Alex Majoli (born 1971)
is an Italian photographer known for his documentation of war and conflict. He is a member of
Magnum Photos. Majoli's work focuses on the human condition and the theater within our daily lives.
Life and work
Majoli was born in
Ravenna
Ravenna ( ; , also ; ) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire during the 5th century until its Fall of Rome, collapse in 476, after which ...
, 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
Magnum Photos since 2001 and was its president from 2011 to 2014.
Awards
*2002: Pesaresi Prize, Festival Foto
*2003: Infinity Award for Photojournalism, the
International Center of Photography
*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,
National Press Photographers Association
*2004: Honorable Mention,
Oskar Barnack Award[Winner 2004]
leica-oskar-barnack.com. Accessed 17 May 2014.
*2002/2004: Several citations at the
Pictures of the Year International Award
*2012: First prize, General News category (singles),
World Press Photo, Amsterdam
*2016:
Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowships are Grant (money), grants that have been awarded annually since by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, endowed by the late Simon Guggenheim, Simon and Olga Hirsh Guggenheim. These awards are bestowed upon indiv ...
from the
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, New York City
Exhibitions
*''Bambini,''
Palazzo Reale, 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
David Campany (born 8 October 1967) is a British writer, curator, artist and educator, working mainly with photography. He has written and edited books; contributed essays and reviews to other books, journals, magazines and websites; curated pho ...
and Corinne Rondeau.
Collections
Majoli's work is held in the following permanent collection:
*
Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana
References
External links
Magnum Photos biographyPersonal websiteLeica & Magnum - Portrait of Alex Majoli
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Living people
Magnum photographers
1971 births
Italian photojournalists
People from Ravenna