Photography: The Paris Intifada
Nick Danziger
In the spring of 2008, Nick Danziger photographed inside the troubled Paris suburb of Bagneux. This essay accompanies the report by Andrew Hussey from Granta 101.
Nick Danziger
Nick Danziger has published four books and made award-winning documentaries. He has received the first prize in the portrait category of the World Press Photo Awards and his photography continues to be exhibited and published internationally and is held in several museum collections, including the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow and the National Portrait Gallery in London.
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