Michael Coyne [1] is an Australian photojournalist. He has traveled extensively and photographed subjects including conflict, refugees and indigenous communities. Coyne's work is held in the collections of the National Gallery of Victoria,[1] Australian War Memorial[2] and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.[3] In 2001, he received the Centenary Medal from the Australian Government.[4]
Photojournalism
[edit]In 1985, Coyne was on assignment in post revolutionary Iran.[5] News Ltd journalist Suzanne Clarke wrote that "Coyne says he is not drawn to war seeking adventure and adrenalin. "I am more interested in the people. I am not interested in the soldiers . . . but in how the people are coping.""[6]
Academia
[edit]He obtained his doctorate through publication, "A Life in Documentary Practice".[7]
Dr Coyne is a Senior Fellow at Australia's Photography Studies College,[8] and previously was granted the title of adjunct professor at RMIT in Melbourne in 2003.[9]
Plays about Coyne
[edit]Coyne's life has been documented in writer Graeme Pitts' plays, Tour of Duty and Second Spring – a Letter To My Daughter, which explore some of the tensions and apprehensions experienced by him in relation to his work as a photojournalist.
Publications
[edit]Books by Coyne
[edit]- Coyne, Michael (1980). The Oz factor: Whoʼs doing what in Australia. Dove. ISBN 9780859241472.
- Coyne, Michael; Valenta, Tom (1992). A world of Australians. Brunswick, Vic: David Lovell. ISBN 978-1-86355-033-8.
- Coyne, Michael (1997). Second spring: the regeneration of the Jesuits. Aurora. ISBN 1-876227-01-X.
- Tour of Duty - East Timor. Melbourne: Australia-East Timor Association, 2002. With an essay by Graham Pitts. ISBN 0-9752450-2-3.
- Coyne, Michael (2005). People Photography - A guide to taking better pictures. Lonely Planet. ISBN 9781740595414.
- No Cheap Shots. 2006.[10]
- Coyne, Michael (2006). Michael Coyne / [text & photographs Michael Coyne.] WriteLight. ISBN 0975245074.
- Coyne, Michael (2007). Numurkah, lakes and roses. McKenzie. ISBN 9780980386509.
- "Village Hearing the Grass Grow". Melbourne, Australia. 2023, ISBN: 9780646859002.
Books with one other
[edit]- Langtree, Christine (2006). How to be a Child. Melbourne University Press. ISBN 9780522853070.
Books with contributions by Coyne
[edit]- The Jew called Jesus
- Leamen, Bob (1986). Armageddon : doomsday in our lifetime?. Greenhouse. ISBN 0864360363.
- Smolan, Rick; Cohen, David; Smolan, Leslie (1986). A Day in the life of America. Collins. ISBN 9780002177054. OCLC 13823880.[11]
- War – A South Collection #1 (T&G)
- Browne, Rick (1995). Planet Vegas. Collins. ISBN 978-0002251204.[12]
Other selected Contributions to books
[edit]- 1984 AUSTRALIA ,II JC MANAGEMENT Sydney Australia ISBN: 0 959131302
- 1984 The Australians Melbourne, Australia ISBN: 0 85550 810 8
- 1995 BEYOND Black & White. Portside Editions Melbourne, Australia. ISBN: 1875707
- 1996 Jerusalem: In the Shadow of Heaven, Harper Collins San Francisco, USA. IBSN: 0-00-225095-0
- 1997 Black Star: 60 Years of Photojournalism, Konneman. Chicago, USA. ISBN-10 3895082503
- 2000 24 Hours in the Life of Australia, Random House Sydney, Australia. IBSN: 0 091 84190 9
- 1999 New Zealand the Millennium: Abe Books Auckland, New Zealand ISBN: 0-473-05964-9
- 2003 A Day in the Life of the United States Armed Forces, Harper Collins San Francisco, USA, ISBN: 0-06-054180-6
- 2012 War/Photography: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath Yale University Press, New Haven, USA ISBN-13 978-0300177381
- 2020 Paper Tigers, Head On Foundation Sydney, Australia SBN: 9780648536239
Awards
[edit]- 1980 Best Designed Book. Australia. The Oz Factor
- 1985 POY (Pictures of the Year), Iran Under the Ayatollah (Second Place).
- 1985 Overseas Press Club of America, Iran Under the Ayatollah (Citation for Excellence).
- 1997 Best Designed Religious Book of The Year, Australia. Second Spring The Regeneration of the Jesuits.
- 2001: Centenary Medal from the Australian Government in recognition of his contribution to "Australian society and photography"[4]
- 2007 Awarded Honorary Fellowship from the AIPP (Australian Institute of Professional Photography).
- 2010 Chinese Coal Miners Human Rights Award by the FCC Hong Kong.
- 2011 Fellowship from the AIPP (Australian Institute of Professional Photography).
- 2024 Award of Excellence • Photography Book of the Year POY, Pictures of the Year, 2024 University of Missouri
Collections
[edit]Coyne's work is held in the following permanent collections:
- 1993 National Museum, Canberra, Australia World of Australians.
- 1995 National Gallery of Victoria, Australia Iran Under the Ayatollah.
- 1997 Society of Jesus, Rome Second Spring the Regeneration of the Jesuits.
- 1997 Society of Jesus, London Second Spring the Regeneration of the Jesuits.
- 2001 National Library, Canberra, Australia Five Ringed Circus.
- 2001 Kodak, Rochester, USA Five Ringed Circus.
- 2003 Society of Jesus, Melbourne, Australia Second Spring the Regeneration of the Jesuits.
- 2007 Tinkler Private Collection, Melbourne, Australia Weddings Portraits & Anniversaries.
- 2007 Museum of Australian Photography, Melbourne, Australia Five Ringed Circus.
- 2012 National Library, Canberra, Australia Numurkah Lakes & Roses.
- 2012 Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA Rehabilitation Centre in Tehran, Iran.
- 2017 The Tate Modern England Numurkah Lakes & Roses and Tour of Duty books
Exhibitions
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- 1996 A World of Australians National Museum Canberra, Australia.
- 1996 A World of Australians National tour of Australia.
- 1996 Second Spring The Regeneration of the Jesuits Chiara Goya Gallery Melbourne, Australia.
- 2000 Second Spring The Regeneration of the Jesuits Malthouse Theatre Complex Melbourne, Australia.2001
- 2000 Seeking the Truth Fringe Club Gallery Hong Kong.
- 2001 Tour of Duty Gasworks Complex Melbourne, Australia
- 2001 Mont Blanc Gallery, Hong Kong, 2001. The exhibition also included a lecture on photjournalism and a performance of "Second Spring".[13]
- 2005 Their Story is My Story, Daylesford Foto Biennelle, 2005, featured 30 of Coyne's images, with more than 100 also being presented on screen.[14]
- 2006 Five Ringed Circus View Street Gallery Bendigo, Australia.
- 2006 Five Ringed Circus Monash Gallery of Art Melbourne, Australia.
- 2006 Numurkah Lakes & Roses Monash Gallery of Art Melbourne, Australia.
- 2006 Their Story is My Story Tour of Capital cities in Australia.
- 2007 Body of Knowledge 45 Downstairs Melbourne, Australia.
- 2007 Body of Knowledge Frankston Art Centre, Australia.
- 2007 Body of Knowledge Dudley Art Gallery, Bendigo, Australia.
- 2008 Numurkah Lakes & Roses PICA Brisbane, Australia.
- 2008 Body of Knowledge Art Space Wodonga, Australia.
- 2008 Body of Knowledge Performing Arts Centre Geelong, Australia.
- 2008 Second Spring The Regeneration of the Jesuits Museum of Chivilcoy, Argentina.
- 2009 Numurkah Lakes & Roses The Library Numurkah, Australia.
- 2009 Village-Hearing the Grass Grow Fringe Club, Hong Kong.
- 2009 Second Spring The Regeneration of the Jesuits FCC Hong Kong.
- 2009 Embodied in Stone Fringe Club. Hong Kong.
- 2009 Embodied in Stone Fringe Club. Wuyi, China.
- 2010 Body of Knowledge Central TAFE Art Gallery Perth, Australia.
- 2010 Five Ringed Circus Anita Traverso Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
- 2012 X factor PHOTNET Gallery Melbourne, Australia.
- 2013 PNG Head On Foundation Sydney, Australia.
- 2013 New Guinea on Mobile, Manning Clark House Canberra.[15]
- 2012 Villages – Hearing the Grass Grow, Tafe Sydney Institute of Photography.[16]
- 2022 Insiders & outsiders, Alison Stieven-Taylor, Brian Cassey, Mouneb Taim, Giles Clarke. [17]
- 2014 Body of Knowledge Town Hall Melbourne, Australia.
- 2015 The Weather Is Different A Few Miles Away Magnet Gallery Melbourne, Australia.
- 2016 Hearing the Grass Grow SHOOT Gallery Perth, Australia.
- 2022 Paper Tigers, Delmar Gallery, Victoria Street, Ashfield NSW, Australia. [18]
Selected Group Exhibitions
[edit]- 1995 Amnesty Yes Myer Gallery Melbourne, Australia.
- 1996 Planet Vegas National tour of the USA.
- 2003 Day in the Life of the United States Forces National tour of the USA.
- 2000 New Zealand the Millennium National tour of New Zealand.
- 2005 Our Days Are Numbered Foto Biennale Daylesford, Australia.
- 2006 Degree South Powerhouse Brisbane, Australia.
- 2007 Degree South Foto Biennale Daylesford, Australia.
- 2008 Degree South VIVID Canberra, Australia.
- 2008 MAP VIVID Canberra, Australia.
- 2009 Degree South WAR ACP Sydney, Australia.
- 2009 Degree South WAR FotoFreo Freemantle, Australia.
- 2010 Degree South WAR Powerhouse Brisbane, Australia.
- 2012 WAR PHOTOGRAPH: Images of Armed Conflict and its Aftermath, The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Washington. USA.
- 2013 Degree South PEACE MGA Melbourne, Australia.
- 2014 Iran Reportage Festival Sydney, Australia.
- 2019 Paper Tigers Head On Sydney, Australia.
- 2023 Stories from the Picture Press: Black Star The Image Centre Toronto, Canada.
- 2023 Paper Tigers 02 Head On Sydney, Australia.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Artists | NGV". National Gallery of Victoria. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ "Rehabilitation centre for wounded Basij (volunteer soldiers) of the Iran-Iraq war". www.awm.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ^ "Works - Michael Coyne - People - The MFAH Collections". emuseum.mfah.org. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ a b "Mr Michael Thomas Coyne". It's an Honour. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ McGuinness, Jan (1986-02-08). "Images of Iran". The Age. pp. 139–140. ProQuest 2521198588.
- ^ Clarke, S. (2010-05-24). "Shooting the real War". The Courier-Mail. ProQuest 312409034.
- ^ Coyne, Michael (2008). [Doctor of Philosophy by publication submission] (Thesis).
- ^ "Our Lecturers – Dr. Michael Coyne". Photography Studies College. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ Shaping the Future: Annual Report 2008 (PDF). RMIT University. 2009. p. 43. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ Shipton, Keith (2006). "No Cheap Shots". Eureka Street. 16: 32–33 – via University of Queensland.
- ^ Schinker, Nick (1986). "This Friday Is the Day America Gets Its Picture Taken". Omaha World - Herald. p. 1. ProQuest 401445077.
- ^ Whitely, J (1995-11-28). "A different world". Las Vegas Review. ProQuest 259990474.
- ^ "Seeking truth". South China Morning Post. 2001-01-17. ProQuest 2420394383.
- ^ Gill, H (2005-05-30). "Voice of the Victims". Herald Sun. ProQuest 360644871.
- ^ "New Guinea on Mobile". Head On Photo Festival. 10 June 2013.
- ^ "TAFE Sydney Institute of Photography The Muse, Villages – Hearing the Grass Grow". Head On Photo Festival. 7 May 2012.
- ^ "insiders and outsiders". Head On Photo Festival. 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Paper Tigers: exhibition opening". Head On Photo Festival. 12 November 2022.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- CQ reports 1986 refer to Coyne's National Geographic work in Iran
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