Trevor Paglen

Trevor Paglen
Paglen in 2013
Born1974 (age 49–50)
Alma mater
Awards

Trevor Paglen (born 1974) is an American artist, geographer, and author whose work tackles mass surveillance and data collection.[1][2]

In 2016, Paglen won the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize[3] and he has also won The Cultural Award from the German Society for Photography.[4] In 2017, he was a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship.

  1. ^ Gamerman, Ellen (12 September 2013). "The Fine Art of Spying". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  2. ^ O'Hagan, Sean (5 November 2015). "Deutsche Börse photography prize shortlist: drones v the women of Tahrir". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  3. ^ Violet Bramley, Ellie (5 November 2015). "Trevor Paglen's drone photography wins 2016 Deutsche Börse prize". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  4. ^ "The Cultural Award of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Photographie (DGPh) Archived 2017-09-28 at the Wayback Machine". Deutsche Gesellschaft für Photographie e.V.. Accessed 7 March 2017.