PLATON

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COLIN KAEPERNICK

Born in London in 1968, Platon was raised in the Greek Isles until his family returned to England in the mid-’70s. After a bachelor’s degree with honors in Graphic Design, he went on to receive a Masters in Photography and Fine Art at the Royal College of Art.

MUHAMMAD ALI

WILLEM DAFOE

AUNG SAN SUU KYI

JUDE LAW

VLADIMIR PUTIN

Platon is one of the world's most renowned portrait photographers, having photographed more world leaders than anyone else in history. 

BILL CLINTON

GEORGE H. W. BUSH

MUAMMAR KADHAFI

HUGO CHAVEZ

BENJAMIN NETANYAHU

BARRACK OBAMA

He has photographed over 30 covers for TIME Magazine, including their 2008 Vladimir Putin Person Of The Year cover. He has also photographed every living American president.

GLENN CLOSE

ROBERT DE NIRO

PAUL SMITH

CHRISTOPHER WALKEN

SYLVESTER STALLONE

In 2008, Platon signed on as staff photographer to The New Yorker and maintains long-term relationships with many international publications. He has published four books with subjects ranging from the power of world leaders to the dignity of those who serve in the US Military.

EDWARD SNOWDEN

ADELE & LEA

SERENA WILLIAMS

QUESTLOVE

WILLIE NELSON

'SERVICE: PLATON', BOOK

In 2013, Platon founded The People’s Portfolio, a non-profit foundation dedicated to celebrating emerging leaders of human rights and civil rights around the world. The People’s Portfolio creates a visual language that breaks barriers, expands dignity, fights discrimination, and enlists the public to support human rights around the world. 

THE AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, REVEREND C.T. VIVIAN

US IMMIGRATION, FAMILIES TORN APART

EGYPT'S TRANSFORMERS, REMY ESSAM

CHAMPIONS TO END MALARIA, YVONNE CHAKA CHAKA

EGYPT'S TRANSFORMERS, 'SAVE THE REVOLUTION'

SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONGO, NABINTU & NVUNANWA

His first film, My Body Is Not A Weapon, features survivors of wartime sexual violence and 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege. In 2021, he collaborated with Rupi Kaur on 3 short films for UNHCR' s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.

MY BODY IS NOT A WEAPON

RUPI KAUR

Platon captures the disarming power of empathy and human connection. He is currently on the board for Arts and Culture at the World Economic Forum and serves as a steward for the Economic Growth and Social Inclusion Initiative.

KHIMKI FOREST ACTIVISTS

RIGHTS IN RUSSIA, NATALIA VORNITSYNA

PUSSY RIOT

PUSSY RIOT, NADYA & MARIA AFTER RELEASE FROM JAIL

In 2020, Platon presented his first series of Eye Love You, Eye Hate You; a historic and monumental collection featuring magnified iris portraits belonging to an array of the world's most well-known figures. This show included 12 individual iris NFTs.

EYE LOVE YOU, I HATE YOU: BARACK OBAMA

EYE LOVE YOU, I HATE YOU: PUSSY RIOT SPECIAL EDITION

EYE LOVE YOU, I HATE YOU: VLADIMIR PUTIN

Platon’s life’s work is the subject of a new Netflix documentary, Abstract: The Art of Design. In April 22,  he gave an awe-inspiring TED Talk recounting stories of monumental people - from Michelle Obama and Pussy Riot to Vladimir Putin, Stephen Hawkin and Muhammad Ali.

STORIES OF PHOTOGRAPHING MONUMENTAL PEOPLE (click on image to watch TED Talk)

STEPHEN HAWKIN: 'WOW'

V. PUTIN: 'MY FAVORITE SONG IS YESTERDAY... THINK ABOUT IT'

MICHELLE OBAMA: 'I AM JUST MICHELLE'

 

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