Bio

Peter van Agtmael
Peter van Agtmael, 26, studied history at Yale University. After graduation, he went to China on a fellowship to photograph the areas of the Yangtze River being inundated by the Three Gorges Dam. Peter lived in South Africa in 2005, and worked extensively throughout sub-Saharan Africa. He is currently working on a long-term project about the toll of America's wars, at home and abroad. In 2006, Peter was named one of "25 under 25 - Up and Coming American Photographers" by the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. And in 2007, he came second in the General News Stories category at the World Press Photo awards for his coverage of night raids in Iraq.


Email Peter at peter.vanagtmael@yahoo.com
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