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Being involved in combat operations in areas of worldwide military conflict is
all part of a day’s work for Thomas Dworzak, one of the youngest and most
promising photo journalists of his generation. He spent most of the 1990s in
the former Soviet Union, reporting on the wars in Chechnya; and more recently,
he has produced a photo-essay on the Orange Revolution in the Ukraine. Never
shying away from danger, he has taken photographs of riots in Yugoslavia,
Kosovo, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Haiti and the after-effects of Hurricane
Katrina in the United States. Dworzak has won an incredible number of prizes
and awards, including the Picture of the Year International Award (2007), World
Press Photo (the Grand Prix in Spot News Story) (2001), the Prix Bayeux (2001)
and the Prix Terre d’Images Scoop d’Angers (2001).
Besides photography, Dworzak creates video essays, some of which he will
present at this event, including The Taliban and M*A*S*H. Dworzak will
accompany this screening with a presentation of professional tips and hints,
such as how to take an effective photo in the heart of active military
conflict, how to record incredible elements of life during the war and how to
retain an objective point of view for news reportage.
Organizers:
Leica Camera Russia
(www.leica-camera.ru)
Magnum Photos
(www.magnumphotos.com)
Garage Center for Contemporary Culture
(www.garageccc.com)
Thomas Dworzak is a photographer and member of Magnum Photos. His works are
regularly published in The New Yorker, Newsweek,
USNews, Paris Match, The New York Times Magazine and
Time magazine. He has been awarded prizes such as the World Press
Photo award, the Prix Kodak, the Kodak Young Photographer of the Year and the
Prix Terre d'Images Scoop d'Angers. His book The Taliban was published
in 2003.
