Olivier Grunewald

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Olivier Grunewald
Born1959
Paris
NationalityFrench
EducationCentre de Formation des Gobelins, Paris
OccupationPhotographer
SpouseBernadette Gilbertas
Childrendaughter Fanny
AwardsWorld Press Photo (1995) (2002) (2004) (2011),[1] BBC Wildlife Photo Contest

Olivier Grunewald (born 1959) is a French photographer and author, with the main focus on nature, landscapes and wildlife.

Olivier Grunewald was born in Paris in 1959. He started photographing birds at the age of 14.[2]

He studied commercial advertising photography at the Gobelins School of the Image, in Paris.[3] After his studies he began working as a freelance photographer specializing in sports, mountaineering and rock climbing and continued climbing and photographing for the next 10 years with a medium format camera.[4][5]

Later in his career he switched to a large format camera and began to focus more on the wild nature, and a long-term project on volcanoes. He travels all over the world and collaborates on projects with his wife, Bernadette Gilbertas, a geographer and journalist. [2][5]

He has also produced documentaries on Wild Earth for Science and Nature magazine.[6]

Since 1997, he specializes in volcanoes and travels the world to illustrate the diversity of the phenomena and the volcanic landscapes.

Awards[edit]

  • Fondation de la Vocation (in French), 1988[4]
  • 4 World Press Photo Awards: 1995 (leatherback turtles in French Guiana), 2002 (Northern lights), 2004 (volcanoes of Kamchatka), 2011 (Nyiragongo volcano)[1][7]
  • distinguished by the Wildlife Photographer of the Year, a contest organized by the BBC and the Natural History Museum of London.

Publications[edit]

His work is published in major French and foreign press, including Le Figaro Magazine, GEO, Great Features, VOD, BBC Wildlife, Focus,[1] Airone,[2] National Geographic.
He has also co-authored 15 books:

  • Escalade Passion by Jean Kouchner and Olivier Grunewald (Editions Atlas,1991, ISBN 2-7312-1043-5, ISBN 978-2-7312-1043-9)
  • Australie terre du rêve, by Olivier Grunewald and Bernadette Gilbertas (Nathan Nature, 1999, ISBN 2-09-261004-X, ISBN 978-2-09-261004-6)
  • L'Ouest américain, territoires sauvages by Michel Le Bris and Olivier Grunewald (Le Chêne, 12 May 1999, ISBN 2-84277-154-0, ISBN 978-2-84277-154-6)
  • Images de la Création (Éditions du Chêne, 3 November 1999, ISBN 2-84277-541-4, ISBN 2-84277-239-3, ISBN 978-2-84277-239-0)
  • Lebendige Erde. by Olivier Grunewald and Bernadette Gilbertas (Weingarten, 1 October 2000, ISBN 3-8170-2527-0, ISBN 978-3-8170-2527-5)
  • Islande, l'île rebelle, by Olivier Grunewald and Bernadette Gilbertas (Nathan Nature, 20 September 2001, ISBN 2-09-261004-X, ISBN 978-2-09-261010-7)
  • Island. Insel aus Feuer und Eis. by Olivier Grunewald and Bernadette Gilbertas (Delius Klasing Verlag GmbH, 1 October 2002, ISBN 3-7688-1409-2, ISBN 978-3-7688-1409-6)
  • Namibie, le désert de la vie, by Olivier Grunewald and Bernadette Gilbertas (Nathan, 2003, ISBN 2-09-261042-2)
  • Lumières de la Création (Éditions du Chêne, 3 March 2004, ISBN 2-84277-541-4, ISBN 978-2-84277-541-4)
  • Nature, by Olivier Grunewald and Bernadette Gilbertas (Éditions du Chêne, 2004, ISBN 2-84277-526-0)
  • L'ouest américain, territoire sauvage, by Olivier Grunewald and Michel Le Bris (Éditions du Chêne, 2005, ISBN 2-84277-618-6)
  • Canyons : Au pays des Roches rouges, by Olivier Grunewald and Bernadette Gilbertas (Nathan, 2005, ISBN 2-09-261100-3)
  • Tsingy, forêt de Pierre – Madagascar, by Olivier Grunewald and David Wolozan (Altus, 2006, ISBN 2-9526011-0-0)
  • Volcans by Olivier Grunewald and Jacques-Marie Bardintzef (Le Chêne sept 2007, ISBN 978-2-84277-707-4)
  • Islande, l'île inachevée by Olivier Grunewald and Bernadette Gilbertas (Editions de la Martinière Sept 2011, ISBN 2732444553)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Olivier Grunewald, Bernadette Gilbertas (2005). Canyons – au pays des Roches rouges. Nathan. pp. book jacket. ISBN 2-09-261100-3.
  2. ^ a b c "Interview with Oliver Grunewald in Ornithomedia (in French)". ORNITHOMEDIA. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  3. ^ Article about Olivier Grunewald in Gralon (in French)
  4. ^ a b "Author profile on Piterak". Piterak. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Featured Photographer in Wild Wonders of Europe project". Wild Wonders of Europe. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  6. ^ Profile of Olivier Grunewald on Livres Photos (in French)
  7. ^ Archive of World Press Photo contest

External links[edit]

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