Anastasia Taylor-Lind

Anastasia Taylor-Lind (born 1981) is an English photographer.[1]

Life and work

Taylor-Lind was born in Swindon in 1981.[1] She gained degrees from the University of Wales, Newport and London College of Communication[1][2] where she was under guidance from Ron Haviv.

In 2004 whilst studying for her degree she spent a month in Iraqi Kurdistan photographing female Peshmerga fighters, the Peshmerga Force for Women.[3]

After graduation she worked in Damascus, Syria for The Sunday Times, Marie Claire and The Guardian Weekend.

Her works have been exhibited in the Frontline Club in London, Oude Kerk in Amsterdam and various Fovea exhibitions in New York City.

Her photography depicts women living in the hardships of their surroundings, for example her photographic report on the PKK party in Kurdistan which is known for its female combatants.[4]

In 2014 her work was shown as part of Cortona on the Move, an event in Cortona, Italy, dedicated to travel photography.[5]

Publications

Publication by Taylor-Lind

  • Maidan – Portraits from the Black Square. London: GOST, 2014. ISBN 978-0-9574272-8-0. 160 pages. Edition of 750 copies. With an interview with Taylor-Lind by Gordon MacDonald.

Publication with a contributions by Taylor-Lind

  • Great Britons of Photography Vol.1: The Dench Dozen. Eastbourne, UK: Hungry Eye, 2016. ISBN 978-0-9926405-2-1. Edited by Peter Dench. With photographs by and transcripts of interviews between Dench and Taylor-Lind, Jocelyn Bain Hogg, Marcus Bleasdale, Harry Borden, John Bulmer, Chris Floyd, Brian Griffin, Laura Pannack, Martin Parr, Tom Stoddart, and Homer Sykes. 160 pages. Edition of 500 copies.

Awards

  • 2004: "highly commended" in the Observer Hodge award[6]
  • 2006: Top prize and winner of Portrait category, Guardian Weekend Photography Prize, The Guardian[7][8][9]
  • 2007 to 2009: Nominated for the Magenta Foundation Emerging Photographers Award
  • 2009: Winner, Deutsche Bank Awards in photography[10]
  • 2012: 3rd place, Arts Culture, Professional, Sony World Photography Awards, World Photography Organisation, London[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Andreasson, Karin (23 January 2014). "Anastasia Taylor-Lind's best photo: A wedding in Nagorno-Karabakh". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Anastasia Taylor-Lind". VII. Archived from the original on January 21, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Student snaps war rebels in Iraq". BBC News. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  4. ↑ Williams, Sally (8 November 2014). "Meet the Kurdish women fighting the Islamic State". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  5. ↑ Gilbert, Sarah (14 July 2014). "The best travel photography at Cortona on the Move 2014 – in pictures". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Photographic storytelling with Sebastian Meyer". The Guardian. London. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Top prize for student's war photo". BBC News. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  8. ↑ Cheesman, Chris (10 April 2006). "16-year-old among Guardian winners". Amateur Photographer. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "Picture of woman Peshmerga wins Guardian photography prize". Kurdistan Regional Government. 9 April 2006. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  10. ↑ solutions, martin weise // absoluto - beautiful web. "Deutsche Bank - ArtMag - 55 - news - Deutsche Bank Awards 2009". db-artmag.com. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "3rd place, Anastasia Taylor-Lind, UK - World Photography Organisation". www.worldphoto.org. Retrieved 25 April 2018.



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