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Peter Turnley is an American and French photographer known for his documentation of the human condition and current events [1]. He has lived in and photographed Paris since 1978, making him a prominent street photographer [1]. Turnley's photographs have been featured on the cover of Newsweek more than forty times [1]. He is also recognized for his work alongside his twin brother, David C. Turnley, and they were the subjects of a biographical piece on 60 Minutes [1].

Education:

Turnley is a graduate of the University of Michigan, the Sorbonne of Paris, and the Institut d'études politiques of Paris [1].

He is one of the few American students to have received an education from the Sorbonne and the Institut d'études politiques [1].

Turnley has also been awarded honorary doctorates from the New School of Social Research in New York, University of St Francis (Indiana), and Ohio Wesleyan University [1].

He was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University for the academic year 2000-2001 [1].

Photography:

Turnley began his photography career in 1972 in his hometown of Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he and his twin brother documented the life of the inner-city working-class McClellan Street [1].

He moved to Paris in 1978 and started working as a printer at the photography lab, Picto, while also capturing street scenes in the city [1].

Turnley became the assistant to renowned photographer Robert Doisneau in 1981 and later joined the Rapho photo agency, working alongside photographers from the French school of humanist photography [1].

He was a contract photographer for Newsweek from 1984 to 2001, with his photographs appearing on the magazine's cover 43 times [1].

Turnley has documented numerous world conflicts and events, including the Gulf War, Bosnian War, Rwandan genocide, South Africa under apartheid, Tiananmen Square protests, and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina [1].

He has also photographed significant moments such as the fall of the Berlin Wall, Nelson Mandela's release from prison, and the election and inauguration of President Barack Obama [1].

In 2020, Turnley created a visual diary capturing the human face of Covid-19 in New York City and Paris, resulting in a book titled "A New York-Paris Visual Diary: The Human Face of Covid-19" [1].

Teaching and Workshops:

Turnley has been a teaching fellow and lecturer at various universities and institutions, including Harvard, the University of Michigan, Parsons School of Design, and the Danish National School of Journalism [1].

He conducts workshops on street photography and the photo-essay in Paris, New York City, and Venice [1].

Publications:

Some of Turnley's notable publications include "Beijing Spring" (1989), "Moments of Revolution" (1990), "In Times of War and Peace" (1996), "Parisians" (2000), "McClellan Street" (2007), "French Kiss - A Love Letter to Paris" (2013), "Cuba – A Grace of Spirit" (2015), and "A New York-Paris Visual Diary: The Human Face of Covid-19" (2020) [1].

Exhibitions:

Turnley's work has been exhibited in various galleries and museums, including the Weatherhead Gallery at the University of St Francis and the Museo de Bellas Artes in Havana [1].