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This group of photographers have documented important historical events of the 21st Century (US elections, Genocide, 9/11, Afghanistan, Iraq and the Palestinian/Israeli conflict). Together with environmental, social and political stories this socially-conscious collective has produced a record of the injustices created and experienced by people across the globe. |
This group of photographers have documented important historical events of the 21st Century (US elections, Genocide, 9/11, Afghanistan, Iraq and the Palestinian/Israeli conflict). Together with environmental, social and political stories this socially-conscious collective has produced a record of the injustices created and experienced by people across the globe. |
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From its inception until late 2004, the agency was constituted as a British company, VII Photo Agency Limited. In early 2005, this entity had to be closed down as an operating concern. A new company was formed in the US, VII Photo Agency LLC, under the new management of [[Frank Evers (NYPH)]]. As Managing Director, from March 2005 to May 2008, Evers rebuilt the company and helped oversee a significant international expansion of the business, including its roster of photographers (VII NETWORK). Evers left in May 2008 to start up the INSTITUTE for Artist Management<ref>{{citeweb|url = http://www.instituteartistmanagement.com/index.php|title = INSTITUTE for Artist Management}}</ref>. Stephen Mayes was hired in June 2008<ref>{{citeweb|url = http://www.viiphoto.com/newsletter/VIIPhotoPressRelease.pdf|title = VII Press Release 5/28/08}}</ref>. |
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[[American Photo Magazine]] named VII Photo the third most important entity in photography in April 2005. |
[[American Photo Magazine]] named VII Photo the third most important entity in photography in April 2005. |
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The VII Photo Agency is an international photographic cooperative focused on conflict photography, with offices located in New York, Paris, and Los Angeles. This collective of 10 photojournalists, was founded in Perpignan, France on September 9, 2001 by Alexandra Boulat (Ms. Boulat died on October 5, 2007), Ron Haviv, Gary Knight, Antonin Kratochvil, Christopher Morris, James Nachtwey, and John Stanmeyer. The original seven founding members were joined by Lauren Greenfield in 2002 (Greenfield left to join INSTITUTE for Artist Management in September 2009)[1], and Christopher Anderson in 2002 (Anderson left to become a nominee with the Magnum photo agency in 2005), Joachim Ladefoged in 2004, Eugene Richards in 2006 (Richards subsequently left in 2008)[2], and Marcus Bleasdale and Franco Pagetti in November 2007. Stephanie Sinclair joined from VII Network in March 2009.
This group of photographers have documented important historical events of the 21st Century (US elections, Genocide, 9/11, Afghanistan, Iraq and the Palestinian/Israeli conflict). Together with environmental, social and political stories this socially-conscious collective has produced a record of the injustices created and experienced by people across the globe.
American Photo Magazine named VII Photo the third most important entity in photography in April 2005.
Books
- WAR by VII, de.MO (April, 2004), ISBN 0-9705-7689-7
- Democratic Republic of Congo: Forgotten War by VII, de.MO (April, 2006), ISBN 0-9742-8365-7