David Turnley

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David Carl Turnley (born June 22, 1955 in Fort Wayne , Indiana ) is an American photographer and photojournalist . For his work, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photo Reporting (1990) and twice the Press Photo of the Year (1988, 1991).

His twin brother Peter Turnley is also a photographer.

life and work

David and Peter Turnley were born on June 22, 1955 in Fort Wayne, the sons of William Loyd Turnley and Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Turnley (nee Protsman ). David Turnley graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in French literature from the University of Michigan in 1977 .

In 1978 he began his career as a photographer for Northville Sliger Home Newspapers. From 1980 to 1998 Turnley worked for the Detroit Free Press . From 1985 to 1987 he worked mainly in South Africa, where he mainly documented the later phase of apartheid . He became a close friend of the Mandela family and photographed Nelson Mandela's release from prison , among others . He then lived again in Paris until 1997, where he studied at the Sorbonne . During this time he photographed events such as the Second Gulf War , the Tian'anmen massacre , the fall of the Berlin Wall , the Eastern European revolutions in 1989 and the dissolution of the Soviet Union .

His photo of a grieving father who lost his son in the Spitak earthquake was named Press Photo of the Year in 1988 . His photo of a US soldier in the Second Gulf War crying for his comrade killed by friendly fire was also awarded the prize in 1991. Turnley is one of four photographers who have received the award twice. In 1990 he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his photos of the upheavals in Eastern Europe and China.

In 1997 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from The New School . From 1997 to 1998 he studied at Harvard University on a Nieman Fellowship . In 2007 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of St. Francis. As an Associate Professor, he has been lecturing at his alma mater, the University of Michigan School of Art and Design, since 2012.

Turnley has two children and lives in Ann Arbor , Michigan with his wife Rachel .

Awards (selection)

Publications (selection)

  • David C. Turnley: Why Are They Weeping: South Africans Under Apartheid. Stewart, Tabori & Chang Inc, 1988, ISBN 978-1556700446
  • David Turnley, Peter Turnley, Melinda Liu: Beijing Spring. Stewart, Tabori & Chang Inc, 1989, ISBN 978-1556701306
  • David Turnley, Peter Turnley: Moments of Revolution: Eastern Europe. Stewart, Tabori & Chang Inc, 1990, ISBN 978-1556701689
  • David C. Turnley, William Keller: The Russian Heart: Days of Crisis and Hope. Phaidon Press Ltd, 1992, ISBN 978-0714828411
  • Howard Chapnick, David C. Turnley, Peter Turnley: In Times of War and Peace. Abbeville Press, 1997, ISBN 978-0789202994
  • David Turnley: Baghdad Blues: A War Diary. Vendome Press, 2003, ISBN 978-0865652354
  • John G. Morris , David Turnley, Peter Turnley: McClellan Street. Indiana Univ. Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0253349675
  • David Turnley: Mandela !: Struggle & Triumph: Struggle and Triumph. Harry N. Abrams, 2008, ISBN 978-0810970922

Filmography

  • 2001: The Dalai Lama- At Home and in Exile (documentary)
  • 2002: La Tropical (documentary)
  • 2012: Shenandoah (documentary)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ David and Peter Turnley; Double Exposures in Parallel Lives: The Other Side of the Lens at nytimes.com, accessed February 20, 2014
  2. ↑ a b Elizabeth A. Brennan (Ed.), Elizabeth C. Clarage (Ed.), Seymour Topping: Who's Who of Pulitzer Prize Winners. Oryx Press, 1998, ISBN 978-1573561112 , page 212
  3. ^ Heinz-Dietrich Fischer : Picture Coverage of the World: Pulitzer Prize Winning Photos. Lit Verlag, 2011, ISBN 978-3643108449 , page 152
  4. ↑ a b c d David Turnley at onlyoldphotography.tumblr.com, accessed February 20, 2014
  5. ↑ A Tribute to Nelson Mandela by Pulitzer Winner David Turnley at lightbox.time.com, accessed February 20, 2014
  6. ↑ In Chronicling Mandela, Finding Themselves at nytimes.com, accessed February 20, 2014
  7. ↑ World Press Photo of the Year 1988 at worldpressphoto.org, accessed February 20, 2014
  8. ↑ World Press Photo of the Year 1991 at worldpressphoto.org, accessed February 20, 2014
  9. ↑ The Pulitzer Prizes: 1990 Awards at pulitzer.org, accessed February 20, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Turnley, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Turnley, David Carl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American photographer and photojournalist
DATE OF BIRTH June 22, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Fort Wayne , Indiana , United States