Eric Bouvet

Place: Paris

Born: 1961

Biography:

Eric Bouvet is a French photographer born in 1961 in Paris, France. He began his photographic career in 1981 after studying art and graphic industries in Paris. His interest in photography was sparked when, at the age of 8, he watched the first live television images of the Apollo 11 mission landing on the moon. Bouvet is particularly recognized for his war photography and images of underground communities. His career, which began in 1981, has specialized in examining the underside of society, his photographs have depicted the lives of underground communities, such as bikers, far right and far left activists, gangs, and sex workers. He has covered a number of major conflicts from 1980 and 2000 in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Since 2005, he has focused on photographic projects and exhibited in photo festivals. Additionally he is the author of some twenty books. Bouvet is a laureate of five World Press Photo Awards, the Frontline Club Award, and two Visa d’Or News. His work is diffused by the agency photo VII.