Kit Swartz is a freelance photographer, former CNN American television producer, and early contributor to the Athens alternative rock scene.

He was a soundman at the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 with Cynde Strand. He was a cameraman for "Europe on the Brink", which won a 1992 CINE Golden Eagle award.

He was a member of the bands Love Tractor and the Side Effects while a student at University of Georgia.

Awards 2009 George Polk Award 2009 'International Television & Radio', Amnesty International UK Media Awards

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