Sean Smith is a British photographer and filmmaker. He has covered conflicts and wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon and Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] He has been on staff at The Guardian newspaper since 1988. His work in the UK has dealt with inner-city disturbances of the 1980s, heroin users and the lives of professional wrestlers,[2] among other subjects.
In September, 2011, Random House published Frontlines, a book with an introduction by journalist Jon Snow, documenting the invasion of Iraq and its aftermath, as well as wars in Afghanistan, Congo and Lebanon. A selection of the photographs in the book were exhibited in Kings Place,[3] London,[4] and Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne.[5]
His pictures have also appeared in Five Thousand Days: Press Photography in a Changing World and Decade.
2006: The Press Photographer’s Year Photograph of the Year.[6]
2007: The Press Photographer’s Year Photograph of the Year.[7]
2007: The Press Photographer’s Year First Place News.[8]
2007: DAYS Japan International Special Jury Prize.[citation needed]
2008: Royal Television Society Award Best International News for Iraq: Apache Company, made by GuardianFilms and Channel 4 News ITN. It was the first time a newspaper won such an award.[9]
2008: The Press Photographer’s Year First Prize Multimedia[10][11]
2010: The Press Photographer's Year Sports Features.[12]
Profile on the British Press Photographers' Association.
Profile on The Guardian
Profile in Slave Magazine
Iraq 10 Years: Photographs by Sean Smith
January 09, 2023
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