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Viggo Rivad

Danish photographer (1922-2016) · Denmark · On the map · Artists · Died at 93

Viggo Reinholdt Rivad was a Danish photographer who started as an autodidact in 1946, and went on to win numerous competitions in the 1950s and 1960s. Around 1960, he adopted his so-called "essay approach", resulting in a series of related photographs, such as Et farvel (1962) and Laurits (1971).

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A life in dates

2016Died8 February 20162004Fogtdal Photographers AwardAward1984LO's kulturprisAwardThorvald Bindesbøll MedalAward1922Born3 July 1922

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Awards

Fogtdal Photographers Award2004
LO's kulturpris1984
Thorvald Bindesbøll Medal1984

About this person

Rivad, who also earned a living as a taxi driver, was a quiet, dedicated photographer, concentrating on disadvantaged areas and people on the fringes of society. His humanitarian messages were a result of his indignation, and his concern for society's outcasts.

Country
Denmark
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 2016 · aged 93