Thomas Stoddart was a British photojournalist. He covered the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Lebanese Civil War, the siege of Sarajevo and the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Occupation
photographer
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Born
November 28, 1953
Died
November 17, 2021
Website
http://tomstoddart.com
Overview
Thomas Stoddart (28 November 1953 – 17 November 2021) was a British photojournalist. He covered the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Lebanese Civil War, the siege of Sarajevo and the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Life and career
Stoddart was born in Morpeth, Northumberland in November 1953. He began his career covering local news for the Berwick Advertiser, Northumberland and John Pick's Yorkshire Press agency, York. He continued his work as a photojournalist based in London and from there covered national and international stories including the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Lebanese Civil War, the siege of Sarajevo and the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Stoddart died from cancer on 17 November 2021, at the age of 67.
Publications
Sarajevo. Washington: Smithsonian, 1998. . With an essay by Predrag Matvejevic.
IWitness. London: Trolley, 2004. .
Extraordinary Women: Images of Courage, Endurance & Defiance . Woodbridge, Suffolk: ACC Art, 2020. . With a foreword by Angelina Jolie.
