Patrick Chauvel

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Patrick Chauvel (born 1949 in France) has been an independent war photographer since his youth. He went through more than twenty conflicts all over the world, including the Six-Day War and the Vietnam War.

He is also author of some documentary movies.[1]

On 21 December 1989 during the Invasion of Panama he was critically wounded to the belly by two rounds shot by Marines; Juan Antonio Rodriguez (El Pais) was killed.[2]

After the death of Diana, Princess of Wales he allegedly saw time stamped photographs from a speed camera showing the mercedes entering the fatal tunnel[3] [4]

Author of two books in French, the autobiographical Rapporteur de Guerre (2003) and the novel Sky (2005).

Also participated in 24h.com-neo media projects [5] and in the Condition One project.

Laureate of prestige World Press Photo Prize in 1995 (1st prize, spot news stories).[6]

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[edit] Documentary Films

  • 48h à Ramallah / Patrick Chauvel
  • Cauchemars d’enfants tchétchènes / Patrick Chauvel
  • Derrière l’objectif / Patrick Chauvel
  • Kamikaze 47 / Patrick Chauvel
  • Rapporteurs de guerres / Patrick Chauvel; Antoine Novat [7]

[edit] Publications

[edit] Filmography (actor)

[edit] References

Chapnick, Howard (1997) (illustrated) Truth needs no ally: inside photojournalism University of Missouri Press pp. 369 ISBN 9780826209559 http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=l_e4xVcXWzoC&dq. Retrieved 2009-09-10 

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