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]
A Ticket To1999 · Veenman Publishers / Leiden Art Foundation · book · Dutch/EnglishISBN 902781547XFirst photo book focusing on conflicts in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Rwanda, Sudan and Sierra Leone.
Tunnelmensen (Tunnel People)1996 · Atlas Publishers · book · DutchJournalistic/anthropological account of living with homeless people in a Manhattan tunnel.
How de Body? Hope and Horror in Sierra Leone2000 · Meulenhoff Publishers · book · DutchEnglish translation published by St. Martins Press in 2002.
Narco Estado. Drug Violence in Mexico2012 · Lanoo Publishers · book · Dutch/EnglishDepicts drug violence in Mexico.
Drugs: Antwerp in the grip of the Dutch Drugs Syndicates2020 · book · DutchResearch on drug-related crime for the city of Antwerp.
Exhibitions
2002Afghanistan 2001 and Sudan 1997Museum Ethnoggraphy, Leidensolo
2001Afghanistan: End or RenewalFort Mason Center, San Franciscosolo
1998A Ticket ToCenter for Contemporary Art, Leidensolo
1996Tunnel people. Homeless in New York.Dr. Guislain Museum for Psychiatry, Gentsolo
Awards
2001Sais-Novartis AwardLaureate Natali Award for Journalism and Human Rights
