Harry Borden (born 1965) is a British portrait photographer based in London. His subjects have included celebrities and politicians. Examples of Borden's work are held in the collections of the

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"Harry Borden on Business"

. Accessed 15 October 2016 and National Portrait Gallery, Australia.

Early life and education

Borden was born in New York and brought up in Devon. He is the brother of painters Nicholas Borden and Frances Borden. He studied photography at Plymouth College of Art and Design (1985–87).

Life and work

Borden moved to London after graduation, where he worked as an assistant for

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. He received his first commission from ''The Observer'' in 1994. Borden's portraits appeared regularly in this and other Sunday supplements, ''Harpers & Queen'', ''Vogue'' and ''The New Yorker''. In June 2005, he had his first solo exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in London. ''Harry Borden: On Business'' included 30 portraits of leading business leaders. The NPG holds more than 100 examples of Borden’s work in its photographic collection. In 2017 his book ''Survivor, A Portrait of the Survivors of the Holocaust'' was published by Octopus. The book had been previously shortlisted for the

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in 2014 and was judged among the 10 best Photography books of 2018 by the Kraszna-Krausz Foundation. In 2021 his second book ''Single Dad'' was published by Hoxton Mini Press.

Personal life

Borden has four children.

Awards

*1997:

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awards *1999: World Press Photo awards *1998: John Kobal Photographic Portrait Award,

*2000: John Kobal Photographic Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London *2014: Honorary Fellowship of the

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*2018: Environmental Bursary, 2018 Over 30 Recipient, Royal Photographic Society, Bath

References

External links

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Profile
at the National Portrait Gallery, London
"Extraordinary people", Jerusalem Post, 2009.
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