Tag: Tom Stoddart

Berlin Wall to Blair’s battlebus – Tom Stoddart’s career in pictures | Art and design | The Guardian

Berlin Wall to Blair’s battlebus – Tom Stoddart’s career in pictures

Photojournalist who has died aged 68 covered major international stories including apartheid’s end in South Africa and the fall of the Berlin Wall

via the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2021/nov/18/berlin-wall-blair-battlebus-tom-stoddart-career-in-pictures

The renowned photojournalist, who has died aged 68, covered major international stories including conflict in Lebanon, apartheid’s end in South Africa, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the siege of Sarajevo and wars in the Gulf. His work, which spanned four decades, was both powerful and beautifully observed. He continued to work in black and white throughout his career

November 18, 2021
Tom Stoddart 1953-2021: award-winning photojournalist in his own words | Digital Camera World

Tom Stoddart 1953-2021: award-winning photojournalist in his own words

One of the best news photographers of our time, Tom Stoddart has died aged 68

via digitalcameraworld: https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/news/tom-stoddart-1953-2021-award-winning-photojournalist-in-his-own-words

One of the best photojournalists of his time, Tom Stoddart has just died aged 68. To remember his 50 years we are running an interview with Tom from earlier this year, that was originally published in Digital Camera magazine.

November 18, 2021
Remembering Tom Stoddart – Amateur Photographer

Remembering Tom Stoddart

World-famous photojournalist, who took hugely influential images from Iraq, Sarajevo and sub-Saharan Africa, has died

via Amateur Photographer: https://amateurphotographer.com/latest/photo-news/remembering-tom-stoddart/

We are deeply saddened to report the death of Tom Stoddart, one of the finest documentary photographers and photojournalists the UK has ever produced. Tom, 68, died today after a brave struggle with cancer.

November 18, 2021
A Small Voice Podcast – 143 – Tom Stoddart

https://bensmithphoto.com/asmallvoice/tom-stoddart

Tom Stoddart is an award-winning British photojournalist whose work has appeared in many of the most pretigious international magazines and newspapers. He is widely regarded by editors and his peers as one of the world’s most experienced and respected photographers. His international frontline assignments have included almost every major conflict and natural disaster over four decades, from wars to earthquakes and from the fall of the Berlin Wall to pandemics. During a long and varied career he has witnessed such international events as the war in Lebanon, the election of President Nelson Mandela, the bloody siege of Sarajevo and the wars against Saddam Hussein in Iraq.

January 27, 2021
Tom Stoddart: The Siege of Sarajevo

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On this 20th anniversary of the conflict in Bosnia, Tom Stoddart shares the story of the siege he documented.

January 10, 2020
Acclaimed photojournalist Tom Stoddart reflects on ‘ringside seat to history’ during remarkable career | London Evening Standard

Acclaimed photojournalist Tom Stoddart’s ‘ringside seat to history’

Acclaimed photojournalist Tom Stoddart has vowed never to put down the camera as he reflects on his remarkable career today. Known for his distinctive black and white shots, Mr Stoddart has documented key moments in history from his “ringside seat”.

via Evening Standard: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/acclaimed-photojournalist-tom-stoddart-reflects-on-ringside-seat-to-history-during-remarkable-career-a4098316.html

Acclaimed photojournalist Tom Stoddart has vowed never to put down the camera as he reflects on his remarkable career today.

March 25, 2019
BBC News – One hundred years of Leica cameras

One hundred years of Leica cameras

Photojournalist Tom Stoddart talks about photographing with a Leica camera as the company celebrates its centenary.

via BBC News: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27516384

Tom Stoddart, who works with a Leica camera, shares his thoughts on a number of classic photographs as well as the background behind his own favourite image

May 25, 2014
Tom Stoddart: Humanitarian Crisis in South Sudan

Link: Tom Stoddart: Humanitarian Crisis in South Sudan « The Leica Camera

The Jamam refugee camp in Upper Nile State, South Sudan houses 36,500 vulnerable people who have fled across the border from their homes in Blue Nile state to escape the ongoing fighting between Khartoum’s government troops and the Sudanese People’s Liberation Army. In spring 2012 water was desperately scarce in the camp and as people formed long lines at taps in 40 degrees of heat, frustration and fights broke out.

April 11, 2013
Tom Stoddart: Perspectives

Link: Tom Stoddart: Perspectives « The Leica Camera

Today marks the Opening Ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympics and Stoddart hopes that his exhibition Perspectives will open up more awareness of global issues that are in stark contrast to the caliber of health that the athletes showcase. The exhibition starts today at one of London’s prime South Bank sites and will run from 25 July – 11 September, throughout the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Seventy-eight of Stoddart’s black and white pictures will form a free, open-air display at More London Riverside, between City Hall and HMS Belfast.

July 29, 2012