Platon [ATRBUTE]
Posted on July 28, 2022 by Wanda - masters series
COLIN KAEPERNICK
Born in London in 1968, Platon was raised in the Greek Isles until his family returned to England in the mid-’70s. After a bachelor’s degree with honors in Graphic Design, he went on to receive a Masters in Photography and Fine Art at the Royal College of Art.
MUHAMMAD ALI
WILLEM DAFOE
AUNG SAN SUU KYI
JUDE LAW
VLADIMIR PUTIN
Platon is one of the world’s most renowned portrait photographers, having photographed more world leaders than anyone else in history.
BILL CLINTON
GEORGE H. W. BUSH
MUAMMAR KADHAFI
HUGO CHAVEZ
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU
BARRACK OBAMA
He has photographed over 30 covers for TIME Magazine, including their 2008 Vladimir Putin Person Of The Year cover. He has also photographed every living American president.
GLENN CLOSE
ROBERT DE NIRO
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN
SYLVESTER STALLONE
In 2008, Platon signed on as staff photographer to The New Yorker and maintains long-term relationships with many international publications. He has published four books with subjects ranging from the power of world leaders to the dignity of those who serve in the US Military.
EDWARD SNOWDEN
ADELE & LEA
SERENA WILLIAMS
QUESTLOVE
WILLIE NELSON
‘SERVICE: PLATON’, BOOK
In 2013, Platon founded The People’s Portfolio, a non-profit foundation dedicated to celebrating emerging leaders of human rights and civil rights around the world. The People’s Portfolio creates a visual language that breaks barriers, expands dignity, fights discrimination, and enlists the public to support human rights around the world.
THE AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, REVEREND C.T. VIVIAN
US IMMIGRATION, FAMILIES TORN APART
EGYPT’S TRANSFORMERS, REMY ESSAM
CHAMPIONS TO END MALARIA, YVONNE CHAKA CHAKA
EGYPT’S TRANSFORMERS, ‘SAVE THE REVOLUTION’
SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONGO, NABINTU & NVUNANWA
His first film, My Body Is Not A Weapon, features survivors of wartime sexual violence and 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege. In 2021, he collaborated with Rupi Kaur on 3 short films for UNHCR’ s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.
MY BODY IS NOT A WEAPON
Platon captures the disarming power of empathy and human connection. He is currently on the board for Arts and Culture at the World Economic Forum and serves as a steward for the Economic Growth and Social Inclusion Initiative.
KHIMKI FOREST ACTIVISTS
RIGHTS IN RUSSIA, NATALIA VORNITSYNA
PUSSY RIOT
PUSSY RIOT, NADYA & MARIA AFTER RELEASE FROM JAIL
In 2020, Platon presented his first series of Eye Love You, Eye Hate You; a historic and monumental collection featuring magnified iris portraits belonging to an array of the world’s most well-known figures. This show included 12 individual iris NFTs.
EYE LOVE YOU, I HATE YOU: BARACK OBAMA
EYE LOVE YOU, I HATE YOU: PUSSY RIOT SPECIAL EDITION
EYE LOVE YOU, I HATE YOU: VLADIMIR PUTIN
Platon’s life’s work is the subject of a new Netflix documentary, Abstract: The Art of Design. In April 22, he gave an awe-inspiring TED Talk recounting stories of monumental people – from Michelle Obama and Pussy Riot to Vladimir Putin, Stephen Hawkin and Muhammad Ali.
STORIES OF PHOTOGRAPHING MONUMENTAL PEOPLE (click on image to watch TED Talk)
STEPHEN HAWKIN: ‘WOW’
V. PUTIN: ‘MY FAVORITE SONG IS YESTERDAY… THINK ABOUT IT’
