Marcus Bleasdale

Marcus Bleasdale (born 1968) is a British photojournalist, born in the UK to an Irish family.

Bleasdale's books include One Hundred Years of Darkness (2003), The Rape of a Nation (2009) and The Unravelling (2015).

Life and career

Bleasdale has covered the conflict within the Democratic Republic of Congo since 1998, which was published in his first book One Hundred Years of Darkness. His second book, The Rape of a Nation, addressed the issues of the conflict being fuelled by natural resource exploration and was awarded the Best Photography Book Award in 2009 by Pictures of the Year International in the USA.[1]

His work on human rights and conflict has been exhibited at the United States Senate,[2] US House of Representatives, The United Nations[3] and the Houses of Parliament in the UK[4] and the International Criminal Court in The Hauge.

He works regularly with Human Rights Watch,[5] UNICEF,[6] Médecins Sans Frontières[7] Saint Kizito Orphanage[8] and other NGOs to highlight health and human rights issues in several countries. He works to cover issues underreported by mainstream media. In 2007, Human Rights Watch and the Open Society Institute awarded Bleasdale a grant to continue his work on justice and accountability in the DRC. He is an Enough Project Fellow.[9]

Bleasdale has been one of the few journalists covering the conflict in Central African Republic between 2013 and 2017, documenting the violence for Human Rights Watch alongside their Director of Emergencies, Peter Bouckaert. This has been covered by many publications and news channels, including National Geographic.[10]

He has had his work published in the UK, Europe and the USA in Sunday Times Magazine,[11] The Telegraph Magazine,[12] GEO,[13] The New Yorker,[14] Time,[15] Newsweek,[16] National Geographic,[17] Stern,[18] Le Monde,[19] The New York Times,[20] Rolling Stone, Mother Jones (Masthead Photographer),[21] Aftenposten[22] and Die Zeit.[23]

Bleasdale graduated with an MSt in International Relations from Cambridge University and is still documenting human rights issues around the world and working as Managing Director of Wilstar, a Social Impact Not for Profit based in Oslo, Norway.[24] He lives in Oslo with his wife, Karin Beate, and daughters.[24]

Awards
  • 2004: UNICEF Photographer of the Year[25]
  • 2005: Readers Award (with two others), Days Japan International Photojournalism Awards.[26]
  • 2005: The Olivier Rebbot Award for Best Foreign Reporting[27]
  • 2005: The Open Society Institute (OSI) Distribution Grant[28]
  • 2005: Pictures of the Year International (POYi) Magazine Photographer of the Year Award[29]
  • 2005: The Alexia Foundation for World Peace[30]
  • 2005: The World Press Photo of the Year[31]
  • 2007: Human Rights Watch and the Open Society Institute awarded him a grant to continue his work on justice and accountability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • 2007: The Freedom of Expression Foundation Norway[32]
  • 2009: Public Prize (Reader's Award) (along with four others), Days Japan International Photojournalism Awards.[33]
  • 2009: Magazine News Award in POYi[34]
  • 2010: Anthropographia Award for Photography and Human Rights[35]
  • 2010: The Hansel Mieth Award[36]
  • 2010: Best Photography Book Award from POYi[1]
  • 2011: The Freedom of Expression Norway[37]
  • 2011: Webby Award[38] for the feature Dear Obama[39]
  • 2012: Royal Photographic Society Hood Medal for meritorious performance in photography, with particular emphasis on photography for public service.[40]
  • 2012: Nominated for a News and Documentary Emmy Award with other members of VII Photo Agency[41] for the film Starved For Attention,[42] made for Médecins Sans Frontières.
  • 2013: Overseas Press Club of America Awards, Feature Photography Award for Last of the Vikings[43]
  • 2014: World Press Photo, 3rd Prize Contemporary Issues for Last of the Vikings[44]
  • 2014: Robert Capa Gold Medal from the Overseas Press Club.[45]
  • 2015: FotoEvidence Book Award for Inferno:Central African Republic.[46]
  • 2015: W. Eugene Smith Fellowship from the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund.[47]

Exhibitions

Books
  • One Hundred Years of Darkness. London: Pirogue, 2003. ISBN 0-9543015-0-1.
  • The Rape of a Nation. London: Mets and Schilt, 2009. ISBN 978-90-5330-671-0.
  • The Unravelling. New York: FotoEvidence, 2015. ISBN 978-0996391207.

Movies
  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) starring Ben Stiller. Included photographs by Bleasdale and members of VII Photo Agency.
  • A Thousand Times Goodnight (2013) starring Juliet Binoche. Bleasdale was an advisor and had photographs included.[57]
gollark: Neon Ampipthetre or whatever?
gollark: Or Xenon, which sounds better.
gollark: Neon Dragons! YES!
gollark: We just need to sneak into some international chemists' group - whoever defines the periodic table - and change the documents.
gollark: Remove Reds! Red isn't a metal *or* an element!

References
  1. Best Photography Book Award from POYi
  2. http://congowomen.org/tour/washington-dc-may-11-15
  3. https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2009/note6220.doc.htm
  4. "Congo/Women Exhibition at House of Commons". Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  5. https://www.hrw.org/news/2012/02/07/nigeria-child-lead-poisoning-crisis
  6. http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/sudan_24558.html
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. http://pdnphotooftheday.com/tag/st-kizito-orphanage
  9. "TEDx: Capturing the Conflict Mineral Trade in DRC with Marcus Bleasdale - The Enough Project". The Enough Project. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  10. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/02/140207-central-african-republic-violence-marcus-bleasdale/
  11. The Sunday Times Magazine
  12. The Telegraph Magazine
  13. GEO
  14. The New Yorker
  15. Time Archived 4 February 2013 at Archive.today
  16. Newsweek
  17. National Geographic Magazine
  18. Stern Archived 19 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  19. Le Monde
  20. The New York Times
  21. Mother Jones (Masthead Photographer)
  22. Aftenposten
  23. Zeit
  24. "About". Marcus Bleasdale - Photographer. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  25. UNICEF Photographer of the Year
  26. "Winner's Names". Days Japan. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  27. OPC Olivier Rebbot Award for Best Foreign Reporting
  28. OSI Distribution Grant
  29. POYi Magazine Photographer of the Year Award
  30. The Alexia Foundation for World Peace
  31. The World Press Award
  32. Freedom of Expression Foundation Norway
  33. "Winner's List". Days Japan. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  34. Magazine News Award in POYi
  35. Anthropographia Award for Photography and Human Rights
  36. The Hansel Mieth Award Archived 4 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  37. Freedom of Expression Norway
  38. Webby Award
  39. 'Dear Obama'
  40. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  41. Emmy Award nomination
  42. http://www.starvedforattention.org/about.php
  43. https://www.opcofamerica.org/awards/6-feature-photography-award
  44. http://www.worldpressphoto.org/awards/2014/contemporary-issues/marcus-bleasdale?gallery=1125526&photographer=180191 Last of the Vikings
  45. http://time.com/3841010/marcus-bleasdale-wins-robert-capa-gold-medal/ Marcus Bleasdale wins Robert Capa Gold Medal
  46. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  47. "Matt Black Wins the W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography". Time. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  49. "Photography as a baton: Spreading the message of Congo's women". Women's Media Center. 16 April 2012.
  50. http://congowomen.org/tour/
  51. "The Lord's Resistance Army: The Hunt for Africa's Most Wanted". Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  52. ART WORKS Project
  53. http://fotografiska.eu/en/utstallningar/utstallning/farming-out-of-poverty/
  54. https://www.hrw.org/news/2014/12/30/central-african-republic-multimedia-feature-recounts-2014-violence
  55. "ICC launches digital exhibit "Trauma, Healing and Hope"". Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  56. Felipe, UN Photo/Loey (17 July 2018). "Opening of Exhibit". United Nations Photo. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  57. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/10785930/Juliette-Binoche-I-choose-storeis-that-need-to-be-told.html The Telegraph Magazine
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