Nicola Kurtz Photography
Bio

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2005/06 Child Catchers
Saving abandoned babies in Pakistan

2005 Cruel Skin
The plight of albinos in Tanzania

2005 Flames of Desperation wins the Amnesty International Award for Photojournalism

2004 One of the Flames of Desperation portraits was shown in the final show of the Schweppes Photographic Portraits Awards 2004

2004 Flames of Desperation
Photojournalist documentary into burns of women in the first 7 years of marriage in Bangalore, India

2003 /04 Solo Exhibition
July 2003 - 2004
14 images of leading British environmentalists at
the National Portrait Gallery, London.

2003 Marie Curie Cancer Care
Commissioned to shoot complete new library of images
for all advertising and information for the charity

2002/03 Solo Exhibitions
4 November 2002 - 2 March 2003
Sixteen images of leading crime writers - "Authors of
Murder"- at the National Portrait Gallery, London.

2000/02 Freelance Portrait & Documentary
The Sunday Times Magazine (U.K.), Politiken (Denmark),
The Independent Review (U.K.)

97/2000 Freelance Photojournalist
Working almost exclusively for: The Independent (U.K.)

95/96 Postgraduate Diploma in Photojournalism,
London College of Print & Distributive Trades.
94/95 Travelled extensively in India and Australia.
93/94 Advanced Photography Course
Central St. Martins School of Art and Design
90/93 B.A.(Hons.) Geography 2:2.
University College London, London University:

Awards:
∑ 2005 Flames of Desperation wins the Amnesty International Award for Photojournalism
∑ Flames of Desperation portrait in the final of the Schweppes Photographic Portraits Awards 2004
∑ Exhibition of Leading British Environmentalists at The National Portrait Gallery UK.
∑ Exhibition of Authors of Murder at the National Portrait Gallery, UK.
∑ Winner of international Helge Hummelvoll Scholarship to attend Missouri Photo Workshop, USA.
∑ First Place: Features Section - Mirror Kodak Awards 1997
∑ Third Place: Arts /Celebrity Section - Mirror Kodak Awards 1997
∑ Second Place: Issue Reporting Picture Story - 54th Pictures of the Year,1996, USA .

Clients include:
The National Portrait Gallery, The Sunday Times Magazine, The Independent on Saturday Magazine, The Independent Review, The Independent, Politiken, London Symphony Orchestra, Unicef.


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