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Chien-Chi
Chang |
| In
1999 Taiwanese Magnum photographer Chien-Chi
Chang won the Eugene Smith Award for Humanistic
Photography, the Visa d'Or in magazine photography
in Perpignan, was named the Missouri/NPPA
Magazine Photographer of the Year and was
awarded the first prize in the category "Daily
Life Story" from World Press Photo. |
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Diego
Goldberg |
| Working
internationally since 1971, Diego Goldberg
was President Mitterand's personal photographer.
As the director of photography of Clarin newspaper
in Argentina, he won the Gold Medal at the
Society of Publications Design Annual Awards.
He was one of the masters at the World Press
Photo "Masterclass" in 1996. |
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Graciela
Iturbide |
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Graciela Iturbide studied under Manuel Alvarez
Bravo and later worked with him. She was part
of the Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte,
Conaculta, Fonca. Widely published and exhibited,
her work is collected by major museums in
Latin America, North America and Europe. |
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Kishor
Parekh |
| As
chief photographer with the Hindustan Times
from 1961 to 1967, Kishor Parekh introduced
the concept of picture-stories in India. Often
at odds with his editors and the celebrities
he photographed, he fought for space, both
on the turf and on the printed page. His coverage
of liberation of Bangladesh in 1971 is considered
one of the finest documentations of the war. |
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Lucía
Chiriboga |
| Chiriboga
is a sociologist, a photographer and a researcher
on the history of photography. She is the
director of the "Visual Center Workshop
for Photographic and Communications Research"
in Queto city, a private foundation dedicated
to the research, cataloguing and analysis
of early Ecuadorian photography. |
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Pablo
Ortiz Monasterio |
| One
of the greatest street photographers of Mexico,
Pablo Ortiz Monasterio has also worked as
editor of the magazine Luna Cornea, and was
one of the founders of the Centra de la Imagen
in Mexico City. He has also worked as an independent
curator. An ability to combine humour and
irony while dealing with stark subjects characterises
his work. |
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Pedro
Meyer |
| A
pioneer of digital photography, Pedro Meyer
is editor of the most visited photography
website in the world - www.zonezero.com. He
created the Latin American Colloquiums of
Photography and founded the Mexican Council
of Photography. Using Macromedia Director
1.0 he created the first CD-ROM containing
photographs and sound in 1991. |
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Peter
Magubane |
| Torture,
a total of 586 days in solitary confinement
and being shot 14 times below the waist with
buckshot, failed to stop Peter Magubane from
"demonstrating with my camera".
Africa's best known photographer has documented
the most significant moments of his country's
struggle against apartheid. |
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Raghu
Rai |
| Raghu
Rai was awarded the 'Padmashree' in 1971,
one of India's highest civilian awards. As
the photo editor of India Today he was instrumental
in changing the way photography was used in
Indian newspapers. He has been associated
with Magnum Photos since 1977. His books include
Indira Gandhi, Taj Mahal, Calcutta, Mother
Teresa and My Land and its People. |
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Reza
Deghati |
| Jailed
for over three years by the Shah's regime
for "showing the poverty and injustice
in Tehran", Reza Deghati is considered
one of the best photojournalists in the world.
Reza is the founder of the NGO AINA which
works for the development of independent media
and cultural expression in Afghanistan. |
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Shahidul
Alam |
| Photographer,
writer, teacher and activist Shahidul Alam
set up Drik Picture Library, Pathshala –
The South Asian Institute of Photography and
Chobi Mela the festival of photography in
Asia. An information technology pioneer in
Bangladesh, Alam is currently involved in
setting up a regional centre for investigative
journalism. |
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Tara
Sosrowardoyo |
| Famous
for his work as an album-cover art director
and photographer Tara Sosrowardoyo was also
a stills photographer for feature films. His
diverse work in advertising, editorial, journalism,
fashion and portraiture has been used in Time,
Newsweek and Vogue. He has several books and
audio visual programmes on Indonesia. |
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S M Rezaur Rahman, Atiqur Rahman Chowdhury,
Claudia Pretelin, Khairul Haque Tutul, Maria
Mann, Najnin Jahan Lipi, Rabishankar Ain,
Rahnuma Ahmed, Robin Comely, Shahjahan Siraj,
Snigdha Zaman, Stefana Fraboulet and Swapan
Parekh were involved in the production of
this calendar. |
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