Adam Ferguson (photographer)

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Adam Ferguson
Born
Adam Ferguson

October 1978
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia[ citation needed ]
NationalityAustralian
Education Griffith University
Known forPhotography
Website adamfergusonstudio.com

Adam Ferguson (born 1978) [1] is an Australian freelance photographer who lives in New York City. His commissioned work has appeared in New York , Time , Vanity Fair , The New York Times Magazine , The New York Times , The New Yorker , Wired, and National Geographic , among others. Ferguson's work focuses on conflict and on civilians caught amidst geopolitical forces. His portraits of various head's of state have appeared on numerous Time covers.

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Early life

Ferguson was born and grew up in regional New South Wales, Australia, before studying photography at the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University. [1] [2] After graduating he travelled from port to port through the Caribbean and Mediterranean as crew on a sailboat to fund the launch of his photographic career.

Career

Ferguson first gained recognition for his work in 2009 when he embarked on a sustained survey of the US-led war in Afghanistan, [3] [4] contributing to The New York Times, Time, and National Geographic. Over the years he has been the recipient of multiple awards from Photo District News , American Photography, World Press Photo, [5] Pictures of the Year International, and the National Portrait Gallery of Australia, amongst others.

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References

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  2. "CV". adamfergusonstudio.com. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  3. Ackerman, Elliot (10 September 2021). "Ask Us What We've Seen". The Atlantic. ISSN   2151-9463 . Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  4. Ryan, Larry (6 April 2023). "'This is the death pit': Adam Ferguson's stark and brutal photos of Australia's outback". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  5. "2020 Photo Contest | World Press Photo". www.worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  6. Adams, Tim (22 September 2024). "The big picture: the faces and places of the Australian outback". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  7. "2010 Photo Contest | World Press Photo". www.worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  8. 1 2 Aryn, Baker (22 December 2011). "Fighting for Afghanistan's Future". Time. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
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