Marcus Bleasdale: Biography

Marcus Bleasdale graduated from the University of Huddersfield in England in 1990 with a BA in Economics and Finance. In 1999, he received a postgraduate diploma in Photojournalism from the London College of Printing.

He has spent six years covering the brutal conflict within the borders of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The resulting photographs were published as the book One Hundred Years of Darkness, which was recognized as one of the best photojournalism books of 2002 by Photo District News.

Over the years, Bleasdale has received several first prizes in the Picture of the Year and National Press Photographers Association awards. In 2004 he was awarded UNICEF Photographer of the Year Award, the 3P Photographer Award, and a grant from the Alexia Foundation Grant. In 2005, he was awarded a distribution grant from the Open Society Institute for his work with Human Rights Watch. His work is published widely in the United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States in publications such as the Sunday Times Magazine, Telegraph Magazine, Geo Magazine, the New Yorker, TIME, Newsweek, and National Geographic.