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Michael Williamson

マイケル・ウィリアムソン

Maikeru Wiriamuson

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1957
国籍
United States
言語
English

経歴

職業
photojournalist
活動期間
1980年〜2024年
所属
Sacramento Bee, The Washington Post
影響を与えた人物
Bruce Springsteen

受賞歴

Pulitzer Prize
1990
対象作品: And Their Children After Them
部門: 一般ノンフィクション部門
主催: Columbia University
結果: Winner
Pulitzer Prize
2000
対象作品: Kosovo coverage photos
部門: フィーチャー・フォトグラフィー部門
主催: Columbia University
結果: Winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

And Their Children After Them

1989年 Nonfiction

Photo essay following the lives of poor families and their children, co-authored with Dale Maharidge.

povertyfamilysocial inequality

Journey to Nowhere: The Saga of the New Underclass

1990年 Nonfiction

Depicts the wandering lives of America's new underclass, inspiring Bruce Springsteen.

underclassnomadismdespair

The Last Great American Hobo

1993年 Nonfiction

Story of the last great American hobos.

hobosAmerican culture

全著作

  • And Their Children After Them
  • Journey to Nowhere: The Saga of the New Underclass
  • The Last Great American Hobo
  • Homeland
  • Denison, Iowa

作風・主題

文体
documentary stylerealism
頻出モチーフ
povertymarginalized people

評価・遺産

Renowned American photojournalist who won two Pulitzer Prizes, known for work on poverty and social issues.

大衆文化への影響

  • His book Journey to Nowhere inspired Bruce Springsteen's songs 'Youngstown' and 'The New Timer' on The Ghost of Tom Joad.

豆知識

  • Orphaned at an early age and grew up in a series of foster homes, which he attributes to his interest in the poor.
  • Married three times and has three daughters.