Chris Niedenthal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Chris Niedenthal

Polish photographer

Date of Birth: 21-Oct-1950

Place of Birth: London

Profession: photographer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Christopher Jan Niedenthal (born 21 October 1950 in London) is a British-Polish photographer and photojournalist.
A member of the Association of Polish Art Photographers, his pictures were published in a number of internationally renowned newspapers and magazines, among them Newsweek, Time, Der Spiegel and Forbes.
In 1986 he received the World Press Photo prize for a portrait of János Kádár. He is best known for his series of photographs documenting life behind the Iron Curtain, as well as the history of Solidarnosc.
His picture of an Armoured Personnel Carrier standing in front of Warsaw's "Moscow" cinema screening "Apocalypse Now" became one of the icons of the Martial Law in Poland.