Vanessa Winship
photographer · author
Vanessa Winship is a British photographer known for her long-term documentary and portrait projects. Born in rural Lincolnshire, she studied film and photography at the Polytechnic of Central London (now Westminster University) during the 1980s. Her work often explores concepts of borders, national identity, cultural heritage, and collective memory, particularly in Eastern Europe, Turkey, and the United States. She is recognized for her sober black-and-white aesthetic and frontal portraiture. Winship has received numerous accolades, including the Henri Cartier-Bresson (HCB) Award in 2011 and several awards from the World Photography Organisation and National Portrait Gallery.[1,5]
- borders
- national identity
- cultural heritage
- collective memory
- fragility
Books
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Sweet Nothings€15.00
Works by Vanessa Winship
- 2008 Sweet Nothings Documenting schoolgirls in the borderlands of Eastern Anatolia.
- 2007 Schwarzes Meer Photography of the Black Sea.
- 2013 She Dances on Jackson Portraits and landscapes of the United States.
- 2019 Sète#19
- 2022 Snow
Exhibitions
- 2019 Sète#19
- 2018 And Time Folds
- 2014 Retrospective Exhibition
Awards
- 2011 Henri Cartier-Bresson (HCB) Award
- 2011 Award of the World Photography Organisation, Sony, Iris D’Or
- 2010 Descubrimientos PhotoEspagna Award
- 2010 Godfrey Argent Award (Second Award)
- 2008 Orvieto Book Award (Reportage section)