Jillian Edelstein
(1957-), PhotographerSitter in 3 portraits
Artist of 120 portraits
Edelstein was born and grew up in South Africa. She graduated as a social worker before starting work as a press photographer in Johannesburg in 1981. She moved to London in 1985 and began working as a freelance photographer in 1986. Her portraits have appeared in the Sunday Times Magazine, the New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, Time and the New Yorker. Edelstein has received a number of awards including the Visa d'Or at the International Festival of photojournalism in Perpignan (1997) for her work on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Her book Truth & Lies resulting from this project was published in 2002.
by Jillian Edelstein
bromide fibre print, 1985
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by Jillian Edelstein
bromide fibre print, 1986
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by Jillian Edelstein
bromide fibre print, 1986
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by Jillian Edelstein
bromide fibre print, 1987
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by Jillian Edelstein
bromide fibre print, 1987
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by Jillian Edelstein
bromide fibre print, 1987
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by Jillian Edelstein
bromide fibre print, 12 November 1988
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