Laura Pannack (born 1985)[1] is a British social documentary and portrait photographer, based in London. Her work is often of children and teenagers. Pannack received first place in the World Press Photo Awards in 2010, the Vic Odden Award from the Royal Photographic Society in 2012, and won the Portfolio category in the Sony World Photography Awards in 2021.[2]

Laura Pannack
Born1985 (age 38–39)
NationalityBritish
Known forPhotography
Websitewww.laurapannack.com

A book, Youth Without Age and Life Without Death, was published in 2023.

Early life and education

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An example of Pannack's work for Oxfam

Pannack was born in Kingston upon Thames, southwest London.[1]

She gained a degree in editorial photography at the University of Brighton; studied a foundation course in painting at Central Saint Martins College of Art, London; and studied a foundation course at London College of Communication.[3]

Career

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Pannack works commercially and on self initiated personal projects, her subjects often being "young people and teenagers".[4] Her work has been a feature in magazines.[5][6][7]

Her personal projects include The Untitled,[5] Young Love[5] and Young British Naturists,[8][9] For her personal work Pannack largely uses a film camera,[10] at one time a Bronica 645 medium format camera[5] and more recently a Hasselblad 6×6.

In 2011 Pannack was included in Creative Review's Ones to Watch list[4] and in 2013 in The Magenta Foundation's Emerging Photographers list.[11]

Publications

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Publications by Pannack

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  • Against The Dying of The Light. Collection du Prix HSBC pour la Photographie. Arles, France: Actes Sud, 2017. ISBN 978-2-330-07743-3. With a text in French by Christian Caujolle, translated into English by Thyago Nogueira. Published on the occasion of the Prix HSBC Pour La Photographie 2017.
  • The Cracker. Multistory, 2019. Magazine format. Edition of 25 copies.[12][13]
  • Youth (Vol. 1). Polite, 2023. Postcard set.
  • Youth Without Age and Life Without Death. Guest, 2023.[14][15]

Publications with contributions by Pannack

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  • Hijacked III: Australia / United Kingdom. Cottesloe, W.A.: Big City Press; Heidelberg: Kehrer, 2012. ISBN 9783868282856. Exhibition catalogue.
  • Great Britons of Photography Vol.1: The Dench Dozen. Eastbourne, UK: Hungry Eye, 2016. ISBN 978-0-9926405-2-1. Edited by Peter Dench. With photographs by and transcripts of interviews between Dench and Pannack, among others. 160 pages. Edition of 500 copies.

Exhibitions

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  • A Collection, Third Floor Gallery, Cardiff, 2011[16]
  • Young British Naturists, One and a Half Gallery, London, 2012[9][17]
  • Young British Naturists, White Cloth Gallery, Leeds, 2013[18]
  • Youth Without Age, Life Without Death: Chapter 1, Francesca Maffeo Gallery, Southend-on-Sea, 2016[19][20]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Sawa, Dale Berning (15 July 2020). "Laura Pannack's best photograph: four teenagers on a Black Country wasteland". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b Stevenson, Neil (15 April 2021). "Fourteen spectacular winning images from the Sony World Photography Awards 2021". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Laura Pannack - Bio". laurapannack.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Ones to Watch: Laura Pannack". Creative Review. 2011. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d e Brook, Pete (12 August 2010). "Striking Teenage Portraits Boost Young Photog's Career". Wired. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  6. ^ Schiller, Jakob (22 March 2013). "Chess Boxing Demands a Rare Breed of Human: The 'Nerdlete'". Wired. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Молодо – зелено" [Young is green]. Esquire Kazakhstan (in Russian). Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  8. ^ Barkham, Patrick (30 October 2010). "Exposed: Young British nudists". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  9. ^ a b Jacques, Adam (30 October 2010). "Portfolio: Laura Pannack". The Independent. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  10. ^ Jacques, Adam (19 February 2012). "Portfolio: Film stars". The Independent. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  11. ^ "Flash Forward 2013 - Competition Catalogue". Magenta Foundation (Book order page). 2013. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  12. ^ Zoo, Alice (4 October 2019). "Laura Pannack documents the youth of a neglected scrubland". British Journal of Photography. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Vapes, snakes and fireworks: hanging out at the Cracker – in pictures". The Guardian. 12 June 2019. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  14. ^ Adams, Tim (19 November 2023). "The big picture: in search of a land where time stands still". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  15. ^ Carter, Kalum (13 November 2023). "Romanian folktale brought to life in a stunning new photobook". Digital Camera World. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  16. ^ "A Collection – Laura Pannack". Visit Cardiff. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  17. ^ Sean, O'Hagan (9 May 2012). "Saatchi captures the confusion of contemporary photography". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  18. ^ "Laura Pannack, Young British Naturist Exhibition Launch". Leeds Inspired. 2013. Archived from the original on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  19. ^ King, Alex (25 October 2016). "The cycle of life and death in the Romanian countryside". Huck. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  20. ^ Harding, Charlotte (21 October 2016). "Photographing the folkloric mythologies of rural Romania – British Journal of Photography". British Journal of Photography. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  21. ^ a b c d e "Laura Pannack". The Telegraph. 24 August 2010. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  22. ^ "Lens Culture International Exposure Awards 2009 — Single Image Awards". LensCulture. 2009. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  23. ^ "World Press Photo Awards 2010". The Guardian. 12 February 2010. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  24. ^ Pritchard, Lisa (19 April 2012). Setting Up a Successful Photography Business: How to be a Professional Photographer. London: A & C Black Publishers Ltd. p. 134. ISBN 978-1-408125-77-9. Retrieved 2 April 2013. Laura Pannack ... twice winner of the Magenta Foundation Award
  25. ^ "IPA 2011 Winner | ybn | Photographer: Laura Pannack | Prize: 1st Place / Fine Art/Nudes". International Photography Awards. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  26. ^ "IPA Winners: IPA 2011: Professional Advertising, Other". International Photography Awards. 2011. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  27. ^ "IPA 2011 Winner | Children Do Not Separate | Photographer: Laura Pannack | Prize: 2nd Place / Advertising/Other_AD". International Photography Awards. 2011. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  28. ^ "Vic Odden Award". Royal Photographic Society. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  29. ^ "Chayla in Shul by Laura Pannack - John Kobal New Work Award". National Portrait Gallery, London. 2014. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  30. ^ "The John Kobal New Work Award". John Kobal Foundation. 2014. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018. The winner of the 2014 John Kobal New Work Award in association with the Taylor Wessing Award at the National Portrait Gallery was Laura Pannack.
  31. ^ "Lauréats 2017" HSBC France. Retrieved 14 February 2017
  32. ^ Weidmann, Ericka (31 January 2017). "Prix HSBC pour la Photographie 2017 : Laura Pannack et Mélanie Wenger, une édition qui se conjugue au féminin" [HSBC Prize for Photography 2017: Laura Pannack and Mélanie Wenger, an edition that combines with the feminine]. 9 Lives Magazine (in French). Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  33. ^ Clifford, Eva (17 January 2018). "Laura Pannack wins the Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers". British Journal of Photography. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  34. ^ Walker, Ella (15 April 2021). "10 stunning images from the Sony Photographer of the Year awards". The Independent. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  35. ^ "La photographie à tout prix. Une année de prix photographiques à la BnF". bnf.fr.
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