Alex Majoli (born 1971) is an Italian photographer known for his documentation of war and conflict. He is a member of

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. Majoli's work focuses on the human condition and the theater within our daily lives.

Life and work

Majoli was born in

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, Italy. He attended the Art Institute in Ravenna. Majoli lived in New York City for 14 years, after which he moved to Sicily. He has been a member of

since 2001 and was its president from 2011 to 2014.

Awards

*2002: Pesaresi Prize, Festival Foto *2003: Infinity Award for Photojournalism, the

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*2004: Feature Photography Award, the

Overseas Press Club The Overseas Press Club of America (OPC) was founded in 1939 in New York City by a group of foreign correspondents. The wire service reporter Carol Weld was a founding member, as was the war correspondent Peggy Hull. The club seeks to maintain ...

*2004: Magazine Photographer of the Year, Best of Journalism Contest,

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*2004: Honorable Mention, Oskar Barnack AwardWinner 2004
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Award *2012: First prize, General News category (singles),

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, Amsterdam *2016: Guggenheim Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, New York City

Exhibitions

*''Bambini,''

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, Genova, Italy, 1998

Publications

*''Leros.'' Italy: West Zone, 1999. . **London: Trolley, 2003. . *''One Vote.'' France: Filigranes, 2004. *''Libera Me, Book I.'' London: Trolley, 2010. . *''Congo.'' New York City: Aperture, 2015. Photographs by Majoli and Paolo Pellegrin. . With a text by Alain Mabanckou. Edition of 1500 copies (700 in French and 800 in English). *''Scene''. Paris: Le Bal; London: Mack, 2019. (English edition); (French edition). With essays by David Campany and Corinne Rondeau.

Collections

Majoli's work is held in the following permanent collection: *

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, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana

References

External links

Magnum Photos biographyPersonal websiteLeica & Magnum - Portrait of Alex Majoli
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