Timothy Fadek

Timothy Fadek est né à New York en 1965 et vit actuellement à Manhattan. Pendant plus de six ans, il est publicitaire à New York et à Francfort, avant de se consacrer à la photographie en 1998. Avec le temps, il a trouvé le moyen d'utiliser la photo pour faire des reportages sur les sujets qui lui tenaient à cœur. Ce qu'il développe est une passion : la réalité que l'œil peut voir devient moins intéressante que créer des images. Il a travaillé dans plus de 25 pays. Fasciné par les délabrements urbains, il décide d'aller à Detroit photographier les monuments, les structures et les immeubles abandonnés. Son engagement personnel le mène à couvrir plusieurs conflits, de l'Irak à Haïti. Ses reportages sont publiés dans des centaines de magazines et exposés dans de grandes galeries. Il est représenté par Meo Represents et Polaris Image.

Prix
Picture of the Year Award, 2008

Prix Clarion pour la Photographie de Presse, 2007

Prix Care pour le Reportage Humanitaire, 2004
Expositions
Centre National de la Photographie, Paris, 2003

ICP, New York, 2001

Galerie Engel im Thal, Francfort, Allemagne, 1995


English Version

Photographer Timothy Fadek has worked in more than 25 countries and has faced personal risk in order to bring attention to major world events such as the wars in Iraq, Lebanon, Kosovo, Macedonia, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, the civil uprising in Haiti and the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center. His photographic reporting has been published in hundreds of magazines worldwide and have been exhibited in major galleries. He has been a contributor to several photo books on the World Trade Center attack and the war in Iraq. Named a "Hero of Photography" by American Photo magazine in 2007, Fadek has received awards and recognition from Pictures of the Year (POYi), National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), Communication Arts, American Photography, among others. Fadek has spoken at many organizations and universities, and has served as an adjunct professor at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. He is represented by Polaris Images and Meo Represents, and currently lives in Manhattan.

Grants, honors

* 2008 Time Magazine Year in Pictures
* 2008 Pictures of the Year (POYi) World Understanding category
* 2007 Named a «Hero of Photography» by American Photo magazine
* 2007 Clarion Award for Press Photography
* 2006 Communication Arts: Photography Annual
* 2005 Time Magazine Year in Pictures
* 2004 Awarded CARE Prize for Humanitarian Reportage
* 2002 American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) award
* 2002 Best of Photojournalism (NPPA) award
* 2001 Time Magazine Year in Pictures
* 2005 American Photography Annual
* 2005 Best of Photojournalism (NPPA) award
* 1999 Nominated World Press Photo Masterclass
* 1998 Life Magazine Year in Pictures
* 1998 Awarded Eastman Kodak documentary photography grant
* 1998 Selected for the Eddie Adams Workshop


Visiting Artists Lecture Venues

* 2009 Newsday headquarters, Long Island
* 2009 International Center of Photography, New York
* 2008 Paley Center for Media, New York
* 2008 Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut
* 2008 International Center of Photography, New York
* 2007 Foreign Press Association, New York
* 2007 New York University, New York
* 2002 Barnard College, New York
* 2002 School of Visual Arts, New York
* 2002 International Center of Photography, New York
* 2001 Columbia University, New York


Exhibitions

* 2009 Polka Gallerie, Paris, France
* 2003 Centre National de la Photographie, Paris, France
* 2001 International Center of Photography, New York
* 2001 Palazzo delle Exposizioni, Rome, Italy
* 1998 Synchronicity Space, exhibition, New York
* 1995 Gallerie Engel im Thal, exhibition, Frankfurt, Germany


Teaching

Adjunct Professor, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, 2006-2007


Representation

at present: Polaris Images/Meo Represents
2002 Gamma Press
1998 Sygma