Christopher Anderson (born 1970) is an American photographer. He was a member of

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Early life

Anderson was born in

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, Canada. He grew up in the west Texas town of Abilene.

Career

Christopher Anderson first gained recognition for his pictures in 1999 when he boarded a small wooden boat with Haitian refugees trying to sail to

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. The boat, named the "Believe in God", sank in the

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. In 2000 the images from that journey received the

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. Anderson's early work from conflict zones such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon and Israel/ Palestine earned international acclaim and awards such as two

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Awards and Magazine Photographer of the Year. In 2004, Anderson began traveling to Venezuela to document the country under the presidency of

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. The resulting book, ''Capitolio'' (RM 2009) was named one of the best photographic books of 2010 at the Kassels book Festival in Germany. In 2011, Anderson made ''Capitolio'' into an app for iPhone and iPad, the first photographic book to be made into an application for such devices. His current work crosses genres, from documentary to art to portraiture of celebrities (such as

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) and fashion. Anderson was one of the early members of the

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that was formed by photographers

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and

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in 2001. He resigned from the agency in 2004 and joined

in 2005. He has served as a contract photographer for ''

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'' and ''

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'' magazines and is currently the first "Photographer in Residence" at ''

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,'' working with editors Adam Moss and Jody Quon.

Books

*''Nonfiction.'' DeMo, 2003. . *''Capitolio.'' RM, 2009. . *''Sete # 12.'' Images En Manœuvres, 2012. . *''Stump''. RM, 2013, . *''Son.'' Heidelberg: Kehrer, 2013. . *''Approximate Joy.'' Stanley Barker, 2018. **First edition, Stanley Barker, September 2018. **Second edition, Stanley Barker, December 2018. *''Pia.'' Stanley Barker, 2020. . **Second edition. Stanley Barker, 2021. *''Marlon''. Stanley Barker. 2022. .

Awards

*''Kodak Young Photographer of the Year'' (1999) *Nominated for the ''Pulitzer Prize'' by ''The New York Times Magazine'' (2000) *''

'' (2000) *''Magazine Photographer of the Year'' (2005) *''Getty Grant'' (2008) *''

'' (2007) *''World Press Photo'' (2008)

Exhibitions

Solo

*2003 – ''Nonfiction'', InCamera, New York *2010 – ''Capitolio'' **ImageSingulieres, Sete, France **Milk Gallery, New York *2010 – ''Moda'',

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, Moscow, Russia *2011 – ''Son'', LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph, Charlottesville, Virginia *2012 – ''Son'', Magnum Gallery, Paris

Group

*2004 ** ''Inviati di Guerra – otto reportages fotografici 1991-2003'' - Scavi Scaligeri. Centro Internazionale di Fotografia, Verona ** ''War by VII / Usa – Afghanistan – Iraq'' - War Photo Limited, Dubrovnik ** ''War – New York, Kabul, Baghdad'' - Visual Gallery

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, Köln *2006 – ''Off Broadway'' - PAC Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea, Milan *2008 – ''Magnum Photos 60 years'' -

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*2009 ** ''Magnum Contemporary – Future Icons'' - Atlas Gallery, London ** ''Bitter Fruit: Pictures from Afghanistan'' - Magnum Print Room, London ** ''

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, Photography Prize 2009'' - Purdy Hicks Gallery, London ** ''Prix Pictet 2009 Shortlist – Earth'' - Passage de Retz, Paris *2010 ** ''Earth Tracks'' - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, Thessaloninki ** ''Prix Pictet – Earth'' - Gallery of Photography, Dublin ** ''Nominierung Prix Pictet 2009: Earth'' - Galerie Caprice Horn, Berlin ** ''Magnum. Shifting Media. New Role of Photography'' - C/O Berlin, Berlin ** ''Prix Pictet'' - Fondazione Forma per la Fotografia, Milan

References

External links

*
Anderson's profile at Magnum PhotosWhy Magnum? A: Christopher Anderson
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20180121000019/http://www.gupmagazine.com/articles/fair-game-an-interview-with-christopher-anderson Fair Game: An Interview with Christopher Anderson(GUP Magazine, 12 June 2013)

Videos

Magnum Photo's Christopher Anderson on QTVA Lecture by Christopher Anderson, Part I
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