Michael Coyne (photographer)
Michael Coyne (born 1945) is an Australian photojournalist. He has traveled extensively and photographed subjects including conflict, refugees and indigenous communities. Coyne's work is held in the collections of the National Gallery of Victoria, Australian War Memorial and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. In 2001, he received the Centenary Medal from the Australian Government. Photojournalism In 1985, Coyne was on assignment in post revolutionary Iran. News Ltd journalist Suzanne Clarke wrote that "Coyne says he is not drawn to war seeking adventure and adrenalin. "I am more interested in the people. I am not interested in the soldiers . . . but in how the people are coping."" Academia He obtained his doctorate through publication, "A Life in Documentary Practice". He is a lecturer and mentor at Australia's Photography Studies College, and previously was granted the title of adjunct professor at RMIT in Melbourne in 2003. Plays about Coyne Coyne's life has been documented in writer Graeme Pitts' plays, Tour of Duty and Second Spring – a Letter To My Daughter, which explore some of the tensions and apprehensions experienced by him in relation to his work as a photojournalist. Publications Books by Coyne Tour of Duty - East Timor.