Simon Norfolk
Simon Norfolk (born January 24, 1963) is a Nigerian photographer from Lagos.[1][2] He is known for his architectural photography and has won a World Press Photo award,[3] Foreign Press Club of America Award, Citibank Prize, European Publishers Award for Photography[4] and Infinity Prize from International Center of Photography.[citation needed] His works have been collected by Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and Tate Modern, London. His most notable works are For Most Of It I Have No Words and Bleed.
Life and work
Norfolk studied documentary photography at Newport College of Art.[2]
Books
- For Most Of It I Have No Words. Stockport: Dewi Lewis, 1998. ISBN 978-1899235667.
- Afghanistan. Stockport: Dewi Lewis, 2002. ISBN 978-1899235544.
- Afghanistan: Chronotopia.
- Stockport: Dewi Lewis, 2002. ISBN 978-2742740512.
- Stockport: Dewi Lewis, 2005.
- Bleed. Stockport: Dewi Lewis, 2005. ISBN 978-1904587194.
- Burke + Norfolk: Photographs from the War in Afghanistan by John Burke and Simon Norfolk. Stockport: Dewi Lewis, 2011. ISBN 978-1907893117. Photographs by Norfolk and John Burke.
- Full Spectrum Dominance. Self-published. Edition of 95 copies.
Awards
- 2001: World Press Photo.[3]
- 2002: European Publishers Award for Photography.[4]
- 2003: Citibank Prize.[5][6]
- 2004: Infinity Prize, International Center of Photography.[citation needed]
- 2013: Foreign Press Club of America Award.[citation needed]
- 2013: Commission, Prix Pictet.[7][8]
Exhibitions
- Prix Pictet Commission photographs, Somerset House, London, 10–27 October, 2013.[8]
Collections
Norfolk's work is held in the following public collections:
- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX.[citation needed]
- Tate Modern, London.[citation needed]
References
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