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Peter van Agtmael (born Washington, DC, 1981) is a photographer. Since 2006 he has primarily covered the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and their consequences in the United States. He is a member of Magnum Photos and has published two books of his work. He has twice received awards from World Press Photo, a grant from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, the Infinity Award for Young Photographer from the International Center of Photography and a W. Eugene Smith Grant.
Life and work
Van Agtmael was born in Washington DC. He studied history at Yale, graduating in 2003. He became a Magnum Photos nominee in 2008 and a member in 2013.
Publications
- 2nd Tour Hope I don't Die. Portland, OR: Photolucida, 2009. ISBN 978-1934334072.
- Disco Night Sept. 11. Brooklyn: Red Hook, 2014. ISBN 978-0984195428.
Publications with others
- 25 Under 25: Up-And-Coming American Photographers, Volume 2. New York: powerHouse, 2008. ISBN 978-1-57687-192-8. Edited by Iris Tillman Hill, preface by Lauren Greenfield, introduction by Tom Rankin.
- The Contact Sheet. Pasadena, CA: Ammo, 2012. ISBN 9781934429082.
- Photojournalists on War: The Untold Stories from Iraq. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2013. ISBN 9780292744080.
Awards
- 2006: 25 Under 25: Up and Coming American Photographers, The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, Duke University, Durham, NC.
- 2007: Second prize, General News stories category, World Press Photo Awards, World Press Photo, Amsterdam, for a series depicting night raids in Iraq.
- 2008: Grant from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, Washington, D.C.
- 2011: Infinity Award, Young Photographer category, International Center of Photography, New York.
- 2012: W. Eugene Smith Grant from the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund.
- 2014: Second prize, Observed Portraits category, World Press Photo Awards, World Press Photo, Amsterdam.
Exhibitions with others
- 2010: Bringing the War Home, Impressions Gallery, Bradford, England, 17 September – 14 November 2010. Curated by Pippa Oldfield. Also included photographs by Sama Alshaibi, Farhad Ahrarnia, Lisa Barnard, Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin, Edmund Clark, Kay May, Asef Ali Mohammad and Christopher Sims.
References
- Koppel, Niko (3 November 2009). "Showcase: '2nd Tour, Hope I Don't Die'". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- Herbert, Bob (24 August 2009). "The Ultimate Burden". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- Laurent, Olivier (13 May 2014). "Peter van Agtmael's Disco Night Sept 11". British Journal of Photography. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "2006, Peter van Agtmael, 2nd prize, General News stories". World Press Photo. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "2014, Observed Portraits, 2nd prize stories, Peter van Agtmael". World Press Photo. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Peter van Agtmael". Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Peter van Agtmael". International Center of Photography. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "2012: Peter van Agtmael". W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ Hedges, Chris (4 January 2010). "The Pictures of War You Aren't Supposed to See". Truthdig. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- Murg, Stephanie (9 July 2013). "Magnum Photos Adds Olivia Arthur and Peter van Agtmael as Full Members". Adweek. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- "Peter van Agtmael: American/Dutch, b. 1981". Magnum Photos. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- "Bringing the War Home", Impressions Gallery. Accessed 3 December 2014.