Pablo Bartholomew
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Pablo Bartholomew is an award-winning India
n photojournalist.
Pablo Bartholomew is an independent photographer based in New Delhi, India. He is noted for his photography, as an educator running photography workshops, and as manager of a software company specializing in photo database solutions and server-based digital archiving systems like Netphotograph.
Influenced greatly by his father, Richard Bartholomew
(1926–1985), an art critic and photographer, Bartholomew learned his first photography lessons at home. In his early teens he photographed in the documentary tradition, producing images of family, friends, and cities.
, Time
, Business Week, National Geographic and GEO
, amongst other prestigious magazines and journals.
Bartholomew then began photographing people in transition in different parts of the world.
He has held a number of fellowships, including one from the Asian Cultural Council
, New York (1991), to photograph Indian immigrants in the USA, and one from the Institute of Comparative Studies in Human Culture, Norway (1995), to photograph the Naga tribes in India. Between 2001 and 2003 he ran a photography workshop for emerging photographers in India with the support of the World Press Photo
Foundation in Amsterdam. Among his photo essays are "The Chinese in Calcutta," "The Indians in America," and "The Naga Tribes of Northeast India".
award for his series on Morphine Addicts in India (1975) and the World Press Photo of the Year
for the Bhopal Gas Tragedy
(1984).
’s Indian Photography and Video Festival.
His recent exhibition "Outside In! A Tale of Three Cities: 70s and 80s" is a visual diary of his teenage work. The show debuted at the Rencontres d’Arles in July 2007, before traveling to the National Museum, New Delhi in January - February 2008, the Mumbai National Gallery of Modern Art
in March 2008, and Bodhi Art in New York from 9 May to 14 June 2008. At the same time a photographic exhibition of his father's work titled, "A Critic’s Eye", not known as a photographer till then but a noted Indian art critic Richard Bartholomew
(1926–1985)", was displayed at Sepia Gallery, New York in May and 28 June 2008.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n photojournalist.
Pablo Bartholomew is an independent photographer based in New Delhi, India. He is noted for his photography, as an educator running photography workshops, and as manager of a software company specializing in photo database solutions and server-based digital archiving systems like Netphotograph.
Early life
Pablo Bartholomew was born on December 18, 1955 in New Delhi, India.Influenced greatly by his father, Richard Bartholomew
Richard Bartholomew
Richard Lawrence Bartholomew was an art critic, photographer, painter, poet and writer.-Early life:Richard Bartholomew fled from Tavoy , Burma , where he was born, during the Second World War...
(1926–1985), an art critic and photographer, Bartholomew learned his first photography lessons at home. In his early teens he photographed in the documentary tradition, producing images of family, friends, and cities.
Photography career
Represented by Gamma Liaison for over 20 years, he worked as a photojournalist recording societies in conflict and transition. His works have been published in the New York Times, NewsweekNewsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
, Time
Time (magazine)
Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...
, Business Week, National Geographic and GEO
GEO (magazine)
GEO is a family of educational monthly magazines similar to the National Geographic magazine. It is known for its profound reports, which are accompanied by opulent pictures.The first edition appeared in Germany in 1976...
, amongst other prestigious magazines and journals.
Bartholomew then began photographing people in transition in different parts of the world.
He has held a number of fellowships, including one from the Asian Cultural Council
Asian Cultural Council
The Asian Cultural Council is an American non-profit organization dedicated to providing support to Asian-American cultural exchange in the areas of visual and performing arts.- History :...
, New York (1991), to photograph Indian immigrants in the USA, and one from the Institute of Comparative Studies in Human Culture, Norway (1995), to photograph the Naga tribes in India. Between 2001 and 2003 he ran a photography workshop for emerging photographers in India with the support of the World Press Photo
World Press Photo
World Press Photo is an independent, non-profit organization based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Founded in 1955 the organization is known for holding the world's largest and most prestigious annual press photography contest....
Foundation in Amsterdam. Among his photo essays are "The Chinese in Calcutta," "The Indians in America," and "The Naga Tribes of Northeast India".
Awards
Pablo Bartholomew at the age of 19 won the World Press PhotoWorld Press Photo
World Press Photo is an independent, non-profit organization based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Founded in 1955 the organization is known for holding the world's largest and most prestigious annual press photography contest....
award for his series on Morphine Addicts in India (1975) and the World Press Photo of the Year
World Press Photo of the Year
The vote for Press Photo of the Year is taken during the World Press Photo Awards, hosted by the Dutch foundation World Press Photo. The creator of the winning entry receives €10,000 along with "the most prestigious and coveted award in photojournalism"....
for the Bhopal Gas Tragedy
Bhopal disaster
The Bhopal disaster also known as Bhopal Gas Tragedy was a gas leak incident in India, considered one of the world's worst industrial catastrophes. It occurred on the night of December 2–3, 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India...
(1984).
Photo Exhibitions and shows
Pablo Bartholomew's work has been widely exhibited in galleries in India and museums internationally. His earliest solo exhibitions, in New Delhi in 1980 and Bombay in 1981, dealt with the marginal worlds he inhabited at that time. During 2005 he exhibited at Month of Photography in Tokyo, the Rencontres d’Arles photography festival in France, and Newark MuseumNewark Museum
The Newark Museum is the largest museum in New Jersey, USA. It holds fine collections of American art, decorative arts, contemporary art, and arts of Asia, Africa, the Americas, and the ancient world...
’s Indian Photography and Video Festival.
His recent exhibition "Outside In! A Tale of Three Cities: 70s and 80s" is a visual diary of his teenage work. The show debuted at the Rencontres d’Arles in July 2007, before traveling to the National Museum, New Delhi in January - February 2008, the Mumbai National Gallery of Modern Art
National Gallery of Modern Art
The National Gallery of Modern Art is the leading Indian art gallery. The main museum at New Delhi was established on March 29, 1954 by the Government of India, with subsequent branches at Mumbai and Bangalore...
in March 2008, and Bodhi Art in New York from 9 May to 14 June 2008. At the same time a photographic exhibition of his father's work titled, "A Critic’s Eye", not known as a photographer till then but a noted Indian art critic Richard Bartholomew
Richard Bartholomew
Richard Lawrence Bartholomew was an art critic, photographer, painter, poet and writer.-Early life:Richard Bartholomew fled from Tavoy , Burma , where he was born, during the Second World War...
(1926–1985)", was displayed at Sepia Gallery, New York in May and 28 June 2008.
External links
- Netphotograph, Online archive of photos
- Teenage Work "OUTSIDE IN, 70s & 80s, A tale of 3 cities"
- The Indian Emigre project
- World Press Photo winner 1976 Morphine addicts series
- Bhopal Gas Tragedy 1984
- Mother Teresa - A photo tribute
- Nagas-Marked with beauty
- The Haidas on National Geographic
- Digital Camera interview
- Related exhibition site of Richard Bartholomew
- Listing of awards on the World Press Photo Website