Timothy Fadek

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Timothy Fadek is an American photographer known for covering social issues and conflicts. His photographs have appeared in hundreds of publications worldwide and have been exhibited in major galleries and museums. He is represented by Redux Pictures, [1] a photo agency based in New York and he was a professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, [2] The International Center of Photography, [3] and the Institut für fotografische Bildung in Berlin. [4]

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Biography

Fadek studied Marketing and Advertising at Baruch College in New York, and after 6 years of working at advertising agencies, he decided to change career directions in 1995 and left to study photography at the School of Visual Arts in New York. In 1997 he began working on his first photography projects in New York, and over the course of 20 years, he photographed stories in Mexico, Chile, Iraq, Libya, Tunisia, Mongolia, China, Belgium and Greece. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

He was awarded the World Understanding Award by Pictures of the Year International, for his photo investigation "CITY OF MISSING WOMEN" [12] and was one of ten photographers named "heroes of photography" by Popular Photography Magazine. [13]

In 2003 while covering the invasion of Iraq, he and photographers Chris Hondros and Luc Delahaye were ambushed in Nasiriyah by Iraqi soldiers. With their cars disabled, the three walked through the desert for 6 hours at night, before being rescued by U.S. forces. [14]

Collections

Fadek's work is held in the following public collections:

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References

  1. ↑ "Timothy Fadek – Redux". reduxpictures.com. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Harry Chapin Media Award Winners Announced". adweek.com. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Fadek_Timothy - International Center of Photography". icp.org. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Timothy Fadek - Institut für fotografische Bildung in Berlin". ifb-berlin.com. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Mongolia Marches Toward Modernity - Photo Essays". Time . Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Exodus from Libya by Timothy Fadek - Agonistica". agonistica.com. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Timothy Fadek - Polka Magazine". polkamagazine.com. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  8. ↑ http://www.visionproject.org/images/img_educationservices/pdfs/VP_Lecture_Series_TimFadek.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  9. ↑ "Something's Rotten in Athens". foreignpolicy.com. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "Die Stadt der verschwundenen Frauen". stern.de. 1 March 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  11. ↑ Taub, Ben (31 March 2016). "The Streets of Brussels". The New Yorker. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  12. ↑ "Judges' Special Recognition - World Understanding". poy.org. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  13. ↑ "Heroes of Photography". popphoto.com. 17 December 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  14. ↑ "Cameraman dead, TV crew missing". Chicago Tribune . 23 March 2003.
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