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International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum to host Eric Greitens’ “Strength and Compassion” Exhibition

The International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum is pleased to announce it will open its upcoming exhibition – St. Louis native Eric Greitens’ Strength and Compassion – on Friday, November 7, 2014:

Strength and Compassion brings together the best of Eric Greitens’ award-winning international humanitarian photography work with a striking series of the photographer’s reflections on the situations illustrated. Engaging photographs from Rwanda, Cambodia, Albania, Mexico, India, the Gaza Strip, Croatia, and Bolivia, are combined in this exhibition.

Eric Greitens is a Navy SEAL, award-winning author, Rhodes Scholar, and Founder and CEO of The Mission Continues. He speaks on living with resilience and leading with strength and compassion through adverse circumstances. His work as a social entrepreneur is transforming how America views our veterans. In 2014, Fortune Magazine named Mr. Greitens as one of the “World’s 50 Greatest Leaders”.

The Friday, November 7th opening for the Strength and Compassion exhibition will coincide with Grand Center’s monthly “First Friday” event that evening.

For more information about the upcoming opening of Eric Greitens’ Strength and Compassion exhibition or the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, please contact the Museum at 314-535-1999 or visit the website at www.iphf.org.