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Marcus Bleasdale

Marcus Terence Luke Bleasdale CMG (born 1968) is a British photojournalist. His books include One Hundred Years of Darkness (2003), The Rape of a Nation (2009) and The Unravelling (2015). Bleasdale was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to international photojournalism and human rights.[1]

Life and career edit

Bleasdale has covered the conflict within the Democratic Republic of Congo since 1998, which was published in his first book One Hundred Years of Darkness. His second book, The Rape of a Nation, addressed the issues of the conflict being fuelled by natural resource exploration and was awarded the Best Photography Book Award in 2009 by Pictures of the Year International in the USA.[2]

His work on human rights and conflict has been exhibited at the United States Senate,[3] US House of Representatives,[citation needed] The United Nations[4] and the Houses of Parliament in the UK[5] and the International Criminal Court in The Hauge.

He works regularly with Human Rights Watch,[6] UNICEF,[7] Médecins Sans Frontières[8] Saint Kizito Orphanage[9] and other NGOs to highlight health and human rights issues in several countries. He works to cover issues underreported by mainstream media. In 2007, Human Rights Watch and the Open Society Institute awarded Bleasdale a grant to continue his work on justice and accountability in the DRC. He is an Enough Project Fellow.[10]

Bleasdale was a member of the VII Photo Agency until 2015 and a member of its Board. He has been one of the journalists covering the conflict in Central African Republic between 2013 and 2017, documenting the violence for Human Rights Watch alongside their Director of Emergencies, Peter Bouckaert. This has been covered by many publications and news channels, including National Geographic.[11]

He has had his work published in the UK, Europe and the US in Sunday Times Magazine,[12] The Telegraph Magazine,[13] GEO,[14] The New Yorker,[15] Time,[16] Newsweek,[17] National Geographic,[18] Stern,[19] Le Monde,[20] The New York Times,[21] Rolling Stone,[citation needed] Mother Jones (Masthead Photographer),[22] Aftenposten[23] and Die Zeit.[24]

Bleasdale graduated with an MSt in International Relations from Cambridge University and is still documenting human rights issues around the world and working as managing director of Wilstar, a Social Impact Not for Profit based in Oslo, Norway.[25]

Personal life edit

He lives in Oslo with his wife, Karin Beate, and daughters.[25]

Awards edit

Exhibitions edit

Books edit

  • One Hundred Years of Darkness. London: Pirogue, 2003. ISBN 0-9543015-0-1.
  • The Rape of a Nation. London: Mets and Schilt, 2009. ISBN 978-90-5330-671-0.
  • The Unravelling. New York: FotoEvidence, 2015. ISBN 978-0996391207.

Movies edit

  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) starring Ben Stiller. Included photographs by Bleasdale and members of VII Photo Agency.
  • A Thousand Times Goodnight (2013) starring Juliet Binoche. Bleasdale was an advisor and had photographs included.[58]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "No. 64082". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2023. p. B3.
  2. ^ a b "Winner | Best Photography Book Award". www.poy.org.
  3. ^ "Washington, D.C. May 11 – 15 | CongoWomen".
  4. ^ a b https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2009/note6220.doc.htm [dead link]
  5. ^ a b "Congo/Women Exhibition at House of Commons". Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Nigeria: Child Lead Poisoning Crisis". 7 February 2012.
  7. ^ "UNICEF – Sudan – Portrait of Darfur Child wins "UNICEF Photo of the Year 2004"". unicef.org. Archived from the original on 23 November 2006.
  8. ^ "A photojournalist's journey – MSF UK". Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  9. ^ "St Kizito Orphanage | PDN Photo of the Day".
  10. ^ "TEDx: Capturing the Conflict Mineral Trade in DRC with Marcus Bleasdale – The Enough Project". The Enough Project. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  11. ^ [1]
  12. ^ "The Times & The Sunday Times". www.thetimes.co.uk. 20 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Marcus Bleasdale: Nowhere to hide - Telegraph". 24 September 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  14. ^ "GEO".
  15. ^ "The New Yorker".
  16. ^ "Time". Archived from the original on 4 February 2013.
  17. ^ Newsweek
  18. ^ "National Geographic Magazine". National Geographic.
  19. ^ ""Nehmt mich mit in den Krieg"". stern.de. 16 March 2007. Archived from the original on 19 March 2011.
  20. ^ "Photos. "Le Monde 2" : le Kenya vu par Marcus Bleasdale". Le Monde.fr.
  21. ^ Sadof, Karly Domb (9 July 2010). "Unsung Allies Battle Starvation in Africa". Lens Blog.
  22. ^ "The Congo's Midas Curse".
  23. ^ "Aftenposten".
  24. ^ Zeit
  25. ^ a b "About". Marcus Bleasdale – Photographer. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  26. ^ "UNICEF Photographer of the Year".
  27. ^ "Winner's Names". Days Japan. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  28. ^ America, OPC of (20 April 2006). "2005 OPC Award Winners". OPC.
  29. ^ "OSI Distribution Grant".
  30. ^ "Magazine Photographer of the Year". www.poy.org.
  31. ^ "The Alexia Foundation for World Peace".
  32. ^ "The World Press Award".
  33. ^ "Freedom of Expression Foundation Norway".
  34. ^ "Winner's List". Days Japan. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  35. ^ "News Picture Story". poy.org.
  36. ^ "Anthropographia Award for Photography and Human Rights".
  37. ^ "The Hansel Mieth Award". Archived from the original on 4 March 2012.
  38. ^ "Freedom of Expression Norway". Archived from the original on 22 February 2013.
  39. ^ "Two Webbies for "Dear Obama"". Pulitzer Center.
  40. ^ "Dear Obama: A Message from Victims of the LRA". 10 November 2010.
  41. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  42. ^ "Emmy Award nomination".
  43. ^ http://www.starvedforattention.org/about.php
  44. ^ "06 Best Feature Photography Award 2014".
  45. ^ http://www.worldpressphoto.org/awards/2014/contemporary-issues/marcus-bleasdale?gallery=1125526&photographer=180191 Last of the Vikings
  46. ^ "Marcus Bleasdale Wins Robert Capa Gold Medal". Time. 30 April 2015. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023.
  47. ^ "FotoEvidence Book Award winner and finalists | FotoEvidence". Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  48. ^ "Matt Black Wins the W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography". Time. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  49. ^ "Search | Chicago Public Library | BiblioCommons".
  50. ^ "Photography as a baton: Spreading the message of Congo's women". Women's Media Center. 16 April 2012.
  51. ^ "Tour | CongoWomen".
  52. ^ "The Lord's Resistance Army: The Hunt for Africa's Most Wanted". Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  53. ^ "ART WORKS Project". Archived from the original on 19 February 2013.
  54. ^ "Farming out of Poverty | Fotografiska i Stockholm är inget vanligt museum". fotografiska.eu. Archived from the original on 16 February 2014.
  55. ^ "Central African Republic: Multimedia Feature Recounts 2014 Violence". 30 December 2014.
  56. ^ "ICC launches digital exhibit "Trauma, Healing and Hope"". Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  57. ^ Felipe, UN Photo/Loey (17 July 2018). "Opening of Exhibit". United Nations Photo. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  58. ^ The Daily Telegraph The Telegraph Magazine

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