Sophie Ristelhueber

Sophie Ristelhueber (born 1949) is a French photographer. Her photographs concern the human impact of war. Sophie has photographed extensively in the Balkans and Middle East. Her work has been exhibited at the Tate Modern and the National Gallery of Canada.[1][2]

Life and work

Sophie Ristelhueber was born in Paris, France and currently resides there. Her work Fait examines the destruction wrought during the Gulf War.[3] In January 2010, she earned a place on the shortlist for the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize,[4] and in March 2010, she had won the prize which was presented to her by film director Terry Gilliam.[5]

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References
  1. Simpson, Peter (10 November 2015). "Photographs: A hit (at National Gallery) and a miss (at Ottawa Art Gallery)". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. O'Hagan, Sean (25 November 2014). "The scars of war: how good is photography at capturing conflict?". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  3. "TateShots: Sophie Ristelhueber | Tate". www.tate.org.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  4. Beyfus, Drusilla (25 January 2010). "Sophie Ristelhueber: Deutsche Börse Photography Prize". London: The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  5. "Photographer Ristelhueber wins Deutsche Borse prize". BBC. 18 March 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2010.


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