David Carl Turnley (born June 22, 1955)
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, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, two World Press Photos of the Year, and the Robert Capa Award for Courage. His twin brother Peter Turnley is also a photographer.

Life and career

David and Peter Turnley were born June 22, 1955, born to William Loyd Turnley and Elizabeth Ann Turnley (née Protsman) in

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. David Turnley studied French literature at the

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, where he earned a B.A. in 1977. A fluent speaker of French and Spanish, he also has studied at the

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and

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. Turnley won the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for photography for images of the political uprisings in China and

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, the

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Picture of the Year in 1988 for a photo taken in Leninakan after the devastating Spitak earthquake and again in 1991 for a picture of a

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Sergeant mourning the death of a fellow soldier during the

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, as well as the Overseas Press Club

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Gold Medal. He has been a runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize in photography four times. From 1985 to 1997, Turnley covered the struggle to end

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, revolutions in Eastern Europe, the student uprising in China, the Bosnian War and the

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, and the fall of the

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. In addition to publishing numerous books, he has directed an Emmy-nominated documentary for CNN on the

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, and a feature-length documentary set in Cuban dance hall, '' La Tropical''. He directed the documentary '' Shenandoah'', released in 2012, about the 2008 murder and attempted cover up of an immigrant from Mexico by a group of local high school football stars from

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. Turnley was one of the few photographers who were at the World Trade Center in New York City on September 11, 2001, and who went into the rubble with the very first firemen. Turnley is father of two children and lives with his wife Rachel in

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Books

* Jim Harbaugh, David Turnley: "Rise Again." Self-Published: Enthusiasm Productions LLC, 2017. * Jim Harbaugh, David Turnley: "Enthusiasm Unknown to Mankind." Foster Park Publishing, 2016. * David C. Turnley: ''Why Are They Weeping: South Africans Under Apartheid.'' Stewart, Tabori & Chang Inc, 1988, * David Turnley, Peter Turnley, Melinda Liu: ''Beijing Spring.'' Stewart, Tabori & Chang Inc, 1989, * David Turnley, Peter Turnley: ''Moments of Revolution: Eastern Europe.'' Stewart, Tabori & Chang Inc, 1990, * David C. Turnley, William Keller: ''The Russian Heart: Days of Crisis and Hope.'' Phaidon Press Ltd, 1992, * Howard Chapnick, David C. Turnley, Peter Turnley: ''In Times of War and Peace.'' Abbeville Press, 1997, * David Turnley: ''Baghdad Blues: A War Diary.'' Vendome Press, 2003, * John G. Morris, David Turnley, Peter Turnley: ''McClellan Street.'' Indiana Univ Press, 2007, * David Turnley: ''Mandela!: Struggle & Triumph: Struggle and Triumph.'' Harry N. Abrams, 2008,

References

External links

David Turnley's Official Website

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