Foreign Policy Live

How Platon Photographs Power

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Pussy Riot all have one thing in common—they’ve all sat in front of British portraitist Platon’s wide-angle lens. Platon joins FP Live to share what it’s like to be in the room with the top people in power and discuss how he captures these moments with his camera.
Suggested reading:
FP Live: How Platon Photographs Power
Platon: The Defenders: Heroes of the Global Fight for Human Rights
Clips: When Platon Met Putin &amp; Clinton
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