Teun Voeten
author · photographer
Teun Voeten is a Dutch war photographer, anthropologist, and writer based in New York and Brussels. He studied cultural anthropology and philosophy at Leiden University before moving to New York, where he studied at the School of Visual Arts in 1989. His work focuses on 'la condition humaine,' specifically documenting conflict zones, human rights violations, and social issues globally. He has reported from Bosnia, Haiti, Rwanda, Afghanistan, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Colombia, and Mexico. Voeten is known for his participant observation techniques, notably living with a homeless community in Manhattan's tunnels to produce his first book. His photography has been used by major international relief organizations including the International Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders, UNICEF, UNHCR, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch.[1,2]
- war photography
- human rights
- anthropology
- conflict zones
Books
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Works by Teun Voeten
- 1999 A Ticket To First photo book focusing on conflicts in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Rwanda, Sudan and Sierra Leone.
- 1996 Tunnelmensen (Tunnel People) Journalistic/anthropological account of living with homeless people in a Manhattan tunnel.
- 2000 How de Body? Hope and Horror in Sierra Leone English translation published by St. Martins Press in 2002.
- 2012 Narco Estado. Drug Violence in Mexico Depicts drug violence in Mexico.
- 2020 Drugs: Antwerp in the grip of the Dutch Drugs Syndicates Research on drug-related crime for the city of Antwerp.
Exhibitions
- 2002 Afghanistan 2001 and Sudan 1997
- 2001 Afghanistan: End or Renewal
- 1998 A Ticket To
- 1996 Tunnel people. Homeless in New York.
Awards
- 2001 Sais-Novartis Award
- 1995 Zilveren Camera
- 1998 Zilveren Camera
- 1999 Zilveren Camera