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Patrick Chauvel

Patrick Chauvel (born 1949 in France) is an independent war photographer whose career began when he was just 17 years old.[1]

He has covered more than twenty conflicts all over the world, including the Six-Day War and the Vietnam War. In 1995 he was awarded the World Press Photo commendation for Spot News Stories for his coverage of the Battle of Grozny during the First Chechen War.[2]

He is also author of some documentary movies.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5][6]

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[7] and in the Condition One project.

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[8]

Publications

  • Chauvel, Patrick (2003). Rapporteur de guerre [War Reporter] (in French). France: Oh. p. 295. ISBN 978-2-915056-04-4. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
  • Chauvel, Patrick (2006). Sky (Novel) (in French). France: A Vue d'Oeil. p. 423. ISBN 978-2-84666-258-1.

Filmography (actor)

References

  1. ^ "Interview With War Photographer Patrick Chauvel". History Net. World History Group. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  2. ^ World Press Photo: 1995, Patrick Chauvel, 1st prize, Spot News stories
  3. ^ "Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal (RIDM): Listings". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28.
  4. ^ Truth needs no ally: inside photojournalism pp316-317
  5. ^ Botham, Noel (2004). The Murder of Princess Diana (reissue ed.). Kensington Pub. Corp. p. 240. ISBN 978-0-7860-0700-4. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
  6. ^ Morgan, John (2008). Cover-up of a Royal Murder: Hundreds of Errors in the Paget Report. Lulu.com. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-84753-655-6.
  7. ^ "24h.com Patrick Chauvel". Archived from the original on 2011-09-19. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  8. ^ "Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal (RIDM): Patrick Chauvel". 2003. Archived from the original on May 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-10.

Further reading

Chapnick, Howard (1997). Truth needs no ally: inside photojournalism (illustrated). University of Missouri Press. p. 369. ISBN 978-0-8262-0955-9. Retrieved 2009-09-10.


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