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= John Thackwray = John Thackwray (born July 1st, 1982) is a French photographer and director. He sees his work as located somewhere between social photography and visual anthropology. In 2017, he published the book “My Room, portrait of a generation.”

Early life
Born to a South African father and a French mother, he spent his childhood between those two countries.

In 2007, he obtained a master’s in journalism from the University of Bordeaux.

Movie making
In 2005 Thackwray directed his first short film, “Traverser le masque,” [piercing the mask] with Les Yamakasis. This film earned him several awards, such as the le Prix Franco Québécois de la Jeunesse 2005, the grand prix Regard jeune sur la cité 2006, as well as being awarded a prize at the JVC Tokyo Festival 2006.

Between 2007 and 2017 he directed various video clips for artists such as Dubmatiques, Gos, Manrose, and My Dear Silence, as well as directing numerous advertisements in Europe for L'oréal, Sony, Coca Cola, and others.

Photography
In 2010, John Thackwray began his long-term photographic project, the “My Room Project”. The concept is simple: to photograph young men and women born in the 80’s and 90’s in the places they sleep, all around the world, and interview them on subjects such as lifestyle, local issues, education, religion, or love. It is a document of the diversity of lifestyles, as well as of the destruction of traditions and the rise of inequalities.This project led him to photograph a diverse variety of persons, from Palestinian refugees in Shatila, to drug smugglers in the north of Mexico or genocide victims in Rwanda. More than a thousand candidates from 55 countries participated in total. The project has echoed worldwide; millions of people have now seen the project. He has exhibited his work in several countries, and numerous media outlets have discussed his work, such as the Sunday Times, the Daily Mail , the Huffington Post , NPR , and National Geographic.

In 2012, he won the jury’s prize at Les rencontres photographiques de Arles (emerging artists’ award), given by Christian Caujolle.

In 2017, he was named among the top 10 photographers of the year by Lonely Planet.

The book “My Room, portrait of a generation,” translated to English, French, and Japanese, was born from the project.

2017

 * Wuppertal Opera - Wuppertal - Germany
 * Gewerbe Museum - Switzerland
 * L’ascenseur Végétal - Bordeaux - France
 * Palais des Congrès - Biarritz - France
 * V.I.A – Paris – France

2016

 * Espace Darwin – Bordeaux – France
 * Milano Design Week – Milan – Italy

2015

 * Art Center – Durban – South Africa
 * IG Galery – Paris – France

2014

 * Gallerie Central Dupon – Paris – France
 * Château de Grattequina – Bordeaux – France
 * S88 Photo Gallery – Kunming – China

2013

 * Siège Ipsos – Paris – France
 * Totem Pole Gallery – Tokyo – Japan
 * Al Riwaq Art Space – Manama – Barhain
 * Maison 8 – Paris – France

2012

 * Palais de Lupé – Arles – France
 * Art Center – Dubai – UAE
 * Nuit de la photo – La Chaux de Fonds – Switzerland
 * Siège Ipsos – Paris – France
 * Maison aquitaine – Paris – France