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'''Bill Pierce''' (1935–) is |
'''Bill Pierce''' (1935–) is a freelance [[photographer]] and [[journalist]], who is based in [[New York City]]. |
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== Life == |
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He was graduate on the [[Princeton University]]. His work appears in major international publications such as photographer by [[Time (magazine)|Time]], as contributing editor by [[Popular Photography]] for 15−15 years and [[Newsweek]], [[U.S. News & World Report]], [[Life (magazine)|Life]], [[Paris Match]], [[The New York Times Magazine]] and [[Stern (magazine)|Stern]]. His works are represented in exhibitions, books and permanent museum collections (such as of the [[National Portrait Gallery (United States)|National Portrait Gallery]] and the [[Corcoran Gallery of Art]]). He was more then 20 years photojournalist. In thist years immortalized from the civil war in [[Beirut]] or [[Lebanon]] to [[Tiananmen Square protests of 1989|the demonstrators call for democracy]]<ref>{{cite web|title=World Monitor: 1989|url=https://books.google.hu/books?id=EuceAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Bill+Pierce%22|quote=Cover photo (Demonstrators call for democracy in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. ... Photo ©Bill Pierce/Sygma)}}</ref> in [[Tiananmen Square]], [[Beijing]]. |
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His son, W. Eugene Pierce is photographer too. |
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== Awards == |
== Awards == |
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* 1988 31st World Press Photo contest<ref name=worldpressphoto>{{cite web|title=Bill Pierce Photographer, USA|url=http://www.worldpressphoto.org/people/bill-pierce|website=worldpressphoto.org|accessdate=23 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=1988 Photo Contest|url=http://www.worldpressphoto.org/collection/photo/1988|publisher=worldpressphoto.org|accessdate=23 November 2015}}</ref> |
* 1988 31st [[World Press Photo]] contest<ref name=worldpressphoto>{{cite web|title=Bill Pierce Photographer, USA|url=http://www.worldpressphoto.org/people/bill-pierce|website=worldpressphoto.org|accessdate=23 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=1988 Photo Contest|url=http://www.worldpressphoto.org/collection/photo/1988|publisher=worldpressphoto.org|accessdate=23 November 2015}}</ref> |
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:- Science & Technology (''1st prize singles''; from a demonstration of the [[Meissner effect]]) |
:- Science & Technology (''1st prize singles''; from a demonstration of the [[Meissner effect]]) |
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:- Budapest Award (''Individual awards''; with the same picture) |
:- Budapest Award (''Individual awards''; with the same picture) |
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:- Daily Life (''Honorable Mention prize singles''; from a homeless in [[Philadelphia]]) |
:- Daily Life (''Honorable Mention prize singles''; from a homeless in [[Philadelphia]]) |
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* 1982 [[Overseas Press Club]]<ref>{{cite web|title=The Olivier Rebbot Award 1982|url=https://www.opcofamerica.org/awards/olivier-rebbot-award-1982|publisher=opcofamerica.org|accessdate=1 December 2015}}</ref> |
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:- ''Olivier Rebbot Award'' ("Coverage of ordinary people in times of war"){{ref|a|(note1)}} |
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* 1975 18th World Press Photo contest<ref name=worldpressphoto/><ref>{{cite web|title=1975 Photo Contest|url=http://www.worldpressphoto.org/collection/photo/1975|website=worldpressphoto.org|accessdate=23 November 2015}}</ref> |
* 1975 18th World Press Photo contest<ref name=worldpressphoto/><ref>{{cite web|title=1975 Photo Contest|url=http://www.worldpressphoto.org/collection/photo/1975|website=worldpressphoto.org|accessdate=23 November 2015}}</ref> |
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:- General Features (''2nd prize singles''; Research on the workings of the brain) |
:- General Features (''2nd prize singles''; Research on the workings of the brain) |
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== Notes == |
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*{{Note|a|(note1)}} OPC Award is for the best photoreportage from Beiruit and Northern Ireland covering the Children of War. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*''[http://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/06/news/camera.html Camera]'' by John Durniak; Published: The New York Times Company, October 6, 1991 |
*''[http://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/06/news/camera.html Camera]'' by John Durniak; Published: The New York Times Company, October 6, 1991 |
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*[http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2013/10/i-quitagain.html I Quit...Again] by Ctein, theonlinephotographer.typepad.com (The Online Photographer (a.k.a. TOP) edited by Mike Johnston); 9 October 2013 |
*[http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2013/10/i-quitagain.html I Quit...Again] by Ctein, theonlinephotographer.typepad.com (The Online Photographer (a.k.a. TOP) edited by Mike Johnston); 9 October 2013 |
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*[https://books.google.hu/books?id=maknAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Pierce+won+the+1983+Overseas+Press+Club+Olivier%22 A Day in the life of America pp. 267] by Rick Smolan, David Cohen, Leslie Smolan - 1985 |
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*''[https://books.google.hu/books?id=5vPW-0j5mJEC&pg=PA34&q=Bill+Pierce Autofocus]'', Popular Photography pp. 32, 34, 36, 58-59 - April 1990 |
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*[https://books.google.hu/books?id=NqXFtc1-5xsC&pg=PA20&q=Bill%20Pierce Bill Pierce master printer] by Russel Hart, American Photo pp.20 - January/February 1994. |
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*[https://books.google.hu/books?id=8KxIAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Bill+Pierce%22 Homeless in America] Michael Evans, National Mental Health Association (U.S.), Families for the Homeless (Group) Acropolis Books, pp.15 - 1988 |
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*[https://books.google.hu/books?hl=hu&id=c89mAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22Bill+Pierce%22 War torn] by Susan Vermazen, Pantheon Books, 1984. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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| Born | 1935 U.S. |
| Occupation | Photojournalism |
Bill Pierce (1935–) is a freelance photographer and journalist, who is based in New York City.
Life
He was graduate on the Princeton University. His work appears in major international publications such as photographer by Time, as contributing editor by Popular Photography for 15−15 years and Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report, Life, Paris Match, The New York Times Magazine and Stern. His works are represented in exhibitions, books and permanent museum collections (such as of the National Portrait Gallery and the Corcoran Gallery of Art). He was more then 20 years photojournalist. In thist years immortalized from the civil war in Beirut or Lebanon to the demonstrators call for democracy[1] in Tiananmen Square, Beijing.
His son, W. Eugene Pierce is photographer too.
Awards
- 1988 31st World Press Photo contest[2][3]
- - Science & Technology (1st prize singles; from a demonstration of the Meissner effect)
- - Budapest Award (Individual awards; with the same picture)
- - Daily Life (Honorable Mention prize singles; from a homeless in Philadelphia)
- - Olivier Rebbot Award ("Coverage of ordinary people in times of war")(note1)
- - General Features (2nd prize singles; Research on the workings of the brain)
Notes
- ^(note1) OPC Award is for the best photoreportage from Beiruit and Northern Ireland covering the Children of War.
References
- ^ "World Monitor: 1989".
Cover photo (Demonstrators call for democracy in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. ... Photo ©Bill Pierce/Sygma)
- ^ a b "Bill Pierce Photographer, USA". worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ "1988 Photo Contest". worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ "The Olivier Rebbot Award 1982". opcofamerica.org. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "1975 Photo Contest". worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- Camera by John Durniak; Published: The New York Times Company, October 6, 1991
- I Quit...Again by Ctein, theonlinephotographer.typepad.com (The Online Photographer (a.k.a. TOP) edited by Mike Johnston); 9 October 2013
- A Day in the life of America pp. 267 by Rick Smolan, David Cohen, Leslie Smolan - 1985
- Autofocus, Popular Photography pp. 32, 34, 36, 58-59 - April 1990
- Bill Pierce master printer by Russel Hart, American Photo pp.20 - January/February 1994.
- Homeless in America Michael Evans, National Mental Health Association (U.S.), Families for the Homeless (Group) Acropolis Books, pp.15 - 1988
- War torn by Susan Vermazen, Pantheon Books, 1984.
External links
- Bill Pierce on the webpage RKD (Netherlands Institute for Art History)
- Part of Bronx Documentary Center, paddle8.com
- Voigtlander Bessa T - Telemetro, cameraquest.com; April 11, 2015
- Bill Pierce on Tumblr
- Bill Pierce photographer on Getty Images
- Nuts and Bolts by Bill Pierce, digitaljournalist.org March 2008
- Photojournalism: An Ethical Approach by Paul Martin Lester on Google Books, Routledge (Originally published in 1991)
- Participants at photo course get tips from top U.S. lensmen by Kathryn Harris, St. Petersburg Times (pp. 40) news.google.com/newspapers - Oct 21, 1977
- Stitcher podcast "The Candid Frame" in-depth interview and coverage of Pierce; August 31, 2014
- Ticket to Danger: An Interview with Bill Pierce by Janis Bultman (janisbultman.com), published in Darkroom Photography, December 1984
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