José Nicolas (1956) - Miss Italy au Senegal 1991

Miss Italy in Senegal, on Gorée Island José Nicolas is a French photographer and war correspondent, born in Casablanca in 1956. His career is particularly marked by war photojournalism and humanitarian reporting: • He began photography in the field, notably in Lebanon, then worked with Médecins du Monde alongside Bernard Kouchner • He then joined Sipa Press and covered for about a dozen years numerous conflicts: Lebanon, Afghanistan, Chad, Liberia, Romania, Bosnia, Somalia, etc. • In 1994, he was seriously wounded in Rwanda during Operation Turquoise. • Since then, his work has gradually shifted toward more personal subjects: Provence, landscapes, nature, portraits and the memory of his reporting, often on film and in black and white • He has also published several books, including French Doctors, Les hommes des roseaux, Cambodia and On est ce que l'on regarde. He received in 2024 the SAIF / Benoît Schaeffer Award for photographic editing at Visa pour l’Image.

Estimation:€500

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