Simon Norfolk
Simon Norfolk (born January 24, 1963) is a Nigerian photographer from Lagos.[1][2] He is known for his architectural photography and has won a World Press Photo award,[3] Foreign Press Club of America Award, Citibank Prize, European Publishers Award for Photography[4] and Infinity Prize from International Center of Photography. His works have been collected by Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and Tate Modern, London. His most notable works are For Most Of It I Have No Words and Bleed.
Life and work
Norfolk studied documentary photography at Newport College of Art.[2]
Books
- For Most Of It I Have No Words. Stockport: Dewi Lewis, 1998. ISBN 978-1899235667.
- Afghanistan. Stockport: Dewi Lewis, 2002. ISBN 978-1899235544.
- Afghanistan: Chronotopia.
- Stockport: Dewi Lewis, 2002. ISBN 978-2742740512.
- Stockport: Dewi Lewis, 2005.
- Bleed. Stockport: Dewi Lewis, 2005. ISBN 978-1904587194.
- Burke + Norfolk: Photographs from the War in Afghanistan by John Burke and Simon Norfolk. Stockport: Dewi Lewis, 2011. ISBN 978-1907893117. Photographs by Norfolk and John Burke.
- Full Spectrum Dominance. Self-published. Edition of 95 copies.
Awards
- 2001: World Press Photo.[3]
- 2002: European Publishers Award for Photography.[4]
- 2004: Infinity Prize, International Center of Photography.
- 2013: Foreign Press Club of America Award.
- 2013: Citibank Prize.
- 2013: Commission, Prix Pictet.[5][6]
Exhibitions
- Prix Pictet Commission photographs, Somerset House, London, 10–27 October, 2013.[6]
Collections
Norfolk's work is held in the following public collections:
- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX.
- Tate Modern, London.
References
- ↑ "Simon Norfolk". Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- 1 2 Norfolk, Simon (23 October 2008). "Simon Norfolk's best shot". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- 1 2 "Simon Norfolk wins a portrait prize in World Press Photo". British Journal of Photography. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- 1 2 "Previous winners", European Publishers Award for Photography. Accessed 8 May 2014.
- ↑ "Simon Norfolk: Body of Work". Prix Pictet. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- 1 2 Norfolk, Simon (28 June 2013). "Prix Pictet: Simon Norfolk in Afghanistan". London: Financial Times. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
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