Tom Stoddart
Tom Stoddart | |
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| Born | 28 November 1953[1] |
| Died | 17 November 2021 (aged 67) |
| Occupation | Photojournalist |
| Website | tomstoddart.com |
Thomas Stoddart (28 November 1953 – 17 November 2021) was a British photojournalist.[1][2] He covered the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Lebanese Civil War, the siege of Sarajevo and the 2003 invasion of Iraq.[1][3]
Life and career[]
Stoddart was born in Morpeth, Northumberland in November 1953.[4] He worked as a photojournalist, covering the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Lebanese Civil War, the siege of Sarajevo and the 2003 invasion of Iraq.[1][3]
Stoddart died from cancer on 17 November 2021, at the age of 67.[2][5]
Publications[]
- Sarajevo. Washington: Smithsonian, 1998. ISBN 9781560987963. With an essay by Predrag Matvejevic.
- IWitness. London: Trolley, 2004. ISBN 9781904563297.
- Extraordinary Women: Images of Courage, Endurance & Defiance . Woodbridge, Suffolk: ACC Art, 2020. ISBN 978-1788840989. With a foreword by Angelina Jolie.
Awards[]
- 2003: Winner, Pictures of the Year International World Understanding Award, for work on HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa[6]
- 2003: Winner, Larry Burrows Award for Exceptional War Photography, for coverage of British forces fighting in Iraq[6]
- 2008: Shortlisted, Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, for "Murdoch Reflects"[7][8]
Exhibitions[]
Solo exhibitions[]
- Tom Stoddart – Extraordinary Women, Side Gallery, Newcastle, 2020/21[9]
Exhibitions with one other[]
- Edge of Madness – Sarajevo a City and Its People Under Siege, Royal Festival Hall, London, 1997. Work by Stoddart and Alastair Thain.[3][10]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Tom Stoddart obituary". The Times. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Ponsford, Dominic (17 November 2021). "Photographer Tom Stoddart 'who shone a light where there had been darkness' dies aged 68". Press Gazette. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Tom Stoddart obituary". The Guardian. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Tom Stoddart's best shot". The Guardian. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Farewell to Tom Stoddart, a photography master". New Statesman. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Remembering Tom Stoddart". Amateur Photographer. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "NPG photography prize shortlist announced". The Guardian. 16 September 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "National Portrait Gallery - Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Extraordinary women: courage and defiance through war and hardship – in pictures". The Guardian. 6 October 2020. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Powerful beyond words". The Independent. 21 April 1997. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
External links[]
- Tom Stoddart discography at Discogs
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Categories:
- People from Morpeth, Northumberland
- 1953 births
- 2021 deaths
- English photojournalists
- Deaths from cancer