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Raymond Depardon

French photographer, photojournalist and documentary filmmaker

Raymond Depardon (French:[ʁɛmɔ̃dəpaʁdɔ̃]; born 6 July 1942) is a French photographer, photojournalist and documentary filmmaker.

Early life

Depardon was born in Villefranche-sur-Saône, France.[1]

Photographer

Depardon is a mainly self-taught photographer, as he began taking pictures on his family's farm when he was 12. He apprenticed with a photographer-optician in Villefranche-sur-Saône before he moved to Paris in 1958.[2] He began his career as a photojournalist in the early 1960s. He travelled to conflict zones including Algeria, Vietnam, Biafra and Chad. In 1966, Depardon co-founded the photojournalism agency Gamma. In 1973 he became Gamma's director. From 1975 to 1977, Depardon traveled in Chad. The following year, he left Gamma to become a Magnum Photos associate, then a full member in 1979. In the 1990s, Depardon returned to his parents' farm to photograph rural landscapes in color and, in 1996, published a black and white road journal, In Africa.

In May 2012, he took the official portrait of French President François Hollande.[3]

Director

Depardon is also the author of several documentary shorts and feature films. His approach as a director is influenced by cinéma vérité and direct cinema. In 1969 he made his first film (about Jan Palach) and he has directed 16 films since then. In 1984 Depardon made his first fiction film, Empty Quarters. Other notable examples include 1974, une partie de campagne, on the 1974 presidential campaign of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Reporters (1981) and New York, N.Y. (1986), La captive du désert (1990)[4] and Caught in the Acts (Délits flagrants) (1994).

Publications

  • Beyrouth, Centre Ville: inédit. Points. ISBN 978-2757819777
  • Paysans. Contemporary French Fiction. ISBN 978-2757815649
  • San Clemente. Diffusion Weber, 1984. ISBN 978-2867540196
  • En Afrique = In Africa. Steidl, 1996. ISBN 978-2020260947
  • Errance. Steidl, 2000. ISBN 978-2020386876
  • Le Tour Du Monde En 14 Jours. 7 Escales, 1 Visa. 2008. ISBN 978-2757811382
  • La terre des paysans. Steidl, 2008. ISBN 978-2020976312
  • Manhattan Out. Steidl Photography International, 2009. ISBN 978-3865217042
  • Native Land. Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris. 2009. ISBN 978-0500976883
  • La France de Raymond Depardon. Steidl, 2010. ISBN 978-2021009941
  • Repérages. Steidl, 2012. ISBN 978-2021090604
  • Berlin. Steidl, 2014. ISBN 978-2021140941
  • Adieu Saigon. Steidl, 2015. ISBN 978-3869309224
  • Glasgow. Steidl, 2016. ISBN 978-2021303629
  • La Solitude Heureuse Du Voyageur: Précédé De Notes. Points, 2017. ISBN 978-2757867631
  • Bolivia. Thames & Hudson, 2018. ISBN 978-2869251304
  • Le Desert Americain. Hazan, 2019. ISBN 978-2754102322
  • Manicomio: Secluded Madness
  • Paris Journal
  • PPP: Photographies De Personnalités Politiques
  • Afriques
  • villes, cities, städte
  • Désert, Un Homme Sans L'occident
  • Un moment si doux
  • Depardon Voyages
  • Détours
  • La ferme du Garet
  • Return to Vietnam
  • Depardon Cinéma
  • 100 Photos Pour Defendre La Liberté De La Presse

Filmography

Awards for films

References

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