Jessica Dimmock
Encyclopedia
Jessica Dimmock is a documentary
photojournalist based in New York City
. Her main body of work, The Ninth Floor, has documented the lives of a group of young heroin users over the course of several years. She began the project when she was shooting photographs on the street one day and was propositioned by a drug dealer who invited her to record his work. Dimmock is a graduate of the International Center of Photography
and in 2006 won both Magnum Photos
' Inge Morath Award
, and the F Award, from Fabrica Forma Fotografia. She shoots regularly for the New York Times Magazine, Fortune
, Newsweek
and others U.S. magazines. She has been profiled in Aperture
, Photo District News
, the British Journal of Photography
, and New York
magazine.
Documentary photography
Documentary photography usually refers to a popular form of photography used to chronicle significant and historical events. It is typically covered in professional photojournalism, but it may also be an amateur, artistic, or academic pursuit...
photojournalist based in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Her main body of work, The Ninth Floor, has documented the lives of a group of young heroin users over the course of several years. She began the project when she was shooting photographs on the street one day and was propositioned by a drug dealer who invited her to record his work. Dimmock is a graduate of the International Center of Photography
International Center of Photography
The International Center of Photography is a photography museum, school, and research center in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States...
and in 2006 won both Magnum Photos
Magnum Photos
Magnum Photos is an international photographic cooperative owned by its photographer-members, with offices located in New York, Paris, London and Tokyo...
' Inge Morath Award
Inge Morath Award
The Inge Morath Award was established by Magnum Photos in tribute to Inge Morath, an Austrian-born photographer who was associated with Magnum for almost fifty years, and who died in January, 2002...
, and the F Award, from Fabrica Forma Fotografia. She shoots regularly for the New York Times Magazine, Fortune
Fortune (magazine)
Fortune is a global business magazine published by Time Inc. Founded by Henry Luce in 1930, the publishing business, consisting of Time, Life, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated, grew to become Time Warner. In turn, AOL grew as it acquired Time Warner in 2000 when Time Warner was the world's largest...
, Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
and others U.S. magazines. She has been profiled in Aperture
Aperture (magazine)
Aperture is a quarterly photography magazine and a book publisher based in New York, New York. The magazine is published by Aperture Foundation, a non-profit organization devoted to fine art photography.-Magazine:...
, Photo District News
Photo District News
Photo District News is an American monthly trade publication for professional photographers. PDN was first published in 1980. The publication takes its name from New York City's photo district, an area of photo businesses that was once located in Flatiron District.Originally named New York Photo...
, the British Journal of Photography
British Journal of Photography
The British Journal of Photography is a magazine about photography publishing in-depth articles, profiles of photographs, analyses, and techological reviews.-History:...
, and New York
New York (magazine)
New York is a weekly magazine principally concerned with the life, culture, politics, and style of New York City. Founded by Milton Glaser and Clay Felker in 1968 as a competitor to The New Yorker, it was brasher and less polite than that magazine, and established itself as a cradle of New...
magazine.