New York
April 17 to June 7, 2008
HUMANKIND features work by all VII photographers, Marcus Bleasdale, Alexandra Boulat, Ron Haviv, Gary Knight, Antonin Kratochvil, Joachim Ladefoged, Christopher Morris, James Nachtwey, Franco Pagetti and John Stanmeyer.
Alexandra BoulatWomen's Day in Mazar-e-Sharif's Hazrat Ali Shrine, 2004
Alexandra Boulat [1962-2007]
Daughter of French Photographer Pierre Boulat, who worked 25 years for LIFE magazine, Alexandra Boulat was born in Paris, France in 1962. She was originally trained in graphic art and art history, at the Beaux Arts in Paris. In 1989 she became a photojournalist and was represented by Sipa Press for 10 years until 2000. In 2001 she co-founded VII photo agency. Her news and features stories are published in many international magazines, above all National Geographic Magazine, Time and Paris-Match. She has received many International Awards for the quality of her work. Boulat covered news, conflicts and social issues as well as making extensive reportages on countries and people. Among her many varied assignments, she has reported on the wars in former Yugoslavia from 1991 until 1999, including Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo; the Palestinian and Israeli conflict, the fall of the Taliban, the Iraqi people living under the embargo in the 90s, and the invasion of Baghdad by the coalition in 2003. She also photographed Yasser Arafat's family life and Yves Saint Laurent's last show in 2001. Other large assignments include country stories on Indonesia and Albania, and a people story on the Berbers of Morocco. Her latest work was on Muslim Women in the Middle East and Gaza.
Alexandra Boulat was the architect of one of the most deliberate, focused and militant bodies of work on the victims - particularly women - of conflict and injustice of our time. (Bio HastedHunt)
Visit the Pierre and Alexandra Boulat Association
Christopher MorrisFarmington Hills, Michigan, 2004
From My America
Christopher Morris
Christopher Morris belongs to what is surely one of the most exclusive clubs in all of photojournalism: he is a "war" photographer. And though he balks slightly at being regarded as just a war photographer, the 42-year-old Time magazine contract photographer is, by his own estimate, one of "fewer than 20" photographers that roam the globe for the sole purpose of documenting violent social eruptions and armed conflicts.
In his career Morris has documented over 18 foreign conflicts. He provided up-close coverage of brutal drug-related violence in Medellin, Colombia; Guerrilla fighting in Afghanistan, and the United States invasion of Panama, and has made numerous trips to Russia and the former Soviet Union to photograph the vicious battles of revolution and resistance in Chechnya. Morris also provided extensive coverage of the Persian Gulf War, from the first deployment of United States troops until the final, climatic liberation of Kuwait. And most recently, Morris created some of the most human images to emerge from the devastatingly inhuman civil wars in the former Yugoslavia. For his work, Morris has been given a multitude of honors, including: the Robert Capa Gold Medal Award from the Overseas Press Club for his work in Yugoslavia; The Olivier Rebbot award also from the Overseas Press Club. The Magazine Photographer of the Year Award from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. The Infinity Photojournalist award from the International Center of Photography, and numerous World press photos awards over the years. (Bio HastedHunt)
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