Nick Danziger

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Nick Danziger HonFRPS CF (born 22 April 1958) is a British photographer, film maker and travel writer. [1]

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Early life

Danziger was born in Marylebone, London but grew up in Monaco and Switzerland. [2]

Work

In 1982 he received a Churchill Fellowship which enabled him to spend 18 months on the ancient Silk Route from Turkey to China, disguised as a local traveller, taking photographs which resulted in his book Danziger's Travels. [3] Danziger has since travelled the world taking photographs and making documentary films. Most of his work is based on people living in difficult circumstances, particularly young people. His photographs have appeared in newspapers and magazines worldwide, toured museums and galleries internationally, and are held in numerous museum collections.

For The British, Danziger created a photographic documentary in black-and-white images. From the halls of Westminster to inner-city communities beset by crime and unemployment, the exhibition depicted both the traditions and reality of life in Great Britain in the 1990s for a range of social classes.

Through individual and personal stories, Behind the Headlines – Afghan Lives investigated a country often in the news but little understood by those outside its borders. For Revisited, in 2010 he retraced his steps from 2005 to find out what has happened to the women and children he met.

Eleven Women Facing War tells eleven stories of women from Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Colombia, the Balkans, Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Danziger initially photographed these women in conflict zones for an International Committee of the Red Cross study in 2001. Ten years later, he set out to find each one to learn what had become of their lives. [4]

In 2000, the United Nations' eight Millennium Development Goals were put in place to achieve universal primary education, reduce child mortality and improve maternal health. Danziger travelled to eight of the world's poorest countries and met individuals living in extreme poverty. Through the stories of 40 men, women and children he sought to document the progress being made towards meeting the eight goals.

For Blair at War, in March 2003 Danziger and Peter Stothard began a 30-day study of a Prime Minister at war, with access to Tony Blair's "inner circle" as he confronted an angry nation and deployed British forces against Iraq.

Mana was made inside the sacred space of an All Blacks camp—revealing the highs and lows of New Zealand's iconic rugby team.

Danziger appeared on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs on 16 March 2003. [2]

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References

  1. Pepper, Diana (9 August 1998). "Passport: Nick Danziger – 'My inspiration was Tintin. He was my hero'" . The Independent. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Nick Danziger". BBC: Desert Island Discs. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  3. "Nick Danziger". Winston Churchill Memorial Trust. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  4. Danziger, Nick (2011). Onze Femmes Face à la Guerre. Lieux Dits Editions. ISBN   978-2-922892-56-7.