In celebration of FDR’s pivotal 1941 address, photographers were encouraged to explore the meaning and legacy of these freedoms — freedom of speech & expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear — and how they related to our lives today, answering such questions as: How do we achieve freedom? What does it mean to be free? How do we defend freedom today?
Capture Your Freedom
Various Artists
Category Winners
Freedom from Fear: Sara Bennett
Freedom from Want: Jorge Lopez Munoz
Freedom of Speech and Expression: Ruthie Abel
Freedom of Worship: Kisha Bari
About Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park
Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park is the first memorial dedicated to President Roosevelt in his home state of New York, and the most significant presidential memorial located outside of Washington D.C. The four-acre Park, which sits on the southern tip of Roosevelt Island, is designed by modern architect Louis Kahn and is widely regarded as an architectural masterpiece. The memorial celebrates the ideals expressed in FDR’s Four Freedoms Speech and his vision for a better world: freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. Since opening in 2012, Four Freedoms Park has welcomed more than 750,000 visitors from around the world.
photos by
Ruthie Abel, Inbal Abergil, Patricia Ackerman, Kisha Bari, Susan Barnett, Sara Bennett, Paolo Bona, Valeria Bove, Vidhyaa C, Argus Paul Estabrook, Tom Finke, Carlos Gonzalez, Eliza Hatch, Louise Hone, Ed Kashi, William King, Ryan Koopmans, Gioia Kuss, Jason Little, Liu Liu, Jorge Lopez Munoz, Calli McCaw, Marla Mossman, Fabian Muir, Cletus Nelson Nwadike, Hector Rene, Whitney Welshimer, Emma Williams, and Mohammad Zoyari
Exhibition Dates
June 15 – August 31, 2018
Located at
Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park (Roosevelt Island, NY)