Stuart Franklin
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Stuart Franklin is a photographer, a member of Magnum Photos
, and a former President of Magnum Photos (2006–2009). He was born at Guys Hospital, London
.
. During that time he photographed the civil war in Lebanon
, unemployed people in Britain, famine in Sudan
and the Heysel Stadium disaster
.
Joining Magnum Photos in 1985, he became a full member in 1989. In the same year, Franklin photographed the uprising in Tiananmen Square
and shot one of the "tank man" photographs, earning him a World Press Photo Award.
In 1989 Franklin traveled with Greenpeace
to Antarctica. He worked on about twenty stories for National Geographic between 1991 and 2009, subjects including Inca conqueror Francisco Pizarro
and the hydro-struggle in Quebec and places such as Buenos Aires
and Malaysia. In addition, he worked on book and cultural projects. In October 2008, his book Footprint: Our Landscape in Flux was published by Thames & Hudson. An ominous photographic document of Europe’s changing landscape, it highlights Franklin's deep ecological concern.
During 2009 Franklin curated an exhibition on Gaza - "Point of No Return" for the Noorderlicht Photo Festival. Currently Franklin is working on two new books.
Magnum Photos
Magnum Photos is an international photographic cooperative owned by its photographer-members, with offices located in New York, Paris, London and Tokyo...
, and a former President of Magnum Photos (2006–2009). He was born at Guys Hospital, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
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Education
Franklin studied drawing under Leonard McComb in Oxford and Whitechapel, London, and from 1976–1979 photography at West Surrey College of Art and Design, where he graduated with a BA. Moreover, between 1995 and 1997, he studied geography at Oxford University, first receiving a BA and the Gibbs Prize for geography. He received a doctorate in Geography from Oxford in 2001.Career
From 1980 until 1985, Franklin worked with Agence Presse Sygma in ParisParis
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. During that time he photographed the civil war in Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
, unemployed people in Britain, famine in Sudan
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
and the Heysel Stadium disaster
Heysel Stadium disaster
The Heysel Stadium disaster occurred on 29 May 1985 when escaping fans were pressed against a wall in the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, as a result of rioting before the start of the 1985 European Cup Final between Liverpool of England and Juventus of Italy...
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Joining Magnum Photos in 1985, he became a full member in 1989. In the same year, Franklin photographed the uprising in Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen Square is a large city square in the center of Beijing, China, named after the Tiananmen Gate located to its North, separating it from the Forbidden City. Tiananmen Square is the third largest city square in the world...
and shot one of the "tank man" photographs, earning him a World Press Photo Award.
In 1989 Franklin traveled with Greenpeace
Greenpeace
Greenpeace is a non-governmental environmental organization with offices in over forty countries and with an international coordinating body in Amsterdam, The Netherlands...
to Antarctica. He worked on about twenty stories for National Geographic between 1991 and 2009, subjects including Inca conqueror Francisco Pizarro
Francisco Pizarro
Francisco Pizarro González, Marquess was a Spanish conquistador, conqueror of the Incan Empire, and founder of Lima, the modern-day capital of the Republic of Peru.-Early life:...
and the hydro-struggle in Quebec and places such as Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
and Malaysia. In addition, he worked on book and cultural projects. In October 2008, his book Footprint: Our Landscape in Flux was published by Thames & Hudson. An ominous photographic document of Europe’s changing landscape, it highlights Franklin's deep ecological concern.
During 2009 Franklin curated an exhibition on Gaza - "Point of No Return" for the Noorderlicht Photo Festival. Currently Franklin is working on two new books.
Awards
- Christian Aid Award for Humanitarian Photography, 1985
- Tom Hopkinson Award, 1987
- World Press Photo Award, 1989
- World Press Photo award for spot news stories, third prize, 1991
- Gibbs Prize for geography, University of Oxford, 1997
Books
- Tiananmen Square. London: Black Sun, 1989.
- The Time of Trees. Milan: Leonardo Arte, 1999. ISBN 88-831-0058-1.
- Alberi / Trees. Milan: Fondazione Nicola Trussardi / Charta, 2002. ISBN 8881583704.
- La Città Dinamica. Milan: Mondadori Electa, 2003. ISBN 8837021186.
- Sea Fever. Oxford: The Bardwell Press, 2005. ISBN 0-9548683-4-X.
- Hotel Afrique. Stockport: Dewi Lewis, 2007. ISBN 978-1-904587.
- Footprint: Our Landscape in Flux. London: Thames & Hudson, 2008. ISBN 978-0500-543641.