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Nadav Kander HonFRPS (born 1 December 1961) is a London-based photographer, artist and director, known for his portraiture and landscapes. Kander has produced a number of books and had his work exhibited widely. He received an Honorary Fellowship from the Royal Photographic Society in 2015, and won the
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award.


Life and work

Kander was born in
Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...
, Israel. His father flew Boeing 707s for El-Al but lost his eye and was unable to continue flying. His parents decided to start again in
South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
and moved to
Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Dem ...
in 1963. Kander began taking pictures when he was 13 on a
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camera, which he bought with his Bar Mitzvah money. He states the pictures that he took then and until he was 17, although unaccomplished, have the same sense of quiet and unease that is part of his work today. After being drafted into the
South African Air Force "Through hardships to the stars" , colours = , colours_label = , march = , mascot = , anniversaries = , equipment ...
, Kander worked in a darkroom printing aerial photographs. It was there he became certain he wanted to be a photographer. He moved to London in 1986, where he still resides with his wife Nicole and their three children. Kander is best known for his ''Yangtze - The Long River'' series, for which he earned the
Prix Pictet The Prix Pictet (Pictet prize) is an international award in photography. It was founded in 2008 by the Geneva-based Pictet Group with the mandate to use the power of photography to communicate messages about sustainability to a global audience. Its ...
Prize. Kander never photographed further than twenty miles from the river itself. In the shadow of epic construction projects we see workers, fishermen, swimmers and a man washing his motorbike in the river. Dense architecture gives way to mountains in the upper reaches towards the river's Tibetan source - a sparsely populated area where the stream is mostly broken ice and just ankle deep. The photographs are dominated by immense architectural structures where humans are shown as small in their environment. Figures are dwarfed by landscapes of half completed bridges and colossal Western-style apartment blocks that are rapidly replacing traditional Chinese low-rise buildings and houseboats. In 2010 to 2012 Kander photographed a series of nudes - ''Bodies. 6 Women. 1 Man'' - in his London studio. On 18 January 2009, Kander had 52 full colour portraits published in one issue of ''
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.'' These portraits were of the people surrounding US President
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, from Joe Biden (Vice President) to
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(Special Assistant to The President). This is the largest portfolio of work by the same photographer The New York Times Magazine has showcased in one single issue. In July 2012, Kander exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in London with a series of portraits celebrating London's hosting of the 2012 Summer Olympics. In 2014 Kander was among the 18 photographers chosen to be a part of ''Constructing Worlds: Photography and Architecture in the Modern Age'', an exhibition at the Barbican Centre in London, and toured, which explored the ability of architectural photography to reveal wider truths about our society. His photography for the 2016
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cover was widely analyzed and acclaimed. Kander is a Trustee of
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in Salford, Greater Manchester.


Publications


Publications by Kander

*''Nadav Kander - Night''. 2000. *''Beauty's Nothing''. Arena Editions, 2001. *''Obama's People''. London: Flowers Gallery, 2010. . *''Yangtze - The Long River''. Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz, 2010. . *''Bodies. 6 Women, 1 Man''. Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz, 2013. . *''Dust''. Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz, 2014. . *''Dark Line - The Thames Estuary''. Flowers Gallery, 2017..


Contributions to publications

*''Contatti. Provini d'Autore'' = ''Choosing the best photo by using the contact sheet''. Vol. II. Edited by Giammaria De Gasperis. Rome: Postcart, 2013. .


Exhibitions

*2001: ''Beauty's Nothing,''
Yancey Richardson Gallery Founded in 1995, the Yancey Richardson Gallery is a dealer of fine art photography, based in New York City and founded by Yancey Richardson. Formerly housed in the 560 Broadway building in Soho, the gallery moved to New York's Chelsea art district ...
, New York. *2005: ''Keep Your Distance,''
Palais de Tokyo The Palais de Tokyo (''Tokyo Palace'') is a building dedicated to modern and contemporary art, located at 13 avenue du Président-Wilson, facing the Trocadéro, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The eastern wing of the building belongs to ...
Paris. *2005: ''Obama's People,''
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (BM&AG) is a museum and art gallery in Birmingham, England. It has a collection of international importance covering fine art, ceramics, metalwork, jewellery, natural history, archaeology, ethnography, local ...
, Birmingham, England. *2010: ''Yangtze'' - The Long River, M97 Gallery, Shanghai. *2010: ''Obama’s People'' - Nadav Kander / ''The Family'' -
Richard Avedon Richard Avedon (May 15, 1923 – October 1, 2004) was an American fashion and portrait photographer. He worked for ''Harper's Bazaar'', ''Vogue'' and ''Elle'' specializing in capturing movement in still pictures of fashion, theater and danc ...
, The Kennedys (museum) Berlin, Germany. *2010: ''Prix Pictet Laureates,''
Musée de l'Élysée Musée de l'Élysée is a museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, entirely devoted to photography. It is a government-supported institution founded in 1985 by Charles-Henri Favrod. It was housed in an 18th-century mansion until October 2020.
Lausanne, Switzerland. *2011: ''Selected Portraits 1999-2011,''
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, Manchester, UK. *2011: ''Infinite Balance: Artists and the Environment,''
Museum of Photographic Arts The Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA) is a museum in San Diego's Balboa Park. First founded in 1974, MOPA opened in 1983.Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Israel. *2011: ''Yangtze – The Long River,'' Forum Fur Fotografie, Cologne, Germany. *2012: ''Road to 2012,'' National Portrait Gallery, London. *2012: ''Yangtze - The Long River,'' Edwynn Houk Gallery, Zurich. *2013: ''Landmark: Fields of Photography,'' Somerset House, London. *2014: ''Yangtze - The Long River,'' Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee, WI. *2014: ''Dust,''
Rencontres d'Arles The Rencontres d’Arles (formerly called ''Rencontres internationales de la photographie d’Arles'') is an annual summer photography festival founded in 1970 by the Arles photographer Lucien Clergue, the writer Michel Tournier and the historia ...
festival, Arles, France. *2014: ''Constructing Worlds: Photography and Architecture in the Modern Age,'' Barbican Centre, London, 2014; The Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design, Stockholm, 2015; Museo ICO, Madrid, 2015. *2015: ''Grace of Intention: Photography, Architecture and the Monument,''
Museum of Contemporary Photography The Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP) was founded in 1976 by Columbia College Chicago as the successor to the Chicago Center for Contemporary Photography. The museum houses a permanent collection as well as the Midwest Photographers Projec ...
, Chicago, IL. *2016: ''Prix Pictet Laureates,'' Mouravieff-Apostol House & Museum, Moscow, 2014 *2017: ''Britain In Focus: A Photographic History,''
National Media Museum The National Science and Media Museum (formerly The National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, 1983–2006 and then the National Media Museum, 2006–2017), located in Bradford, West Yorkshire, is part of the national Science Museum G ...
, Bradford, UK. *2017: ''Proof of Life / Lebenszeichen Weserburg,'' Weserburg Museum, Germany. *2017: ''Looking Good: The Male Gaze From Van Dyck to Lucian Freud'',
Scottish National Portrait Gallery The Scottish National Portrait Gallery is an art museum on Queen Street, Edinburgh. The gallery holds the national collections of portraits, all of which are of, but not necessarily by, Scots. It also holds the Scottish National Photography Co ...
. *2018: ''Powerful Tides: 400 years of Chatham and the sea,'' Historical Dockyard, London.


Awards

*2002: Terence Donovan Award, Royal Photographic Society, Bath. *2008: Silver Photographer of the Year, Lianzhou International Photo Festival, China. *2009: Winner,
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'Earth' 2009 for ''Yangtze - The Long River''. *2009: International Photographer of the Year, 7th Annual Lucie Awards. *2011: Photography category,
London Awards for Art and Performance The London Awards for Art and Performance is awarded in 11 different art categories, by the London Festival Fringe. It is awarded each year, at a central London venue, and is presented to artists and performers who have made an outstanding contrib ...
, London. *2013: 1st Prize, Staged Portraits Singles,
World Press Photo World Press Photo Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Founded in 1955, the organization is known for holding an annual press photography contest. Since 2011, World Press Photo has organized a ...
Amsterdam, Netherlands. *2015: Honorary Fellowship, Royal Photographic Society, Bath."The RPS 2015 Awards announced"
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*2019: Outstanding Contribution to Photography, Sony World Photography Awards, London UK


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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kander, Nadav 1961 births Living people Israeli photographers Israeli expatriates in South Africa Israeli expatriates in England