Don McCullin

born 1935

Don McCullin, ‘Shell-shocked US Marine, The Battle of Hue’ 1968, printed 2013
Shell-shocked US Marine, The Battle of Hue 1968, printed 2013
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Biography

Sir Donald McCullin, CBE, Hon FRPS (born 9 October 1935), is a British photojournalist, particularly recognized for his war photography and images of urban strife. His career, which began in 1959, has specialised in examining the underside of society, and his photographs have depicted the unemployed, downtrodden and the impoverished.

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Artworks

Don McCullin, ‘Shell-shocked US Marine, The Battle of Hue’ 1968, printed 2013

Don McCullin Shell-shocked US Marine, The Battle of Hue

1968, printed 2013
On display at Tate Britain part of Don McCullin AR01201
Don McCullin, ‘Northern Ireland, Londonderry’ 1971, printed 2013

Don McCullin Northern Ireland, Londonderry

1971, printed 2013
On display at Tate Britain part of Don McCullin AR01194
Don McCullin, ‘Young Christian Youth Celebrating the Death of a Young Palestinian Girl, Beirut’ 1976, printed 2013

Don McCullin Young Christian Youth Celebrating the Death of a Young Palestinian Girl, Beirut

1976, printed 2013
On display at Tate Britain part of Don McCullin AR01209
Don McCullin, ‘The Battle for the City of Hue, South Vietnam, US Marine Inside Civilian House’ 1968, printed 2013

Don McCullin The Battle for the City of Hue, South Vietnam, US Marine Inside Civilian House

1968, printed 2013
On display at Tate Britain part of Don McCullin AR01196
Don McCullin, ‘Cyprus’ 1964, printed 2013

Don McCullin Cyprus

1964, printed 2013
On display at Tate Britain part of Don McCullin AR01184
Don McCullin, ‘A Dead North Vietnamese Soldier, The Battle of Hue’ 1968, printed 2013

Don McCullin A Dead North Vietnamese Soldier, The Battle of Hue

1968, printed 2013
On display at Tate Britain part of Don McCullin AR01200
Don McCullin, ‘The Battlefields of the Somme, France’ 2000

Don McCullin The Battlefields of the Somme, France

2000
On display at Tate Britain part of Don McCullin P80136
Don McCullin, ‘The Cyprus Civil War, Limassol, Cyprus’ 1964, printed 2013

Don McCullin The Cyprus Civil War, Limassol, Cyprus

1964, printed 2013
On display at Tate Britain part of Don McCullin AR01182
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Film and audio
TateShots

Don McCullin: 'A silent protest about the futility of war'

Watch the artist remember the people and places from some of his most powerful work

Don McCullin, ‘Shell-shocked US Marine, The Battle of Hue’ 1968, printed 2013
Interview

Don McCullin on Shell-shocked US Marine

The photographer discusses his time in Vietnam and his infamous photograph
TateShots

Don McCullin: 'I hate being known as a war photographer'

Watch the artist talk about a selection of his photographs

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