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]
Tom Stoddart | |
|---|---|
 Stoddart in 1979 | |
| Born | 28 November 1953[1] |
| Died | 17 November 2021 (aged 67) |
| Occupation | Photojournalist |
| Website | tomstoddart.com |
Life and career
editStoddart 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- Sarajevo. Washington: Smithsonian, 1998. ISBN 9781560987963. With an essay by Predrag Matvejevic.
- IWitness. London: Trolley, 2004. ISBN 9781904563297.
- Extraordinary Women: Images of Courage, Endurance & Defiance . Woodbridge, Suffolk: ACC Art, 2020. ISBN 978-1788840989. With a foreword by Angelina Jolie.
Awards
edit- 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
editSolo exhibitions
edit- Tom Stoddart – Extraordinary Women, Side Gallery, Newcastle, 2020/21[9]
Exhibitions with one other
edit- Edge of Madness – Sarajevo a City and Its People Under Siege, Royal Festival Hall, London, 1997. Work by Stoddart and Alastair Thain.[3][10]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Tom Stoddart obituary". The Times. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Ponsford, Dominic (17 November 2021). "Photographer Tom Stoddart 'who shone a light where there had been darkness' dies aged 68". Press Gazette. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Tom Stoddart obituary". The Guardian. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Tom Stoddart's best shot". The Guardian. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Farewell to Tom Stoddart, a photography master". New Statesman. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Remembering Tom Stoddart". Amateur Photographer. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "NPG photography prize shortlist announced". The Guardian. 16 September 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "National Portrait Gallery - Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Extraordinary women: courage and defiance through war and hardship – in pictures". The Guardian. 6 October 2020. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Powerful beyond words". The Independent. 21 April 1997. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
External links
edit- Tom Stoddart discography at Discogs