Lionel Delevingne occupation photographer
Career
1970s: Environmental photos
After settling in Northampton, Massachusetts, and working as a writer/photographer for publications such as the Valley Advocate, and In These TimesLionel Delevingne became particularly known for his documentary photographs of the anti-nuclear power/safe energy movement. He provided extensive coverage of the Clamshell Alliance occupations of the Seabrook nuclear power plant site in the 1970s, and also chronicled the aftermath of destruction and protest following major accidents at Three Mile Island in the United States, Chernobyl, Ukraine, and Fukushima, Japan. He published his photos both internationally and in the United States, including in Le Sauvage, one of the first ecological magazines in France.Many of his photos have been published in books about the safe energy movement, including No Nukes by Anna Gyorgy (South End Press, 1979), and in his 2014 book To The Village Square.  A photo essay of his work on Chernobyl appeared on the website of Mother Jones in 2009.
According to Veronique Prevost of Figaro/Journal Francais, "Delevingne is beholden to the lineage of great picture journalists, and his talent, if not his inspiration, makes you think of the master of the genre, Cartier-Bresson."
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