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Pascal Maitre (also Pascal Maître) is a French photographer. He was born in 1955 in Buzançais, France, and lives in Paris. Pascal Maitre started his career as photojournalist in 1979 with the Jeune Afrique magazine. For more than 30 years he took photographs of lives and nature in over 40 countries in Africa, but he has also worked in Afghanistan, South America and numerous other regions.

His photographs have been published in GEO, Le Figaro, Newsweek, Life, National Geographic, Paris Match, L'Express, Stern, The New York Times Magazine and many others.[1][2]

Books

  • 2000: My Africa
  • 2001: Madagascar
  • 2012: Amazing Africa
  • 2017: Baobab - The Magic Tree

Awards

  • 1986 and 1987: World Press Photo Contest[3]
  • 2010: Photojournalism National Magazine Award[4]
  • 2011: La bourse FNAC d’aide à la creation photographique
  • 2013: Prix International Planète Albert Khan[5]
  • 2015: Lifetime Achievement Visa d'or Award by Le Figaro Magazine[6]

References

  1. ^ Society, National Geographic. "Photographer Pascal Maitre Biography -- National Geographic".
  2. ^ http://cpn.canon-europe.com/content/ambassadors/pascal_maitre.do
  3. ^ "Pascal Maître".
  4. ^ https://www.accpublishinggroup.com/uk/store/pv/9783901753411/amazing-africa/pascal-maitre-edited-by-lois-lammerhuber-contributions-from-jean-luc-marty-and-michael-stuehrenberg/
  5. ^ "Pascal Maitre - L'Œil de la photographie". 20 March 2014.
  6. ^ http://www.visapourlimage.com/en/festival/awards/visa-d-or-d-honneur-du-figaro-magazine
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