Brendan Smialowski Explained

Brendan Smialowski is a photographer[1] based in Washington, D.C., where he has created a large volume of work covering politics.[2]

Biography

Born circa 1981,[2] Smialowski studied ancient history at the University of Missouri.[2] He is a photojournalist for Agence France-Presse since 2012. He has been covering Washington, D.C. politics and events since 2003.[3] He specializes in digital photography and covers national and international news. While primarily a photojournalist, his work includes a variety of techniques[4] including portrait photography. He regularly covers the White House and Capitol Hill and he has covered several US presidential campaigns, including the 2008 US presidential campaign.

Smialowski's work can be seen in The New York Times, Time, Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report, Der Spiegel, Le Point, USA Today, The Washington Post, and many other publications.[5]

In January 2021, his photograph of Bernie Sanders sitting in a chair at the inauguration of Joe Biden went viral.[6] [7] [8]

Awards

- General News category: Award of Excellence

- News Picture Story category: Award of Excellence[9]

- Political Portfolio - First Place

- Domestic News - Second Place

- Picture Story/Politics - Third Place

- Sports Feature/Reaction - Award of Excellence

- Portfolio - Award of Excellence[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Getty Images: The Photographers . 2009-04-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081024000039/http://awards.gettyimages.com/awards.cfm?display=photographer&photographerID=87 . 2008-10-24 .
  2. Curtis . Tanner . Wire Photographer Spotlight: Political Perspective with Brendan Smialowski . . 8 October 2013 . 13 January 2019.
  3. News: Fazio. Marie. 2021-01-26. A Witness to History and Bernie Sanders in His Mittens. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-01-27. 0362-4331.
  4. Web site: Keller . Ben . Exposed Interview: Brendan Smialowski, Photojournalist . Exposed DC . Ten Miles Square . 13 January 2019 . 31 July 2014.
  5. Web site: Information on Washington, DC freelance photographer Brendan Smialowski . 2009-04-21.
  6. Dunlea. Reed. 2021-01-22. The Photographer Behind the Bernie Sanders Chair Meme Tells All. 2021-01-23. Rolling Stone. en-US.
  7. Web site: Ryser. Rob. 2021-01-21. A Conn. photographer took the shot that became the Bernie Sanders mitten meme. 2021-01-23. The News-Times.
  8. Web site: 2021-01-23. The mittens. 2021-01-23. Correspondent.
  9. Web site: AFP receives six awards at Pictures of the Year International . Agence France-Presse . 13 January 2019 . 23 February 2018.
  10. Web site: Watson . Jim . Two AFP photographers awarded by the White House News Photographers Association . Agence France-Presse . 24 January 2018 . 13 January 2019.
  11. Web site: Brendan Smialowski Awarded First Place in Political Picture Story . The White House News Photographers Association . 13 January 2019.
  12. Web site: Brendan Smialowski of Agence France-Presse awarded Political Photo of the Year . The White House News Photographers Association . 13 January 2019.
  13. Web site: Win McNamee, Brendan Smialowski Top White House Photo Winners . NPPA The Voice of Visual Journalists . 13 January 2019 . 10 February 2015.

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