About Spencer Platt
Born 1970. Spencer Platt is an American photographer, war photographer, photojournalist and journalist.
Spencer Platt (born March 16, 1970) is an American photojournalist.
Since 2001, he has documented international conflicts for Getty Images in the Republic of Congo, Afghanistan, Liberia, Iraq, Ukraine and many other countries. At the end of the 2006 Lebanon War he photographed five young Lebanese driving through the rubble of the bombed South Beirut in a cabriolete. This image was named World Press Photo of the Year 2006. He was co-winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography.
He was born in Darien, Connecticut.
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Who is Spencer Platt?
American photojournalist
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Spencer Platt was born on 16 March 1970 in Westport, Darien.
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Spencer Platt is a photographer, war photographer, photojournalist and journalist.
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Spencer Platt is American.
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