Michael Coyne (photographer) explained

Michael Coyne ^[1] is an Australian photojournalist. He has traveled extensively and photographed subjects including conflict, refugees and indigenous communities. Coyne's work is held in the collections of the National Gallery of Victoria,^[1] Australian War Memorial^[2] and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.^[3] In 2001, he received the Centenary Medal from the Australian Government.^[4]

Photojournalism

In 1985, Coyne was on assignment in post revolutionary Iran.^[5] News Ltd journalist Suzanne Clarke wrote that "Coyne says he is not drawn to war seeking adventure and adrenalin. "I am more interested in the people. I am not interested in the soldiers . . . but in how the people are coping.""^[6]

Academia

He obtained his doctorate through publication, "A Life in Documentary Practice".^[7]

Dr Coyne is a Senior Fellow at Australia's Photography Studies College,^[8] and previously was granted the title of adjunct professor at RMIT in Melbourne in 2003.^[9]

Plays about Coyne

Coyne's life has been documented in writer Graeme Pitts' plays, Tour of Duty and Second Spring – a Letter To My Daughter, which explore some of the tensions and apprehensions experienced by him in relation to his work as a photojournalist.

Publications

Books by Coyne

• Book: Coyne, Michael . The Oz factor: Whoʼs doing what in Australia . Dove . 1980 . 9780859241472 . English.
• Book: Coyne . Michael . A world of Australians . Valenta . Tom . 1992 . David Lovell. 978-1-86355-033-8 . Brunswick, Vic.
• Book: Coyne, Michael . Second spring: the regeneration of the Jesuits . Aurora . 1997 . 1-876227-01-X . English.
• Tour of Duty - East Timor. Melbourne: Australia-East Timor Association, 2002. With an essay by Graham Pitts. .
• Book: Coyne, Michael . People Photography - A guide to taking better pictures . Lonely Planet . 2005 . 9781740595414 . English.
• No Cheap Shots. 2006.^[10]
• Book: Coyne, Michael . Michael Coyne / [text & photographs Michael Coyne.] . WriteLight . 2006 . 0975245074.
• Book: Coyne, Michael . Numurkah, lakes and roses . McKenzie . 2007 . 9780980386509 . English.
• "Village Hearing the Grass Grow". Melbourne, Australia. 2023, ISBN: 9780646859002.

Books with one other

• Book: Langtree, Christine . How to be a Child . Melbourne University Press . 2006 . 9780522853070 . English.

Books with contributions by Coyne

• The Jew called Jesus
• Book: Leamen, Bob . Armageddon : doomsday in our lifetime? . Greenhouse . 1986 . 0864360363 . English.
• Book: Smolan . Rick . A Day in the life of America . Cohen . David . Smolan . Leslie . Collins . 1986 . 9780002177054 . 13823880. ^[11]
• War – A South Collection #1 (T&G)
• Book: Browne, Rick . Planet Vegas . Collins . 1995. 978-0002251204. ^[12]

Other selected Contributions to books

• 1984 AUSTRALIA,II JC MANAGEMENT Sydney Australia ISBN: 0 959131302
• 1984 The Australians Melbourne, Australia ISBN: 0 85550 810 8
• 1995 BEYOND Black & White. Portside Editions Melbourne, Australia. ISBN: 1875707
• 1996 Jerusalem: In the Shadow of Heaven, Harper Collins San Francisco, USA. IBSN: 0-00-225095-0
• 1997 Black Star: 60 Years of Photojournalism, Konneman. Chicago, USA. ISBN-10 ‎3895082503
• 2000 24 Hours in the Life of Australia, Random House Sydney, Australia. IBSN: 0 091 84190 9
• 1999 New Zealand the Millennium: Abe Books Auckland, New Zealand ISBN: 0-473-05964-9
• 2003 A Day in the Life of the United States Armed Forces, Harper Collins San Francisco, USA, ISBN: 0-06-054180-6
• 2012 War/Photography: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath Yale University Press, New Haven, USA ISBN-13 978-0300177381
• 2020 Paper Tigers, Head On Foundation Sydney, Australia SBN: 9780648536239

Awards

• 1980 Best Designed Book. Australia. The Oz Factor
• 1985 POY (Pictures of the Year), Iran Under the Ayatollah (Second Place).
• 1985 Overseas Press Club of America, Iran Under the Ayatollah (Citation for Excellence).
• 1997 Best Designed Religious Book of The Year, Australia. Second Spring The Regeneration of the Jesuits.
• 2001: Centenary Medal from the Australian Government in recognition of his contribution to "Australian society and photography"
• 2007 Awarded Honorary Fellowship from the AIPP (Australian Institute of Professional Photography).
• 2010 Chinese Coal Miners Human Rights Award by the FCC Hong Kong.
• 2011 Fellowship from the AIPP (Australian Institute of Professional Photography).
• 2024 Award of Excellence • Photography Book of the Year POY, Pictures of the Year, 2024 University of Missouri

Collections

Coyne's work is held in the following permanent collections:

• 1993 National Museum, Canberra, Australia World of Australians.
• 1995 National Gallery of Victoria, Australia Iran Under the Ayatollah.
• 1997 Society of Jesus, Rome Second Spring the Regeneration of the Jesuits.
• 1997 Society of Jesus, London Second Spring the Regeneration of the Jesuits.
• 2001 National Library, Canberra, Australia Five Ringed Circus.
• 2001 Kodak, Rochester, USA Five Ringed Circus.
• 2003 Society of Jesus, Melbourne, Australia Second Spring the Regeneration of the Jesuits.
• 2007 Tinkler Private Collection, Melbourne, Australia Weddings Portraits & Anniversaries.
• 2007 Museum of Australian Photography, Melbourne, Australia Five Ringed Circus.
• 2012 National Library, Canberra, Australia Numurkah Lakes & Roses.
• 2012 Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA Rehabilitation Centre in Tehran, Iran.
• 2017 The Tate Modern England Numurkah Lakes & Roses and Tour of Duty books

Exhibitions

• 1996 A World of Australians National Museum Canberra, Australia.
• 1996 A World of Australians National tour of Australia.
• 1996 Second Spring The Regeneration of the Jesuits Chiara Goya Gallery Melbourne, Australia.
• 2000 Second Spring The Regeneration of the Jesuits Malthouse Theatre Complex Melbourne, Australia.2001
• 2000 Seeking the Truth Fringe Club Gallery Hong Kong.
• 2001 Tour of Duty Gasworks Complex Melbourne, Australia
• 2001 Mont Blanc Gallery, Hong Kong, 2001. The exhibition also included a lecture on photjournalism and a performance of "Second Spring".^[13]
• 2005 Their Story is My Story, Daylesford Foto Biennelle, 2005, featured 30 of Coyne's images, with more than 100 also being presented on screen.^[14]
• 2006 Five Ringed Circus View Street Gallery Bendigo, Australia.
• 2006 Five Ringed Circus Monash Gallery of Art Melbourne, Australia.
• 2006 Numurkah Lakes & Roses Monash Gallery of Art Melbourne, Australia.
• 2006 Their Story is My Story Tour of Capital cities in Australia.
• 2007 Body of Knowledge 45 Downstairs Melbourne, Australia.
• 2007 Body of Knowledge Frankston Art Centre, Australia.
• 2007 Body of Knowledge Dudley Art Gallery, Bendigo, Australia.
• 2008 Numurkah Lakes & Roses PICA Brisbane, Australia.
• 2008 Body of Knowledge Art Space Wodonga, Australia.
• 2008 Body of Knowledge Performing Arts Centre Geelong, Australia.
• 2008 Second Spring The Regeneration of the Jesuits Museum of Chivilcoy, Argentina.
• 2009 Numurkah Lakes & Roses The Library Numurkah, Australia.
• 2009 Village-Hearing the Grass Grow Fringe Club, Hong Kong.
• 2009 Second Spring The Regeneration of the Jesuits FCC Hong Kong.
• 2009 Embodied in Stone Fringe Club. Hong Kong.
• 2009 Embodied in Stone Fringe Club. Wuyi, China.
• 2010 Body of Knowledge Central TAFE Art Gallery Perth, Australia.
• 2010 Five Ringed Circus Anita Traverso Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
• 2012 X factor PHOTNET Gallery Melbourne, Australia.
• 2013 PNG Head On Foundation Sydney, Australia.
• 2013 New Guinea on Mobile, Manning Clark House Canberra.^[15]
• 2012 Villages – Hearing the Grass Grow, Tafe Sydney Institute of Photography.^[16]
• 2022 Insiders & outsiders, Alison Stieven-Taylor, Brian Cassey, Mouneb Taim, Giles Clarke. ^[17]
• 2014 Body of Knowledge Town Hall Melbourne, Australia.
• 2015 The Weather Is Different A Few Miles Away Magnet Gallery Melbourne, Australia.
• 2016 Hearing the Grass Grow SHOOT Gallery Perth, Australia.
• 2022 Paper Tigers, Delmar Gallery, Victoria Street, Ashfield NSW, Australia. ^[18]

Selected Group Exhibitions

• 1995 Amnesty Yes Myer Gallery Melbourne, Australia.
• 1996 Planet Vegas National tour of the USA.
• 2003 Day in the Life of the United States Forces National tour of the USA.
• 2000 New Zealand the Millennium National tour of New Zealand.
• 2005 Our Days Are Numbered Foto Biennale Daylesford, Australia.
• 2006 Degree South Powerhouse Brisbane, Australia.
• 2007 Degree South Foto Biennale Daylesford, Australia.
• 2008 Degree South VIVID Canberra, Australia.
• 2008 MAP VIVID Canberra, Australia.
• 2009 Degree South WAR ACP Sydney, Australia.
• 2009 Degree South WAR FotoFreo Freemantle, Australia.
• 2010 Degree South WAR Powerhouse Brisbane, Australia.
• 2012 WAR PHOTOGRAPH: Images of Armed Conflict and its Aftermath, The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Washington. USA.
• 2013 Degree South PEACE MGA Melbourne, Australia.
• 2014 Iran Reportage Festival Sydney, Australia.
• 2019 Paper Tigers Head On Sydney, Australia.
• 2023 Stories from the Picture Press: Black Star The Image Centre Toronto, Canada.
• 2023 Paper Tigers 02 Head On Sydney, Australia.

External links

• • CQ reports 1986 refer to Coyne's National Geographic work in Iran

Notes and References

1. Web site: Artists NGV . 2023-03-30 . National Gallery of Victoria.
2. Web site: Rehabilitation centre for wounded Basij (volunteer soldiers) of the Iran-Iraq war. . 2023-04-05 . www.awm.gov.au . en.
3. Web site: 2023-04-18. Works - Michael Coyne - People - The MFAH Collections. emuseum.mfah.org.
4. Web site: Mr Michael Thomas Coyne . 2023-04-09 . It's an Honour.
5. News: McGuinness . Jan . 1986-02-08 . Images of Iran . 139–140 . The Age . .
6. News: Clarke . S. . 2010-05-24 . Shooting the real War . The Courier-Mail . .
7. [Doctor of Philosophy by publication submission] ]. 2008 . English . Michael . Coyne.
8. Web site: Our Lecturers – Dr. Michael Coyne . 2023-04-09 . Photography Studies College.
9. Book: Shaping the Future: Annual Report 2008 . RMIT University . 2009 . 43 . 2023-04-09.
10. Shipton . Keith . 2006 . No Cheap Shots . Eureka Street . 16 . 32–33 . University of Queensland.
11. News: Schinker . Nick . 1986 . This Friday Is the Day America Gets Its Picture Taken . 1 . Omaha World - Herald . .
12. Whitely . J . 1995-11-28 . A different world . Las Vegas Review. .
13. News: 2001-01-17 . Seeking truth . South China Morning Post . .
14. News: Gill . H . 2005-05-30 . Voice of the Victims . Herald Sun . .
15. Web site: 10 June 2013 . New Guinea on Mobile . Head On Photo Festival.
16. Web site: 7 May 2012 . TAFE Sydney Institute of Photography The Muse, Villages – Hearing the Grass Grow . Head On Photo Festival.
17. Web site: 6 November 2022 . insiders and outsiders . Head On Photo Festival.
18. Web site: 12 November 2022 . Paper Tigers: exhibition opening . Head On Photo Festival.