poverty, and inequity. We are drawn to the interplay of light and shadow—not only in a visual sense but in the broader context of survival and hope. Our images aim to transcend documentation, inviting viewers into the emotions, struggles, and dignity of those we encounter. By capturing intimate moments of strength and vulnerability, we challenge audiences to engage beyond passive observation, fostering empathy and action. Edward Hopper’s work resonates deeply with us in its ability to evoke solitude, resilience, and quiet tension within human spaces. Similarly, our work embraces the power of stillness and absence to convey narratives of longing, memory, and transition. Our art serves as both a witness and a call to awareness because behind every image is a life, a story, and an urgent need for understanding.
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MUSEUMS
Works are included in the permanent collections of the following museums and historical institutions
The International Center of Photography
The New York Historical Society
Museum of the City of New York
New York City Fire Museum
Museum of Chinese in the Americas
School of Visual Arts Archives - Here is New York Collection
New York Public Library - September 11 Photo Project - Bearing Witness
The Library of Congress - The September 11 Digital Archive
DOCUMENTARY PROJECTS
Protecting Banned Books in the Arctic Permafrost 2024
Healthcare Equity - Panama 2023
Ukrainian Refugee Crisis - Poland/Ukraine border 2022
Art in the Aftermath - Smithsonian National Museum of American History 2021
Power of Faces: Looking at the Global Refugee Crisis 2017 - present
Global Refugee Crisis 2016 - present
Urban India - India 2017
Female Chiefs of Maewo Expedition - Republic of Vanuatu 2016
Invasion Neighborhoods - Colombia 2016
Abandoned and Forgotten - United States 2014 - 2015
Haiti Reconstruction - Haiti 2014
Hurricane Sandy Recovery - New York, New York 2012
Chinese Orphanage - Changsha, China 2011
Occupy Wall Street - New York, New York 2011
Medical Technology - Princeton, New Jersey 2004 - 2010
NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit 2004
Missing and Loved: Messages from 9/11 - New York, New York 2001 - 2002
Rebuilding the City after 9/11 - New York, New York 2001 - 2005
HOME Series - People around the world inside their homes Ongoing
EXHIBITS and PRESENTATIONS
The Power of Faces: Looking at the Global Refugee Crisis Exhibit
Trinity Repertory Theater Exhibit 2025
Brown University, Watson Center for International and Public Affairs 2024
Wharton Alumni Club - Photographer Talk 2022
Harvard University Symposium - Photographer Talk 2022
Beacon, Philadelphia Chapter - Photographer Talk 2022
State University of New York, Cortland - Photographer Talk 2020
Museum of Art Fort Collins - Photographer Talk 2020
Justice for All - Exhibit 2020
Rowan University, Center for Art and Social Engagement - Exhibit 2019
MIT Alumni Association - Photographer Talk 2019
HomeWorks Trenton - Photographer Talk 2019
United Nations Association, Princeton-Trenton Chapter - Photographer Talk 2019
TEDxNJIT - TEDx Talk 2019
State University of New York, Cortland - Exhibit and Talk 2019
Arts Council of Princeton + Princeton Public Library - Exhibit and Talk 2019
TEDxFarmingdale - TEDx Talk 2019
The Silva Gallery at The Pennington School - Exhibit and Photographer Talks 2019
Union Theological Seminary at Columbia University - Exhibit and Panel Discussion 2019
The George School - Photographer Talk, Newtown, PA 2019
The College of New Jersey - Photographer Talk, Trenton, NJ 2019
Stevens Institute of Technology - National Week of Student Action Exhibit and Talk 2019
TEDxYouth@UrsulineAcademy - Audience Activation, Wilmington, DE 2019
SXSW South by Southwest - Ignite Talk, Austin, TX 2019
Amnesty International - Annual General Meeting, Chicago, IL 2019
The College of New Jersey - Center for Community Engaged Learning & Research 2018
Amnesty International - Northeast Conference, Boston, MA 2018
Amnesty International - Mid-Atlantic Conference, Philadelphia, PA 2018
Middle East Institute - Annual Conference, Washington, DC 2018
Princeton University - Photographer Talk, Princeton, NJ 2018
Rutgers University - Displaced Lives Conference, New Brunswick, NJ. 2018
Johnson & Johnson - Photographer Talk, Skillman, NJ 2018
TEDxWilmington - TEDx Talk, Wilmington, DE. [Click here for link] 2017
TEDxRutgers - Exhibit and TEDx Talk, [Click here for link] 2017
Middle East Institute - "New Beginnings" Photo Contes1t, Honorable Mention,
Washington, DC. 2017
PVDFest Arts Festival - Outdoor visual art installation, Providence, RI. 2017
The Explorers Club, Female Chiefs of Maewo Expedition, Instagram Takeover 2017
Museum of Modern Art - Life of the City, Photographs 2002
Museum of the City of New York - Virtual Union Square, Photographs 2002
New York City Fire Museum - 9/11 Memorial Room, Photographs 2002
Museum of Chinese in America - Recovering Chinatown: the 9/11 Collection,
Photographs, New York, NY. 2002
Trinity Wall Street - Out of the Dust Exhibit, Photographs, New York, NY. 2002 - 2005
The September 11 Photo Project - Photographs. 2001 - 2003
Here is New York -Photographs, national and international exhibits. 2001 - 2002
AFFILIATIONS
The Explorers Club - Dedicated to the advancement of field research and the ideal that it is vital to preserve the instinct to explore.
National Fellow - Theresa Menders
National Fellow - Daniel Farber Huang
Royal Geographical Society The RGS is a learned society and professional body for geography and the advancement of geographical sciences, based in the United Kingdom.
Fellow - Theresa Menders
Fellow - Daniel Farber Huang
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EDUCATION
Theresa Menders
University of Illinois, Chicago Chicago, IL
DrPH degree in Global Health Leadership
George Washington University, Milken Institute - School of Public Health Washington, DC
MPH degree in Global Health candidate.
The University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School Philadelphia, PA
MBA degree with a dual major in Finance and Management. Director's List.
The Johns Hopkins University, Nitze School of Advanced International Studies Washington, DC
MA degree with major in Latin American Studies and International Economics.
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH
BA degree with major in Mathematics with a concentration in Economics.
Magna cum Laude.
Daniel Farber Huang
Harvard University Cambridge, MA
Master's degree (ALM) in Journalism and Certificate in International Security
University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School Philadelphia, PA
MBA degree in Finance and Entrepreneurial Management.
New York University, College of Arts and Science New York, NY
BA degree in Economics.
StateRI
CountryUnited States
