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Michelle Jefté Wong (born 31 December 1979, in Heredia, Costa Rica), also known as Michelle J. Wong, is an independent activist, photographer, journalist, and writer. Wong is a columnist and international correspondent for Latin America and the world, and a leading emerging photojournalist.
Life
At the age of 14 he left home and began his world travels. In 2003, he established himself in Santa Barbara, California, where he began his Journalism, International and Global Studies.
In 2009 he worked as the editing assistant to Steve McCurry for National Geographic in New York City and in 2012 as an information expert for the United Nations in the Middle East. Wong has worked as an independent activist, photographer and journalist around the world.
His work in photojournalism has been presented in photography exhibitions in the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, Washington DC, California, New York, Costa Rica, and South America; In 2011, Wong was awarded by the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA). ; and in 2013 by the Muhammad Ali Center.