‘I’ll show you a real leader’ - Platon, the photographer of power, on finding humanity in all of us

Platon has made over 20 Time magazine covers with his portraits of people like Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, George Clooney, Silvio Berlusconi, Mohammed Ali, Adele and Sinead O'Connor. But he has also photographed people who are the opposite of famous and powerful - and recently published a book called The Defenders: Heroes of the Global Fight for Human Rights - which contains work done over 15 years around the world telling the stories of refugees and other oppressed people. He tells us what makes a true leader, and how the meaning of a photograph can change over time, and depending on who is looking at it. The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business, cultural and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. We believe that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to make positive change. World Economic Forum Website ► http://www.weforum.org/ Facebook ►   / worldeconomicforum   YouTube ►    / wef   Instagram ►   /     Twitter ►   / wef   LinkedIn ►   / world-economic-forum   TikTok ►   / worldeconomicforum   Flipboard ► https://flipboard.com/@WEF Platon's website: www.platonphoto.com Platon's YouTube channel:    / @platonphoto   Platon's Instagram:   / platon   #WorldEconomicForum