Christopher Anderson (born 1970) is an American photographer. He is a member of
Magnum Photos.
Early life
Anderson was born in
Kelowna
Kelowna ( ) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the head office of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. The name Kelowna derives from the Okanagan word ''kiÊ ...
,
British Columbia, Canada. He grew up in the west Texas town of
Abilene.
Career
Christopher Anderson first gained recognition for his pictures in 1999 when he boarded a small wooden boat with Haitian refugees trying to sail to
America
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. The boat, named the "Believe in God", sank in the
Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...
. In 2000 the images from that journey received the
Robert Capa Gold Medal.
Anderson's early work from conflict zones such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon and Israel/ Palestine earned international acclaim and awards such as two
World Press Photo Awards and Magazine Photographer of the Year.
In 2004, Anderson began traveling to Venezuela to document the country under the presidency of
Hugo Chávez
Hugo Rafael Chávez FrÃas (; 28 July 1954 – 5 March 2013) was a Venezuelan politician who was president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013, except for a brief period in 2002. Chávez was also leader of the Fifth Republ ...
. The resulting book, ''Capitolio'' (RM 2009) was named one of the best photographic books of 2010 at the Kassels book Festival in Germany. In 2011, Anderson made ''Capitolio'' into an app for iPhone and iPad, the first photographic book to be made into an application for such devices. His current work crosses genres, from documentary to art to portraiture of celebrities (such as
Lady Gaga) and fashion.
Anderson was one of the early members of the
VII Photo Agency
VII Photo Agency is an international photo agency wholly owned and governed by its membership.
History
The photographer owned agency was originally conceived by Gary Knight and John Stanmeyer. They were subsequently joined by Alexandra Boulat ...
that was formed by photographers
James Nachtwey
James Nachtwey (born March 14, 1948) is an American photojournalist and war photographer.
He has been awarded the Overseas Press Club's Robert Capa Gold Medal five times and two World Press Photo awards. In 2003, Nachtwey was injured in a gren ...
and
AntonÃn KratochvÃl in 2001. He resigned from the agency in 2004 and joined
Magnum Photos in 2005. He has served as a contract photographer for ''
Newsweek'' and ''
National Geographic
''National Geographic'' (formerly the ''National Geographic Magazine'', sometimes branded as NAT GEO) is a popular American monthly magazine published by National Geographic Partners. Known for its photojournalism, it is one of the most widely ...
'' magazines and is currently the first "Photographer in Residence" at ''
New York Magazine,''
working with editors
Adam Moss and Jody Quon.
Books
*''Nonfiction.'' DeMo, 2003
*''Capitolio.'' RM, 2009
*''Sete # 12.'' Images En Manœuvres, 2012
*''Son.'' Heidelberg:
Kehrer, 2013. .
*''Approximate Joy.'' Stanley Barker, 2018.
*''Pia.'' Stanley Barker, 2020. .
**Second edition. Stanley Barker, 2021.
Awards
*''Kodak Young Photographer of the Year'' (1999)
*Nominated for the ''Pulitzer Prize'' by ''The New York Times Magazine'' (2000)
*''
Robert Capa Gold Medal'' (2000)
*''Magazine Photographer of the Year'' (2005)
*''Getty Grant'' (2008)
*''
World Press Photo'' (2007)
*''World Press Photo'' (2008)
Exhibitions
Solo
*2003 – ''Nonfiction'', InCamera, New York
*2010 – ''Capitolio''
**ImageSingulieres, Sete, France
**Milk Gallery, New York
*2010 – ''Moda'',
Moscow Contemporary Art Center Winzavod
Winzavod (russian: Винзавод; ''Vinzavod'', literally winery) is a centre for contemporary arts in Moscow, Russia.
Opened in 2007, it is located in a complex of seven industrial buildings from the late 19th century including the former brew ...
, Moscow, Russia
*2011 – ''Son'', LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph, Charlottesville, Virginia
*2012 – ''Son'', Magnum Gallery, Paris
Group
*2004
** ''Inviati di Guerra – otto reportages fotografici 1991-2003'' - Scavi Scaligeri. Centro Internazionale di Fotografia, Verona
** ''War by VII / Usa – Afghanistan – Iraq'' - War Photo Limited, Dubrovnik
** ''War – New York, Kabul, Baghdad'' - Visual Gallery
photokina, Köln
*2006 – ''Off Broadway'' - PAC Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea, Milan
*2008 – ''Magnum Photos 60 years'' -
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (; Municipal Museum Amsterdam), colloquially known as the Stedelijk, is a museum for modern art, contemporary art, and design located in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
*2009
** ''Magnum Contemporary – Future Icons'' - Atlas Gallery, London
** ''Bitter Fruit: Pictures from Afghanistan'' - Magnum Print Room, London
** ''
Prix Pictet, Photography Prize 2009'' - Purdy Hicks Gallery, London
** ''Prix Pictet 2009 Shortlist – Earth'' - Passage de Retz, Paris
*2010
** ''Earth Tracks'' -
Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
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, Thessaloninki
** ''Prix Pictet – Earth'' - Gallery of Photography, Dublin
** ''Nominierung Prix Pictet 2009: Earth'' - Galerie Caprice Horn, Berlin
** ''Magnum. Shifting Media. New Role of Photography'' -
C/O Berlin
C/O Berlin is a private exhibition space for photography and visual media in Berlin. It is located in Amerika Haus Berlin by Zoologischer Garten station, Charlottenburg, where it has more than 2,500 square metres of space. C/O Berlin presents work ...
, Berlin
** ''Prix Pictet'' - Fondazione Forma per la Fotografia, Milan
References
External links
*
Anderson's profile at Magnum PhotosWhy Magnum? A: Christopher Anderson
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20180121000019/http://www.gupmagazine.com/articles/fair-game-an-interview-with-christopher-anderson Fair Game: An Interview with Christopher Anderson(GUP Magazine, 12 June 2013)
Videos
Magnum Photo's Christopher Anderson on QTVA Lecture by Christopher Anderson, Part I
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1970 births
Living people
Magnum photographers
American photographers
Artists from Kelowna
Photographers from Texas
People from Abilene, Texas