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24.01.2022 29/07/20 Deepclean :: Cleaners fumigate each other before entering the Estia Aged Care facility in Ardeer, in Melbournes west :: The Facility has the highest reported count of Covid-19 positive residents and those that are high risk have reportedly been moved to nearby hospitals :: photograph by @cnhop for @theageaustralia @sydneymorningherald :: #photojournalism #melbourne #covid19 #coronavirus #deepcleaning #agedcare #covidaustralia #pandemic

23.01.2022 31/09/20 Rose Quirante Uayan, a final year LaTrobe University nursing student is one of many students who has had her studies and social life hugely disrupted by the pandemic :: photograph by @cnhop For @theageaustralia @sydneymorningherald :: #covid19 #coronavirus #pandemic #photojournalism #lockdown #melbourne #melbournelockdown

23.01.2022 UPDATE: Pastor Fred, the pastor @beaudonelly and I spent time with in Uganda has a GoFundMe page to raise money for some of the children in this story. The funds will go directly to the families we spoke to in Soroti and Lira. Some need money for medicine, others need to travel to hospital, they all need food security. If you can help, no amount is too small.GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-disabled-children-in-sor

23.01.2022 09/08/20 Melbourne, a city in lockdown, a ghost-town. A time like no other :: photographs by @cnhop for @guardianaustralia :: #photojournalism #covid19 #coronavirus #melbourne #lockdown #stage4 @guardian @ Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

23.01.2022 17/10/20 A big thankyou to all of you who offered words of support and congratulations over the past couple of days. It was great to win and just as rewarding were the comments from friends, colleagues and strangers alike. Thanks again, it’s much appreciated.

22.01.2022 20/09/20 Portraits as a part of latest work for @aljazeeraenglish :: for full report in @aljazeeraenglish by myself and @beau.donelly go to https://interactive.aljazeera.com//uganda-hidde/index.html Soroti, Uganda. When not tending to his congregation in Soroti, eastern Uganda, Pastor Fred Alimet travels to regional areas to educate communities about children with disabilities. Trying to dispel the long held cultural belief that children with disabilities are cursed, Fred... is fighting a battle against the tide :: Obur, Soroti District. Twelve year old Catherine Asinge is bound daily to a chair in a storehouse with chickens and sacks of Cassava. She looked bewildered by the light as the storehouse door was opened. Un-diagnosed and speechless, she now resides in the village of her 'uncle', her older brother Charles Okwaronro. Charles took guardianship as her father will not allow her to live in the same village as the marital family. Catherine's mother - Sarah Akkello - visits as regularly as she can. When Charles has to leave the village for work or errands, Catherine is tethered for her own safety :: Obur, Uganda. Rose Akello is the mother of Ketty Akello, a bright, joyful girl with Down Syndrome. Unaware of what Down Syndrome is, Rose's husband demanded that Ketty be thrown into a pit latrine as a mercy killing. Rose and Ketty would be chased out of their village. Finding a haven in the remote village of Obur in the Eastern District of Uganda, Rose would send Ketty to the Aamanyi Centre in Entebbe, a compound for youth living with disability to learn the life skills needed to live effectively amongst the broader community. They see each other three times a year when Ketty returns on term break :: #photojournalism #uganda #africa #disability #disabilityawareness #mentalhealth #downsyndrome #intellectualdisabilities @embracekulture #nomorehiddenchildren #health #reportage #reportagespotlight

22.01.2022 28/07/20 A resident of Epping Gardens Aged Care facility is transported to a hospital :: The facility has recorded 82 linked cases of Covid-19 :: photograph by @cnhop for @theageaustralia @sydneymorningherald #photojournalism #covid-19 #coronavirus #melbourne #agedcare #pandemic

22.01.2022 24/09/20 Portraits as a part of latest work for @aljazeeraenglish :: For the complete report on Uganda’s hidden children; their lack of systemic support, battle with cultural taboos and a societal lack of knowledge, with words by @beau.donelly see link: https://interactive.aljazeera.com//uganda-hidde/index.html :: Ojwina, Lira District. Ezra Moro and Agnes Nangobi. Seven year old Ezra Moro, was born healthy. At age four he began to show signs of disability, turned in feet a...nd loss of speech. Within three years he is completely disabled. Ezra hasnt been formally diagnosed but his mother, Agnes Nangobi believes he has Spastic diplegia, commonly known as Cerebral Palsy. Her family has had its home destroyed by an angry mob who believe Ezra and the family to be cursed :: Kabaale, Entebbe. Ruth Nakimera is a traditional birth attendant. Not medically trained, traditional birth attendants are an important part of the health system for pregnant women, particularly in isolated areas where access to a doctor is logistically and financially difficult. They will offer services for pre-natal care - ranging from regulating the menstrual cycle to changing the sex of the baby - which usually consists of a physical check up followed by a prescription of traditional medicines, herbs etc. The lack of access to modern medicines and diagnostic testing means more mothers rely upon traditional means as their only form of healthcare and many babies are born with disabilities such as Down Syndrome :: Entebbe, Uganda. Catherine Munaaba's daughter Grace Mugisha was born with Cerebral Palsy. The child's father left her and she has had to relocate to a different region of Entebbe due to ill-will directed at her and Grace. She never considered killing her child and unlike many, she hires help to look after Grace when she leaves the home for work. She found a WhatsApp group for mothers of children with disability and relied on the forum for assistance but since a governmental tax on social media was introduced, has dropped out of the group due to the increased costs associated :: #photojournalism #uganda #africa #disability #intellectualdisabilities #nomorehiddenchildren #mentalhealth #disabilityawareness @embracekulture #health

21.01.2022 I have a chat to Capture magazine about 'Invisible Wounds', the processes and the acquisition of the project by the Australian War Memorial

21.01.2022 16/07/20 The soon to be published series myself and @beau.donelly, with the financial assistance of @simoncumbersmf , Hidden Children, has been shortlisted in the @australianphotographyawards - Stories - :: Congrats to all the other shortlisted artists/photojournalists :: The work is an in-depth foray into the situation faced by those living with intellectual disability in Uganda. This marginalised group, particularly children, are the target of abuse, sexual and physical, illegal restraint and mercy killings :: photograph by @cnhop :: #photojournalism #uganda #mentalhealth #intellectualdisabilities #africa #longformjournalism

20.01.2022 12/10/20 Henry Lives with Autism. Remote learning has been a struggle for him and his mother Sophie. As Henry and thousands of other Victorian students return to school today, parents (including myself) wonder about the effect it has had. There is no doubt it set him back says Sophie :: for full story see https://www.theage.com.au//parents-breathe-sigh-of-relief- :: photograph by @cnhop for @theageaustralia @sydneymorningherald :: #photojournalism #coronavirus #homeschooling #backtoschool #autism #intellectualdisabilities #melbourne

20.01.2022 Happy to be included in the shortlist with some ripper photographers and friends here:

18.01.2022 23/10/20 The people were angry today my friends :: Melbournians took to the Shrine of Remembrance today to protest just about anything but mostly the soon to ease lockdown :: photographs by @cnhop for @theageaustralia and @sydneymorningherald :: #photojournalism #melbourne #lockdown #protest #coronavirus #conspiracytheories

17.01.2022 08/08/20. Melbourne CBD yesterday was ghostly, post-apocalyptic, but people were still up for a chat.. For Guardian Australia

16.01.2022 09/08/20 The Premier of Victoria, Mr Daniel Andrews, enters his daily press conference to inform the media that today 17 Victorians died of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, it’s deadliest day yet. On the flip side the state recorded its lowest daily tally of new infections in 11 days :: photograph by @cnhop for @theageaustralia @sydneymorningherald :: #photojournalism #covid19 #coronavirus #melbourne @danielandrewsmp #victoria #firstdanandrewspresserpicposted

15.01.2022 Sydneysiders check out this exhibition as part of Head On Photo Festival 2020. Some wonderful work by some of Australia’s finest photojournalists and honoured to have an image included.

15.01.2022 02/08/20 In lighter ISO news, opera students Teresa Ingrilli and Lisette Bolton put on weekly performances from their balcony for neighbours in their seven unit apartment complex in Alphington. Emma Henley and three year old Leah from apartment six are regular attendees We all need uplifting she says. We did have to accomodate Leah’s nap time because she loves it says Lisette :: It was lovely to meet all the residents yesterday and feed off some of the positivity they were generating :: photograph by @cnhop for @theageaustralia @sydneymorningherald :: #photojournalism #isolation #covid19 #coronavirus #melbourne #opera #iso

14.01.2022 15/09/20 In March this year, pre Covid-19, Beau Donelly and I travelled to Uganda to report on the crisis facing children living with intellectual and physical disability. For all its progress, Uganda’s record of supporting people with disabilities is abysmal. There are an estimated 6 million persons living with a disability. There is a severe lack of awareness of cognitive and developmental disabilities, which have not been included in developmental or government programming.... Disabled children, especially, are seen as a burden. So-called mercy killings are an accepted part of life in some rural areas. The families of disabled children are largely unsupported by their community and the government. Without access to education or information, the public are forced to rely on a deeply rooted cultural misconception that labels these disabilities a ‘curse’ or ‘possession’. And children are still hidden, locked and tethered inside, vulnerable to extreme forms of abuse and death. https://interactive.aljazeera.com//uganda-hidde/index.html Big thanks to the team at Al Jazeera English. @AAbuJ @haddadme @AliaChughtai Please take the time to read on a larger screen than a phone. Please share. Photographs Christopher Hopkins 2020 Lugonjo, Uganda. Salma Kobusinge - lives with intellectual impairments, believed to be Autism. She does not speak, has Epilepsy, Sickle cells, is deaf and blind in her right eye. Her mother, Nono Zubeda has told disability outreach worker Stephan Kabenge that she wishes Salma was dead. Nono has spent time in prison for leaving Salma unattended in the dilapidated two room house in a suburb of Entebbe. Salma's father denies the child is his and offers Nono no assistance in the home or financially for Salma's medications. Nono has resorted to the services of a local Witch Doctor, but he has made no difference to their lives.

14.01.2022 Received great news today. 'Invisible Wounds' - a project that I have been working on since mid 2018 has now been acquired in its entirety for the Australian War Memorial's permanent collection :: Exhibition news to come (post Covid-19 I assume) :: The series of photographic portraits visually represent the tension and fragility of Australian military veterans living with ongoing mental health and wellness issues :: The uncomfortable intimacy of the portraits is purposeful. The veterans who sat want their pain, frustration, confusion and loneliness publicised, so that future generations of soldiers don’t have to :: all photographs Christopher Hopkins 2020

13.01.2022 20/9/20 Obur, Soroti District, Uganda. Pastor Fred Alimet re-buttons Silus Odii’s shirt after untying his tether. Thirteen year old Silus regularly gets tethered to a wooden crate inside his family's single room home. He lives with Down Syndrome. His mother and father: Elizabeth Iloi and Joram Odii are subsistence farmers, growing and selling Cassava and are often away from the family property. In the past Silus has been assaulted and abused by neighbouring villagers because... of his disability, so Joram and Elizabeth now tether him inside for his own safety. The act of chaining or tethering a child with mental health or disability issues is often not out of malice, but to restrict any harm from ill-informed members of the community :: for full report in @aljazeeraenglish by myself and @beau.donelly go to https://interactive.aljazeera.com//uganda-hidde/index.html :: #photojournalism #disability #disabilityawareness #mentalhealth #intellectualdisabilities #uganda #africa #downsyndrome #nomorehiddenchildren @embracekulture

13.01.2022 03/09/20 As lockdown wears us down spare a thought for Will Beitzel who has been mourning the passing of his wife Freya since June. Throughout his grieving process Will has had no personal contact due to the ‘no-houseguests’ rule. My visit yesterday do make this portrait for The Age was his first in months. Will is one of many who is calling for a singles bubble to be allowed, a designated visitor whose house can be visited and vice-versa :: photograph for @theageaustralia @sydneymorningherald :: #photojournalism #reflection #covid19 #coronavirus #lockdown #pandemic #singlesbubble #melbourne

08.01.2022 23/09/20 Anai Agali, Lira District. George Abaa leans in to wake his eleven year old daughter Naomi Ecuto. Naomi lives with cerebral Palsy but has still yet to be formally diagnosed. George, a local builder, relies on information from community outreach workers ike Jimmy Aner (seen in image 2 discussing Naomi s condition with George) for information on her condition. She will spend most of the day sitting or lying on a sack in the limited shade of a small shrub in the front ...yard of the family home. Her spine is curved and she requires assistance to move to the toilet :: for full report in @aljazeeraenglish by myself and @beau.donelly go to: https://interactive.aljazeera.com//uganda-hidde/index.html :: #photojournalism #uganda #africa #disability #disabilityawareness #intellectualdisabilities #mentalhealth #health @embracekulture #nomorehiddenchildren

03.01.2022 15/10/20 Very excited to have been awarded the The Walkley Foundation 2020 photo of the year this morning :: Big thanks to the judges and pic editors Sunday Pix and Paul Rovere :: The image appeared in a Melissa Cunningham story in The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald :: 11:09 am, Williamstown. Robyn Becker is in the final stages of terminal breast and gastric cancer and was told last week she could only have hours to live. Her sister Jennifer flew from California to Melbou...rne to be with her but due to Covid restrictions is quarantined for two weeks. She has been given special leave from the hotel to be with her for an hour a time. Each visit, our time is cut short and it’s devastating says Robyn. Jennifer understands the necessity of the quarantine but says that there could be some flexibility for those in palliative care, I want to be with her, I want talk to her, I want to hold her hand, comfort her and hug her Robyn would sadly pass away on July 10th, seven weeks later. :: Congrats to all the winners and finalists ::

02.01.2022 19/07/20 The state government today announced that the states aged care facility’s would not be allowed to open to anyone other than staff or residents due to the spike in Covid-19 cases :: Helen lives with Dementia and her daughters would regularly visit her in her home at the @lifeview_melbourne aged care home in Cranbourne, Melbourne. Maria and Poppy loved to embrace mum even though it was through the ‘hugging curtain’ and wearing masks and gloves. This virus is cruel in so many ways :: photograph by @cnhop :: as part of an ongoing project looking at the ways in which our regular activities have been affected by the pandemic :: #photojournalism #covid-19 #coronavirus #melbourne #parrallelagram #huggingcurtain #dementia #mentalhealth

02.01.2022 12/08/20 Recent work for @guardianaustralia :: if I give up all my effort is for nothing. Nirbachana Oli is a international student from Nepal. Arriving before the pandemic began, Oli and her seven Nepali housemates are relying on food handouts from organisations such as the Kasih Project to survive :: for full story by Luke Henriques Gomes see link in bio :: photograph by @cnhop for @guardianaustralia :: #photojournalism #portraitphotography #melbourne #covid19 #coronavirus #nepal #stage4 #restrictions @ St Albans, Victoria

02.01.2022 17/09/20 Portraits as a part of latest work for @aljazeeraenglish :: For the complete report on Uganda’s hidden children; their lack of systemic support, battle with cultural taboos and a societal lack of knowledge, with words by @beau.donelly see link in bio :: Entebbe. 20 year old Edith* lives with Downs Syndrome. As a teenage girl she would be abducted as she walked home from school and sexually abused. Now undergoing counselling in Entebbe, the trauma of recounting her ex...perience becomes too much. *Name changed for security purposes :: Obur, Soroti District. Paul Oribo lives with Cerebral Palsy. His father, Simon Okurut cares for Paul alone after his wife fled their village after Paul's diagnosis. Simon is a minority in Uganda. Generally the father disowns the child living with disability :: Lugonjo. Salma Kobusinge lives with what is believed to be Autism. She does not speak, has Epilepsy, Sickle cells, is deaf and blind in her right eye. Her mother, Nono Zubeda has told disability outreach worker Stephan Kabenge that she wishes Salma was dead :: #photojournalism #uganda #disability #mentalhealth #intellectualdisabilities #health #africa #hiddenchildren @embracekulture #childabuseawareness #disabilityawareness #disabiltyrights #nomorehiddenchildren See more