Sean Smith is a British photographer and filmmaker. He has covered conflicts and wars in

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

and

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

. He has been on staff at ''

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'' newspaper since 1988. His work in the UK has dealt with inner-city disturbances of the 1980s, heroin users and the lives of professional wrestlers, among other subjects. Smith's video reports have appeared on the

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program,

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and the United States'

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. In September, 2011,

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published ''Frontlines,'' a book with an introduction by journalist Jon Snow, documenting the invasion of Iraq and its aftermath, as well as wars in Afghanistan, Congo and Lebanon. A selection of the photographs in the book were exhibited in Kings Place, London, and Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne. His pictures have also appeared in ''Five Thousand Days: Press Photography in a Changing World'' and ''Decade''.

Awards and recognition

*2006: The Press Photographer’s Year Photograph of the Year. *2007: The Press Photographer’s Year Photograph of the Year. *2007: The Press Photographer’s Year First Place News. *2007: DAYS Japan International Special Jury Prize. *2008: Royal Television Society Award Best International News for Iraq: Apache Company, made by GuardianFilms and

Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service in ...

News ITN. It was the first time a newspaper won such an award. *2008: The Press Photographer’s Year First Prize Multimedia *2010: The Press Photographer's Year Sports Features. *2010: Shortlisted for a Foreign Press Association Award and the Royal Television Society Independent Award. *2010: Hilary Mantel’s photograph of the decade. *2010: Geoff Dyer’s photograph of the decade.

Exhibitions

*2013: ''Sean Smith: On the Margins,'' The Dissenters' Gallery, Kensal Green Cemetery. *2013: ''Iraq: Photographs by Sean Smith,''

Imperial War Museum North Imperial War Museum North (sometimes referred to as IWM North) is a museum in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. One of five branches of the Imperial War Museum, it explores the impact of modern conflicts on p ...

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References

External links

Profile on the British Press Photographers' Association

Profile on The Guardian

Profile in Slave Magazine

Iraq 10 Years: Photographs by Sean Smith
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