Alexandra Boulat

French photographer

Alexandra Boulat (2 May 1962 – 5 October 2007) was a French photographer born in Paris. In 2001, she co-founded the VII Photo Agency.2

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Born May 2, 1962, died Oct 5, 2007.1

About

Her work has appeared in many magazines, including Time, Newsweek, Paris Match and National Geographic Magazine and she received numerous international awards.

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Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedBeaux-Arts de Paris3

Career

Occupation: war correspondent, photographer.5

She was trained in graphic art and art history at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

Before co-founding the VII Photo Agency in 2001 she had been represented by Sipa Press and by her mother's agency, Cosmos.

Since 2006 she had been concentrating primarily on the conflict in Gaza.

In June 2007, she suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm, and spent three weeks in a hospital in Israel in a medically induced coma. She was moved to France, where she remained in a coma. Thousands of colleagues and fans had expressed support for her. Boulat died in her sleep in Paris on 5 October 2007.

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Personal life

  • BornMay 2, 1962, 13th arrondissement of Paris6
  • DiedOct 5, 2007, 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris7
  • CitizenshipFrance8

Awards

  • 2003World Press Photo9
  • 1999Infinity Award of photojournalism9
  • 1998Grand prix Paris Match du photojournalisme9
  • 1998Visa pour l'image9