Marcus Bleasdale (born 1968) is a British photojournalist, born in the UK to an Irish family.
Bleasdale’s books include One Hundred Years of Darkness (2003), The Rape of a Nation (2009) and The Unravelling (2015).
Table of Contents
- 1 Life and career
- 1.1 Entsicherte Welt - Der Tod im Fokus: Eine Detailanalyse der Fotografie Marcus Bleasdales zum Artikel 'Entsicherte Welt' Ingo Moceks (German Edition)
- 1.2 The Rape of a Nation
- 1.3 MARCUS BLEASDALE - ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF DARKNESS - 2003 1ST EDITION & PRINTING
- 1.4 The Unravelling: Central African Republic by Marcus Bleasdale (2015-11-12)
- 1.5 Munchkin Stay Put Suction Bowl, 3 Pack
- 1.6 Fitbit Versa 3 Health & Fitness Smartwatch with GPS, 24/7 Heart Rate, Alexa Built-in, 6+ Days Battery, Black/Black, One Size (S & L Bands Included)
- 1.7 William Stamps Cherry - "THE African Explorer" - Before and After Africa
- 1.8 One Hundred Years of Darkness
- 1.9 Ubisoft Watch_Dogs 2 Marcus Figurine Statue
- 1.10 Fitbit Versa 2 Health and Fitness Smartwatch with Heart Rate, Music, Alexa Built-In, Sleep and Swim Tracking, Black/Carbon, One Size (S and L Bands Included)
Life and career
Bleasdale has covered the combat within the Democratic Republic of Congo previously 1998, which was published in his first book One Hundred Years of Darkness. His second book, The Rape of a Nation, addressed the issues of the feat being fuelled by natural resource exploration and was awarded the Best Photography Book Award in 2009 by Pictures of the Year International in the USA.
His work upon human rights and encounter has been exhibited at the United States Senate, US House of Representatives,[citation needed] The United Nations and the Houses of Parliament in the UK and the International Criminal Court in The Hauge.
He works regularly next Human Rights Watch, UNICEF, Médecins Sans Frontières Saint Kizito Orphanage and additional NGOs to put the accent on health and human rights issues in several countries. He works to lid issues underreported by mainstream media. In 2007, Human Rights Watch and the Open Society Institute awarded Bleasdale a agree to continue his work upon justice and accountability in the DRC. He is an Enough Project Fellow.
Bleasdale has been one of the few journalists covering the case in Central African Republic amid 2013 and 2017, documenting the violence for Human Rights Watch alongside their Director of Emergencies, Peter Bouckaert. This has been covered by many publications and news channels, including National Geographic.
He has had his do something published in the UK, Europe and the USA in Sunday Times Magazine, The Telegraph Magazine, GEO, The New Yorker, Time, Newsweek, National Geographic, Stern, Le Monde, The New York Times, Rolling Stone,[citation needed] Mother Jones (Masthead Photographer), Aftenposten and Die Zeit.
Bleasdale graduated taking into consideration an MSt in International Relations from Cambridge University and is still documenting human rights issues not far off from the world and in force as Managing Director of Wilstar, a Social Impact Not for Profit based in Oslo, Norway. He lives in Oslo like his wife, Karin Beate, and daughters.
Last update 2021-08-06