Tom Stoddart
Tom Stoddart | |
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| File:TOM STODDART 1979.jpg Stoddart in 1979 | |
| 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
[edit | edit source]Stoddart was born in Morpeth, Northumberland in November 1953.[4] He began his career covering local news for the Berwick Advertiser, Northumberland and John Pick's Yorkshire Press agency, York. He continued his work as a photojournalist based in London and from there covered national and international stories including 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
[edit | edit source]- Sarajevo. Washington: Smithsonian, 1998. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. With an essay by Predrag Matvejevic.
- IWitness. London: Trolley, 2004. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
- Extraordinary Women: Images of Courage, Endurance & Defiance . Woodbridge, Suffolk: ACC Art, 2020. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. With a foreword by Angelina Jolie.
Awards
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]Solo exhibitions
[edit | edit source]- Tom Stoddart – Extraordinary Women, Side Gallery, Newcastle, 2020/21[9]
Exhibitions with one other
[edit | edit source]- Edge of Madness – Sarajevo a City and Its People Under Siege, Royal Festival Hall, London, 1997. Work by Stoddart and Alastair Thain.[3][10]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Tom Stoddart discography at Discogs
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