Nick Danziger
Nick Danziger is one of the world’s most renowned photojournalists. Much of his life has been dedicated to documenting the social and political issues that define our times in best-selling books, in award-winning documentaries and in photography. He has won numerous awards for his work, amongst them is an Honorary Fellowship awarded by the Royal Photographic Society, and the Royal Geographical Society’s Ness Award in recognition of raising public understanding of contemporary social, political and environmental issues. He has also won the World Press Photo 1st prize in the single portrait category. His photographs have been published internationally and are part of several museum collections including the National Portrait Gallery, The National Media Museum, The Morgan Library and Museum.
Academic background
- 1976-1979 – Chelsea School of Art, Painting, BA (1st class Honours)
- 1980 – Chelsea School of Art, Fine Arts, MA
- 1981 – Visiting lecturer at art schools and universities
- 1982 – Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
- 2004 – Birmingham City University, D.Univ (Honorary)
- 2005-2008 – Program Director, Cinema and Human Rights Summer School editions: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th at The European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratization (EIUC)
- 2010 – Program Director, Cinema, Human Rights and Advocacy Summer School, University of Galway
- 2011 – Adjunct Professor, Huston School of Film and Digital Media and Irish Centre for Human Rights (ICHR), National University of Ireland Galway
Awards
- The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, 1982
- The Fellow in Photography National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, 1994
- Prix Italia, 1992
- Special Award, The World Television Festival, Japan 1993
- Broadcast Award, Best Single Documentary, UK, 1999
- AMADE, Journalist of the Year, 1999
- Ness Award, The Royal Geographical Society, 2000
- Face Value, Geographical Magazine, Photography of the Year, 2001
- Special Award, Festival Nord-Sud Geneva, 2002
- Premio Russo, Italy, Journalist of the Year, 2002
- IFCT Best Short Documentary (runner-up), New York, 2003
- World Press Photo, 1st Prize Single Portrait Award, 2004
- Nikon Photo Essay of the Year, Special Award, 2004
- China International Press Photo Contest on Peace & Development, Silver Award, 2005
- China International Press Photo Contest on Peace & Development, Honorary Mention, 2005
- National Magazine Award, Single-Topic Issue to Newsweek for the election special issue, 2005
- Honorary Fellowship, Royal Photographic Society, 2007
- Bahrain Human Rights International Film Festival, Best Documentary, 2008
- CBA-DFID Programme Development Fund, 2009
- Neville Shulman Challenge Award, 2010
- Officier de l’Ordre du Merite Culturel, Monaco 2012
Nominations (selected)
- Best Journalism / Current Affairs, RTS, 2000
- Best Journalism / Current Affairs, BAFTA, 2000
- Amnesty International Media Award, 1998
- Journalist of The Year, Royal Television Society, 1997
- The Grierson Award for Best Television Documentary, 1997
- Best Television Series, Royal Television Society, 1997
- The Grierson Award for Best Television Documentary, 1997
- Journalist of The Year, Royal Television Society, 1997
Sponsors
Olympus Cameras; Kodak; Fuji Film; Ford Motor Co.; Rover; North Face; CragHoppers; Billingham Bags
Memberships and positions
- Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, 1998 – Advisory Council Member (http://www.wcmt.org.uk/)
- Action Innocence – Vice-president, 2002 (http://www.actioninnocence.org/)
- Mission Enfance – Member (http://www.mission.enfance.org/fr/)
- Learning for Life – Adviser 2000-2007 (http://www.learningforlife.org/8)
- Photovoice – Patron, 2009 (http://www.photovoice.org/)
Illustrated talks and lectures
- Asia Society (New York);
- Royal Geographical Society (London & Hong Kong);
- Ford;
- IBM;
- Siemens;
- Jardine Matheson;
- Deutsche Bank;
- HSBC;
- Cunard;
- Nomura;
- Hong Kong Land;
- Barclays Wealth;
- The Women’s Forum;
- The Skoll World Forum;
- Travel Photographer of the Year;
- International Media Seminar;
- numerous universities, art schools, & museums;
- after dinner speaking;
- special interests
Charities and fund raising events
- The International Committee of the Red Cross
- Voluntary Service Overseas
- One World Acton
Workshops
- Naladaway and Oasis India, Chennai, India, 2010 (Participatory photography)
- Foto Festival, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, 2010 & 2012
- Creative Enterprise Programme, Lagos, Nigeria, 2011
- British Council, Myanmar, 2013
Made in North Korea
British Council Headquarters, London, 15th May – (closing date to be confirmed)
Onze Femmes face a la Guerre – Eleven Women Facing War
- Hotel de Ville, Paris, France 23rd November – 30th November, 2011
- Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Canada 8th February – 21st April, 2013
- Founders’ Gallery, The Military Museums, Calgary, Canada 8th August – 2nd December, 2013
- Royal Geographical Society, London, 25th November 2011 – 10th January 2012
- The Brindley, Runcorn 25th May – 6th July, 2013
- Galerie Ferrero, Nice, France, 14th September – 6th October, 2012
Guerre et Paix: Femmes dans le XXIeme siecle
Salle d’Exposition du Quai Antoine 1er, Monaco, 7th September – 30th September, 2011
Mana
Britomart, Auckland, New Zealand, July-August 2011
Missing Lives
- Riverside Walkway, Gabriel’s Wharf, London, July 2010
- Kalemegdan Fortress, Belgrade, Serbia August-September, 2010
- Trg Djece, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Hercegovina, August-September, 2010
- Mother Theresa Square, Pristina, Kosovo, September, 2010
- Spanski Trg, Mostar, Bosnia-Hercegovina, September-October, 2010
- Bana Milosavljevica, Banja Luka, Repblika Srbska, October, 2010
- Trg Strossmayer, ZagrebCroatia, October, 2010
- Strasbourg, France, October, 2010
- Place du Luxembourg, Brussels, Belgium, October-November, 2010
- Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Canada, January-September, 2011
- Multicultural Hub, Melbourne, Australia, August-September, 2011
- Waisenhausplatz, Berne, Switzerland, August-September, 2011
The Historic Neighbourhoods and Houses of Herat and Kabul, Afghanistan
Musee des Arts Asiatiques, Nice, France, October 2009 – January 2010
Between Heaven and Earth: A journey through Christian Ethiopia
- Royal Geographical Society, London, September-October 2009
- Ecole biblique et archeologique francaise de Jerusalem, Jerusalem, April 2010
- AM Qattan Foundation, Ramallah, April 2010
- The French Cultural Center, Nablus, May 2010
- Dar Annadwa, The International Center of Bethlehem, Bethlehem, May 2010
- Centre Culturel Francais Romain Gary de Jerusalem, October 2010
- National Museum, Addis Ababa, December 2010
- Lalibela World Cultural Centre, Lalibela, Ethiopia, January 2012
- Gonder, Ethiopia, December 2012
- Axum, Ethiopia, November 2013
- Jan Meda, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 2014
Women Facing War
Theatre de la Photographie et de l’Image, Nice, France, November, 2008 – February, 2009
Blair At War
- National Portrait Gallery, London, 24 February – 15 July 2007
- Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Canada, 28 February – 4 May 2008
- Simon Fraser University, Teck Gallery, Vancouver, Canada, November 2008 – February 2009
- London Gallery West, University of Westminster, London, 28 January – 21 February 2010
“EIGHT” – Millennium Development Goals
- London County Hall, London September 2005
- The National Library, Singapore, March 2006
- The Photographic Society of Singapore, Singapore, April 2006
- Wat Phnom Exhibition Centre, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, March 2006
- Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand, March 2006
- Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia, Delhi, India, March 2006
- Monasterio San Nicolo, Lido, Venice, Italy September 2007
- British Embassy, Budapest, Hungary, November 2008
- International Business School, Budapest, Hungary, December 2008
- Centre Culturel Alban Minville, Toulouse, France, November 2009
Behind the Headlines – Afghan Lives
- Host Gallery, London, November 2006
- Tron Gallery, Glasgow Spring 2007
- Canada House, London, November – December 2007
The British
- The University Gallery, Newcastle, January – February 2002
- Plymouth Arts Centre, Plymouth, May – June 2002
- The Maltings, Farnham, December 2002 – January 2003
- The Midland Arts Centre, Birmingham, March – April 2003
- Dimbola Lodge, Isle of Wight, July – August 2003
- Old Museum Arts Centre, Belfast, October – November 2003
- Dean Clough, Halifax, October 2003 – January 2004
- The Gallery, Oldham, February – March 2004
- The Brindley, Runcorn, September – November 2005
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery, Exeter, March – May 2006
- Galerie Soardi, Nice, France June-September 2011
- Aras na Macleinn, NUI, Galway, Ireland – 2013
British Journey
- The National Museum of Photography, Film and Television, Bradford, 1996
- The Riverside Studios, London, 1996
- The University Gallery, Newcastle 1997
- The Wharf, Devon, 1999
Beyond the Forbidden Frontiers
The Photographers’ Gallery, London, 1987
UNICEF
Palais des Nations, Geneva, 1989
Spitsbergen
Musee Oceanographique, Monaco, 2006
A-Z Angola
Berkeley Square Gallery, London, 2003
A Tale of Three Cities – Glasgow, Kabul, Tijuana
- The Timothy Taylor Gallery, London, October 1997
- Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, December 1997
- Plymouth Arts Centre, Plymouth 1998
- The Granary, Farnham 1998
- The Midland Arts Centre, Birmingham 1998
- The Wharf, Tavistock, Dorset, May 1999
Danziger’s Travels and Danziger’s Adventures
- The National Theatre, London, 1987
- The National Theatre, London, 15 June – 25 July 1992
Nick Danziger - various subjects
- The University Gallery, Newcastle 2-25 March 1994
- The Oriental Museum, Durham, 1991
Group exhibitions (selected)
- Youth between past and future – City Art Gallery, Pristina, Kosovo, January 2001
- Mairie, 1er Arrondisement, Paris
- Marie d’Evry, France
- The Hulton Getty Gallery, London
- Fotofeis, Glasgow
- The Watershed, Bristol, 1989
- Glasgow’s Art: Selected Prints from the GoMA collection 1960-2001, Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow 2004
- Human/Nature: Landscape photography from the GoMA collection Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow 2006
- Pingyao International Photo Festival, Pingyao, China, 2006
- The Art of Photojournalism – Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney, NSW, 2007
- ‘Field(s) from Solferino to Guantanamo’, The International Museum of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent, Geneva, Switzerland. 2007
- ‘Tocando la Fotografia’, Casa Frontera, Mexico City, Mexico, 2007
- ‘Monaco Humanitaire’ Grimaldi Forum, Monaco, 2007
- ‘BABY Picturing the Ideal Human 1840-now’ National Media Museum, Bradford, UK, 2009
- ‘El arte a traves de los sentidos’ Franz Mayer Museum, Mexico City, Mexico, 2009
- ‘Sculpture Photographie, Un Horizon Commun 1839-2009’ Parc de Sceaux, Paris, 2009
- ‘Polka #8’ Paris, 2010
- ‘Portraits of Power’ Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, Italy 30th September – January 2011
- ‘Mannerism and Modernism’ The Kasper Collection of Drawings and Photographs, The Morgan Library and Museum, New York, 2011
- ‘With a Conscious Eye’ Osborne Samuel Gallery, London, December 2013
Various personal exhibitions
- Black & White (with Elsworth Kelly) Robert Fraser Gallery, London, 1983
- The Robert Fraser Gallery, London, September – October 1983
- The Riverside Studios, London, 9-28 June, 1981
- The E.J. Brown Gallery, New York, December 1976
- Group Shows (selected)
- Lubium Biennale, Mantova, Italy, 1997
- John Moores 12, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, 1980/81
- The London Group, Morley Gallery, London, 1981
- Trends 1981, The Mall Galleries, London, 1981
- New Contemporaries, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, 1981
- Video at Air, Air Gallery, London, 1981
- House Construction, House Gallery, London, 1981
- British Contemporary Art, Yamaki Gallery, Osaka, Japan, 1981
- British Contemporary Art, Galerie Nichido Nagoya, Nagoya, Japan, 1982
- Small Works, Newcastle Polytechnic Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1982
- Nick Danziger and John Read, Chelsea School of Art, London, 1984
- Group Show, Kapil Jariwala Gallery, London, 1987
- Arts Council, Mantua, Italy
- British Council, Osaka, Japan
- Royal Academy, London
- New Contemporaries , ICA, London, 1999
- ARTE, Monaco
Photographic works in museum collections
- The Royal Photographic Society collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
- Julia Margaret Cameron Trust, Dimbola Lodge, Isle of Wight
- The Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow
- Hillsborough Castle, Hillsborough, N. Ireland
- Primary Collection at the National Portrait Gallery, London
- Photographic Collection at the National Portrait Gallery, London
- Theatre de la Photographie et de l’Image, Nice, France
- The National Media Museum, Bradford
- British Council
- Morgan Library and Museum, The Kasper Collection, New York, USA
Books
- Danziger’s Britain: A journey to the edge (HarperCollins, Flamingo), 1996
- Danziger’s Adventures: From Miami to Kabul (HarperCollins, Flamingo), 1993
- Danziger’s Travels: Beyond Forbidden Frontiers (HarperCollins, Flamingo), 1987
Photographic Books
- Onze Femmes (Lieux Dits) texte par Frederic Joli 2011
- Mana (Hachette) text by James Kerr 2010
- Missing Lives (Dewi Lewis) text by Rory MacLean 2010
- The British (HarperCollins, Flamingo), 2001
- Photography Book of The Year, The Sunday Times, 2002
- Best Monochrome Illustrated Book, The British Book Design & Production Awards, 2002
Exhibition Catalogues
- With a Conscious Eye, Osborne Samuel Gallery, London, December 2013
- Between Heaven and Earth: A journey through Christian Ethiopia, British Council, 2009
- Femmes face a la guerre, Theatre de la Photographie et de l’Image, Nice, France, 2008
- Afghanistan: Development in action, Department for International Development (DFID), London, UK 2006
- A-Z Angola, Berkeley Square Gallery, London, UK, 2003
Photographic Essays (selected)
- Women in Afghanistan a decade after the fall of the Taliban, Oxfam 2011
- Mother’s Love, Glasgow, Scotland, Oxfam 2009
- War Reparations, Sierra Leone, IOM/NaCSA, 2009
- Famine in Ethiopia Oxfam, 2008
- Ethiopian Orthodox Church, British Council, 2007
- Afghanistan: Development in Action, DFID, November 2006
- 'Eight' Millennium Development Goals (Niger, Zambia, Uganda, Armenia, India, Cambodia, Honduras, Bolivia), World Vision, 2006
- A Lack of Candour, BBC Panorama, 2005
- Entente Cordiale, BBC4 Today Website, 2004
- The Killers (Rwanda), BBC Panorama, 4 April 2004
- BBC Broadcasting House Public Art Programme, commissioned by the BBC, 2003-2007
- 30 Days by Peter Stothard, A month at the heart of Blair’s war (HarperCollins), 2003
- A-Z Angola (Berkeley Square Gallery / One World Action), 2003
- Britain at 6am, Commissioned by BBC Radio 4 Today programme to produce a portrait of the, 2003 for the BBC website
- The Art of Prior’s Court School (Bohun Gallery), 2002
Limited Edition/Fine Binding
- The British Book Design and Production Awards, 2003
- Freedom, The British Red Cross (Little Brown), 1995
- Crack in the Wall (Hodder & Stoughton), 1993
- Countries in Crisis, Iran (Longman), 1989
Books Illustrated with Photos
- 30 days. A Month at the Heart of Blair’s War, Peter Stothard, HarperCollins, 2003
- The Art of Prior’s Court School, Ann Elliott, Bohun Gallery, 2002
- Freedom, A Commemorative Anthology to Celebrate the 125th Birthday of the British Red Cross, Little, Brown and Company, 1995
- Crack in the Wall (Hodder & Stoughton), 1993
- Iran: the Khomeini Revolution, Longman Group UK Limited, 1989
Books about Photography
- British Photographers, Insense photo, No. 8, 2010
- Portraits of Power, Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, 2010
- Photography in 100 Words: Exploring the Art of Photography with Fifty of its Greatest Masters, Argentum, 2009
- The Power of Photography, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Publishing House, 2009
- Humanity in War, ICRC, 2009
- Photojournalism: The World’s Greatest News Photographers, Carlton Books, 2008
Books (Various)
- Grosvenor House, The Inheritance and the People, James & James, 2009
- Kalachnikov, l’AK47 la conquete du monde, La Sirene, 2003
- Mannerism and Modernism The Kasper Collection of Drawings and Photographs, The Morgan Library and Museum, New York, 2011
Reviews
Revue Lou Can No2, Chroniques Artistiques Nicois, 2012
Projections
Femmes face a la guerre, dix ans apres, Visa pour l’Image, Perpignan, 2011
Television
- War, Lives & Videotape, BBC, 29 June 1991
- Travelog, Channel 4, 24 December 1993
- Down and Out in Paris and London, Channel 4, 1993
- Adventures in the Land of S.P.L.A.J., Channel 4, 12 July 1993
- Orphans of War, Channel 4, 1996
- Mongolia, The Discovery Channel, 1999
- Afghanistan, The Discovery Channel, 1999
- Niger / Mali, The Discovery Channel, 2000
- AIDS: The Global Killer, Channel 4 / Tele Piu / Planete, 2000
- The Unquiet Peace, BBC / The History Channel, 2001
- Jacques Henri Lartigue, The boy who never grew up, BBC, 5 July 2004
- A Digital Picture of Britain, BBC, 12 June 2007
- French Letters (4 films), Channel 4, 1994
- French Letters 2, 06 April 1994
- French Letters 3, 13 April 1994
- Room at the top, 20 April 1994
- Postcards From The Edge (6 films), Channel 4, 1996
- The Fight For Hearts and Minds (2 films), Channel 4, 1997
- The Establishment (6 films), Channel 4, 1999
- Out of Kosovo (10 films), Channel 4, 1999
- Women Facing War (11 films), ICRC, 2002
- Watan-i-dur (8 films) Public Service Announcement for Afghan Television, 2006
Radios (selected)
- BBC Radio 4 Desert Island Discs http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/a1b89b60#p00937pk
- BBC Radio 4 Great Lives – Tintin http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00776hc
- BBC Radio 4 The Forum – Second Chances http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00rc9dd
- Regular broadcasts on BBC World Service; Today; Start The Week; Women’s Hour; PM; BBC Radio 5 Live; numerous local, national and international radio stations.
Photographic publications and essays (selected)
- USA – LIFE; TIME; NEWSWEEK; FORBES; SMITHSONIAN
- UK – THE SUNDAY TIMES; THE TIMES; THE OBSERVER; THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY; THE INDEPENDENT; THE TELEGRAPH; THE GUARDIAN; THE NEW STATESMAN; SAGA; LONELY PLANET (U.K.); GEOGRAPHICAL
- France – PARIS MATCH; MARIE CLAIRE; LIBERATION; LE FIGARO; LE MONDE 2; ELLE; L’EQUIPE; VSD; MUZE
- Italy – L’ESPRESSO; GRAZIA; DONNA LA REPUBBLICA; SPECCHIO; VANITY FAIR
- Germany – GEO; STERN; VANITY FAIR; DER SPIEGEL
- Spain – VANITY FAIR; EL PAIS SEMANAL
- Portugal – BLICO
- China – SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST; LENS MAGAZINE
- Russia – RUSSIAN REPORTER
Various articles (selected)
THE TIMES; TIMES MAGAZINE; THE DAILY TELEGRAPH; THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH; THE TELEGRAPH MAGAZINE; THE OBSERVER; THE INDEPENDENT; THE GUARDIAN; THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY; THE INDEPENDENT MAGAZINE; THE FAR EASTERN ECONOMIC REVIEW; TIME MAGAZINE