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About US-American Magnum photographer, Peter van AGTMAEL (*1981):
Peter van AGTMAEL graduated from Yale University in 2003 with a degree in History. Following graduation, he spent a year in China on the Charles P. Howland fellowship photographing the effects of the Three Gorges Dam. He became a freelance photographer at the end of 2004.
Since the beginning of 2006, he has documented the consequences of America's Wars, at home and abroad. A monograph of the work, '2nd Tour Hope I Don't Die' was published in 2009. In 2008, he helped organize the exhibition and book 'Battlespace', a retrospective of unseen work from twenty-two photographers covering Iraq and Afghanistan. He is represented by Magnum Photos.
Photo books by as well as with works by US-American Magnum Peter van AGTMAEL
- '2nd Tour Hope I Don't Die' (2009); 'Photographs Not Taken: A Collection of Photographers' Essays' (2012); 'Unknown Quantities agtmael' (2012, together with works by Olivia ARTHUR, Dominic NAHR, as well as by Moises SAMAN); 'Disco Night Sept. 11' (2014); 'Buzzing at the Sill' (2016); 'Sorry for the War' (2021); 'Look at the U.s.a.: A Diary of War and Home' (2024); 'Magnum America' (announced for 2024);
Awards
- 2008: Critical Mass Book Award;
2009: FOAM Talent;
2011: ICP Infinity Award for Young Photographer;