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Joel-Peter Witkin

1939 - Today

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Joel-Peter Witkin (born September 13, 1939) is an American photographer who lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His work often deals with themes such as death, corpses (and sometimes dismembered portions thereof), often featuring ornately decorated photographic models, including people with dwarfism, transgender and intersex persons, as well as people living with a range of physical features. Witkin is often praised for presenting these figures in poses which celebrate and honor their physiques in an elevated, artistic manner. Witkin's complex tableaux vivants often recall religious episodes or classical paintings. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joel-Peter Witkin is the 92nd most popular photographer, the 5,434th most popular biography from United States and the 25th most popular American Photographer.

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS

Among photographers, Joel-Peter Witkin ranks 92 out of 148. Before him are Albert Renger-Patzsch, Grete Stern, Heinrich Zille, Nick Ut, Spencer Tunick, and Karl Struss. After him are Willy Ronis, Henry Peach Robinson, Mary Ellen Mark, Roman Vishniac, Bob Guccione, and David Douglas Duncan.

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Among people born in 1939, Joel-Peter Witkin ranks 322. Before him are Jean-Pierre Chevènement, Livio Berruti, Marie-Claire Blais, Carlos Alberto Silva, Jacek Gmoch, and Dixie Carter. After him are Yaakov Neeman, Luigi Simoni, John Peel, Chris Dickerson, Joe Clark, and Billy Cox.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joel-Peter Witkin ranks 5,434 out of 20,380. Before him are Muhtar Kent (1952), Brian Austin Green (1973), John J. McCloy (1895), Babushka Lady (1930), John Ashton (1948), and Richard Helms (1913). After him are William R. Pogue (1930), Kathy Acker (1947), Henry M. Leland (1843), Mark Donohue (1937), Jennifer Esposito (1973), and Vinnie Colaiuta (1956).

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In United States

Among photographers born in United States, Joel-Peter Witkin ranks 25. Before him are Helen Levitt (1913), Berry Berenson (1948), Gertrude Käsebier (1852), William Eggleston (1939), Spencer Tunick (1967), and Karl Struss (1886). After him are Mary Ellen Mark (1940), Bob Guccione (1930), David Douglas Duncan (1916), Garry Winogrand (1928), F. Holland Day (1864), and Bert Stern (1929).

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