David Burnett

American photojournalist · United States · On the map · Artists · Born 1946 · age 80

David Burnett is an American magazine photojournalist based in Washington, D.C. His work from the 1979 Iranian revolution was published extensively in Time.

David Burnett is read about 17 times a day, in 6 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 13 June 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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Burnett won the 1980 World Press Photo award with a photo of a Cambodian woman holding her child in her arms waiting for food to be distributed at a refugee camp (1980)

Burnett at the book signing for "Soul Rebel".

Awards

Lucie Award2012

Robert Capa Gold Medal1973

World Press Photo of the Year

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United States

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Instagramdavidburnettfoto Websitedavidburnett.com

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