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Spencer Platt

Since 2001, he has documented international conflicts for Getty Images in the Republic of Congo, Afghanistan, Liberia, Iraq, Ukraine and many other countries. At the end of the 2006 Lebanon War he photographed five young Lebanese driving through the rubble of the bombed South Beirut in a cabriolete. This image was named World Press Photo of the Year 2006.

Spencer Platt

Spencer Platt standing infront of his winning image

Charlie Brewer from Sydney, Australia · Spencer Platt standing infront of his winning image · CC BY-SA 2.0

Born
1970 · Westport.
Nationality
United States
Occupation
photographer · photojournalist · journalist
Education
Clark University

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Since 2001, he has documented international conflicts for Getty Images in the Republic of Congo, Afghanistan, Liberia, Iraq, Ukraine and many other countries. At the end of the 2006 Lebanon War he photographed five young Lebanese driving through the rubble of the bombed South Beirut in a cabriolete. This image was named World Press Photo of the Year 2006.

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