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Visiting Artists Research Guide : Peter van Agtmael, 4/16/25

Lecture Details

Title: Visiting Artist Lecture in Photography: Peter van Agtmael

Date: Wednesday, April 16 at 3:30 pm

Location: 1156 Chapel St., the Pool (Room G-10)

Additional Details: This event is open to School of Art community members only.

Artist Biography

Photograph of Peter van AgtmaelPeter van Agtmael (1981) is a documentary photographer. He is known best for covering the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and exploring the consequences of 9-11 in the United States. Born in Washington, DC, Van Agtmael grew up primarily in Bethesda, Maryland. He earned a bachelor's degree in history from Yale University in 2003. He is a member of Magnum Photos and a mentor in the Arab Documentary Photography Program. Currently based in New York, Van Agtmael also cofounded Red Hook Editions, which works to collaboratively produce high quality photobooks.

Artist's Website                            Artist's Instagram

Books from the Library Catalog

Articles and Written Interviews

Sample Artworks

Peter van Agtmael’s photo of an Army Blackhawk helicopter landing at an outpost deep in the mountains of Afghanistan in 2007.Credit...

 

Photo of an Army Blackhawk helicopter landing at an outpost deep in the mountains of Afghanistan in 2007
 

A member of the Ku Klux Klan after a cross lighting near Baltimore in 2015.

A member of the Ku Klux Klan after a cross lighting near Baltimore in 2015

A Tea Party rally in Des Moines in 2010.

A Tea Party rally in Des Moines in 2010.

Videos

An-My Lê and Peter van Agtmael

Peter Van Agtmael Explains Why War Photography Is So Compelling | First Take | TIME

Aaron Eckhart and Peter van Agtmael | Capture™ Ep. 8 Full | Reserve Channel

Magnum Quarantine Conversations: Carolyn Drake & Peter van Agtmael

vivo Imaging Academy | Peter Van Agtmael | Chapter 1: Discovering Identity

vivo Imaging Academy | Peter Van Agtmael | Chapter 2: Photo Diary

vivo Imaging Academy | Peter Van Agtmael | Chapter 3: On The Street

Why a US photographer says 'sorry for the war' - BBC News

Documenting War: Peter van Agtmael in Conversation with Philip Gourevitch

Quarantine Conversations: Peter van Agtmael & Lorenzo Meloni

Podcasts