Alexandra Boulat

Alexandra Boulat

#Photographe
photo a été prise à Bagdad en avril 2003 par Jérôme Delay

Alexandra Boulat was born in Paris, France, May 2nd 1962 and died in Paris on the 5th of October 2007.

She was originally trained in graphic art and art history, at the Beaux Arts in Paris. In 1989 she follows the step of her father Photographer Pierre Boulat, who worked 25 years for LIFE magazine, and became a photojournalist as well. She was represented by Sipa Press for 10 years until 2000. In 2001 she co-founded VII photo agency. Her news and features stories were published in many international magazines, above all National Geographic Magazine, Time and Paris-Match. She has recieved many of the most prestigious international photography awards for her work.

Boulat covered news, conflicts and social issues as well as making extensive reportages on countries and people. Among her many varied assignments, she reported on the wars in former Yugoslavia from 1991 until 1999, including Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo; the fall of the Taliban, the Iraqi people living under the embargo in the 90s, and the invasion of Baghdad by the coalition in 2003. During the last few years she was working on the Israeli and Palestinian conflict.She also photographed Yasser Arafat's family life and Yves Saint Laurent's last show in 2001. Other large assignments include country stories on Indonesia and Albania, and a people story on the Berbers of Morocco. Her latest work was on Muslim Women in the Middle East and Gaza.

Alexandra Boulat was the architect of one of the most deliberate, focused and militant bodies of work on the victims - particularly women - of conflict and injustice of our time.

Honours

Chevalier dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France

Selected Awards

Best Women Photographer, Bevento Oscars, Italy 2006
World Press Photo / Art 2003 - Yves Saint Laurent Last Show
Infinity Award, International Center of Photography, New York, 1999 - Kosovo
USA Photo Magazine's photographer of the year, 1998
Perpignan, Visa d'Or pour l'Image, 1998 - Kosovo
Paris-Match Award 1998 - Kosovo
The Harry Chapin Media Awards 1994 - Besieged Sarajevo

Monographs

ECLATS DE GUERRE, 10 years of wars in former Yugoslavia. Syrtes Image.
PARIS, National Geographic Books

Exhibitions

Modest at Grazia Neri, Milano, septembre 2007
VII at Bill Hunt Gallery in NY, 2005
Women photographers at War at the War Museum, Dubrovnik 2005
WAR VII at Red Cross Museum, Geneva 2004
Women in the MidEast /Perpignan Festival Visa pour l'image 2005.
War in Yougoslavia /Perpignan Festival Visa pour l'image 1995.
War in Yougoslavia at the Gallerie de Belhem in Paris 2001.