David Alan Harvey
David Alan Harvey (right) with Alex WebbRebecca Norris Webb.
Born	June 6, 1944 San Francisco, California
Known for	Photography
Website
www.davidalanharvey.com

David Alan Harvey (born June 6, 1944, in San Francisco, California) is an American photographer. He has been a full member of the photographic cooperative Magnum Photos since 1997. He has photographed extensively for National Geographic magazine,^[1] and in 1978 was named Magazine Photographer of the Year by the National Press Photographers Association.^[2] Harvey is publisher and editor of Burn Magazine, an online publication featuring the work of emerging photographers.

Career and work

Harvey was raised in Virginia and began photographing at age 11.^[3] He graduated from the Graduate School of Journalism, University of Missouri, in 1969, and worked for National Geographic magazine. He was named Magazine Photographer of the Year by the National Press Photographers Association in 1978.^[2] He joined Magnum Photos as a nominee in 1993 and became a full member in 1997.^[3]

Harvey’s first book, Tell It Like It Is, self-published in 1967, documented the lives of a black family living in Norfolk, Virginia. His two major books, Cubaand Divided Soul, are based on the Spanish cultural migration into the Americas, and Living Proof deals with hip-hop culture.^[3] Martin Parr and Gerry Badger say of Harvey’s book (Based on a True Story) that it “takes its place as one of the best of the more extravagantly designed photobooks at a time when extravagant design is making a comeback”.^[4]

He is founder and editor of Burn, a website featuring the work of emerging photographers.^[5]

Awards

• 1978 – Magazine Photographer of the Year, National Press Photographers Association
• 2005 – Photographer of the Year, PMDA (PhotoImaging Manufacturers and Distributors Association)

Books

• Tell It Like It Is. Self-published, 1967
• Cuba. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 2000. ISBN 978-84-8298-196-3
• Divided Soul. London: Phaidon, 2003. ISBN 978-0-7148-4313-1
• Living Proof. Brooklyn, NY: powerHouse, 2007. ISBN 978-1-57687-403-5
• (Based on a True Story). Self-published / BurnBooks, 2012. First edition of 600. Also available in handmade book and handmade box, edition of 5; handmade collector box with signed book and print, edition of 15;^[6] and magazine version, edition of 5000.^[7]

References

1. Jump up^ Photographer David Alan Harvey’s Biography, Photos, Pictures, Wallpapers – National Geographic
2. ^ Jump up to:^a b NPPA: Honors and Recognitions – Pictures of the Year Competition^{[dead link]}
3. ^ Jump up to:^a b c “Biography”. Magnum Photos. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
4. Jump up^ Martin Parr; Gerry Badger (2014). The Photobook: A History, Volume III. London: Phaidon. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-7148-6677-2.
5. Jump up^ Sean O’Hagan (14 December 2009). “The mafia and me: Mimi Mollica’s portraits of Sicilian society”. The Guardian. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
6. Jump up^ “(based on a true story)”. Burn. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
7. Jump up^ “THE MAGAZINE of (based on a true story)”. Burn. Retrieved 23 March 2014.

External links

• Official website
• David Alan Harvey’s portfolio at the Magnum Photos website
• Burn Magazine for emerging photographers curated by David Alan Harvey
• Behind the scenes with David Alan Harvey as he shoots the final chapter of his book RIO
• 2011 Sem Presser Lecture: David Alan Harvey from World Press Photo (video)