John Stanmeyer
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John Stanmeyer (* 1964 in Illinois ) is an American photographer and photojournalist .
life and work
As a photographer, he documented, among other things, the political upheavals in Eastern Europe, the conflicts in South Sudan , the war in Afghanistan , the effects of the earthquake in the Indian Ocean in 2004 and the unrest in East Timor in 2006 .
In 1996 he moved to Hong Kong and lived in Asia for 12 years. He worked for the National Geographic Society and from 1998 to 2008 for Time Magazine . During this time, 18 of his photographs were used as Time covers. In 2001 he founded the VII Photo Agency with six other international photojournalists . In 2012 he shot the documentary Starved for Attention .
In 1999 he received the Robert Capa Gold Medal and in 2008 the National Magazine Award . His photo of African refugees in Djibouti was named Press Photo of the Year 2013.
He lives with his wife Anastasia Stan Meyer and their three children on a farm in the Berkshire Mountains in Massachusetts .
Awards (selection)
- 1999: Robert Capa Gold Medal
- 2008: National Magazine Award
- 2013: Press Photo of the Year
plant
- Island of the Spirits. Afterhours Group, 2010, ISBN 978-6029750713
Web links
- Official website stanmeyer.com (English)
- John Stanmeyer at viiphoto.com (English)
- John Stan Meyer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Biography at stanmeyer.com, accessed on February 14, 2014
- ↑ a b John Stan Meyer at worldpressphoto.org, accessed on February 14, 2014
- ↑ VII Photo Agency starvedforattention.org at, accessed on February 14, 2014
- ↑ World Press Photo Award for John Stanmeyer: This is the press photo of the year at spiegel.de, accessed on February 14, 2014
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stanmeyer, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American photographer and photojournalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Illinois , United States |