The New Yorker magazine staff photographer Platon has taken portraits of the most powerful people in the world. He tells The State We're In how he captures their stories in a split second.
In 2007 Platon photographed Russian Premier Vladimir Putin for Time Magazine's Person Of The Year Cover (left). This image was awarded the coveted 1st prize at the 2008 World Press Photo Contest (more photos below).
Links - Elsheba Khan at the grave of her son, Specialist Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan
The New Yorker: an interactive portfolio of portraits by Platon of world leaders
Platon's website - platonphoto.com
Video - Platon tries to recall his most famous subjects:
This story was taken from the latest edition of The State We're In - The power of stories
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