Michael Nichols (photographer)
| Michael "Nick" Nichols | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1952 (age 63–64) Alabama[1] |
| Residence | Sugar Hollow, Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of North Alabama |
| Occupation | Photojournalist |
| Years active | 1979–2015 |
| Known for | Editor-at-large for photography, National Geographic, 2008–15 |
| Spouse(s) | Reba Peck |
| Awards | Wildlife Photographer of the Year (2014) |
Michael "Nick" Nichols (born 1952 in Alabama) is an American journalist, photographer and a founder of the LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph in Charlottesville, Virginia.[2]
Biography
After studying at the University of North Alabama,[1] where he met his mentor, former Life magazine photographer Charles Moore,[1] Nichols began his photojournalism career in 1979, working for GEO magazine.[2] Three years he later became a member of Magnum Photos where he worked until 1995[3] with it founders Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Capa.[2] Starting from 1989 he has published more than 30 articles for the National Geographic[4] and was the same year was in collaboration with Jane Goodall to publish a book called Brutal Kinship. Later on, he traveled to Central Africa where he met with a biologist named J. Michael Fay and then went to Gabon where he visited 13 national parks, including the Ndoki forest which was featured in one of the NatGeo articles and in his The Last Place on Earth book.[2] In October 2009, National Geographic published his article called Redwoods: The Super Trees and in September of 2011 his Orphans No More article was published in the same magazine. In 2012, he traveled to Tanzania on an assignment to document the life of lions in the Serengeti.[3]
In November 2015, it was announced that Nichols would be one of around 180 lay-offs from National Geographic in the run-up to the magazine's acquisition by Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox.[5] Having been a staff photographer there since 1996 and editor-at-large since 2008,[1][3][5] Nichols explained in interview that he was preparing to retire at the start of 2016, but expressed regret for other colleagues losing their jobs and that he did not understand why the staff cuts were deemed necessary.[5]
Awards
He was awarded 2014 Wildlife Photographer of the Year, an annual international wildlife photography competition owned by the Natural History Museum, London, BBC Wildlife and the Nature & Wildlife Award at the Sony World Photography Awards.
Personal life
Nichols lives in Sugar Hollow, Virginia with his wife, artist Reba Peck,.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Michael Nichols — Bio". Michael Nichols' official website. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "About Michael Nichols". LOOK3. Archived from the original on May 27, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "Michael Nichols". The Photo Society. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Michael Nichols". National Geographic. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- 1 2 3 Mahita Gajanan and Tafline Laylin (November 3, 2015). "National Geographic lays off staff following 21st Century Fox merger". The Guardian. Retrieved November 5, 2015.