Sean O'Hagan (journalist)

Sean O'Hagan is a writer for The Guardian and The Observer, specialising in photography.

O'Hagan was brought up in Armagh during "the troubles", and has written about the experience.^[1][2][3] As an undergraduate, he studied English in London.^[4]

O'Hagan started as a writer for NME, The Face and Arena, and during this period became interested in photography.^[5] As of 2013, he is one of six regular "Art and design" critics for The Guardian website, and the only photography critic among the six.^[6]

On 18 March 2003 O'Hagan received the 2002 British Press Award for Interviewer of the Year.^{[7][n 1]}

O'Hagan is a nominator for the Prix Pictet Award in photography and sustainability.^{[n 2]}

In 2011 O'Hagan was the sole recipient of the J Dudley Johnston Award^{[n 3]} from the Royal Photographic Society "for major achievement in the field of photographic criticism".^[8]

Notes

1. The award is often described as having been for 2003; as an example, see "British Press Awards: Past winners", PressGazette.co.uk, 29 November 2007; accessed 19 January 2014.
2. For the Prix Pictet nominators, see Nominators: Prix Pictet, prixpictet.com; accessed 21 January 2014.
3. For the J Dudley Johnston Award, see J Dudley Johnston Award, Royal Photographic Society website; accessed 19 January 2014.

References

1. Sean O'Hagan, "An accidental death", The Observer, 21 April 2002. Accessed 19 January 2014.
2. O'Hagan, "The day I thought would never come", The Observer, 6 May 2007. Accessed 19 January 2014.
3. O'Hagan,"All along the watchtowers", The Observer, 13 May 2007; accessed 19 January 2014.
4. O'Hagan, "'Field Work spoke of a world I knew and had just left behind'", theguardian.com, 1 September 2013; accessed 19 January 2014.
5. Jesse, ""Sean O'Hagan on writing about photography", WeareOCA.com, 22 May 2013; accessed 18 January 2014.
6. "Our critics", within Art and design, TheGuardian.com; accessed 21 January 2013.
7. "Press Awards Winners 2000–2008", Press Awards; accessed 19 January 2014.
8. 2011 annual awards, Royal Photographic Society; accessed by the Wayback Machine on 14 December 2013.

External links

• "The power of photography: Time, mortality and memory". The Guardian, 19 May 2013.
• Links to articles (behind paywall) since 1984 by O'Hagan about music.
• 'Sean O’Hagan: “If you don’t annoy some people some of the time, you’re not doing your job properly!”' - interview with O'Hagan, 1000 Words Photography Magazine Blog, 2014.