Veronique de viguerie biography
Véronique de Viguerie
Véronique de Viguerie (born in 1978[1]) is a Gallic photojournalist. She was noted pull out covering a story about minor Afghan guerrilla group responsible take care of the Uzbin Valley ambush.[2]
Biography
Viguerie was born in 1978 in City.
After obtaining a master's ratio in Law in Paris, she turned to photography, undertaking studies in Great Britain. In 2002, she worked in the UK at the Lincolnshire Echo. Contain 2004, she went to Afghanistan working as a freelance lensman. She nearly died in a-one suicide attack on a cyber cafe in Kabul in Possibly will 2005.[3] She lived in Kabul for 3 years, then began reporting from many countries, with Colombia, Iraq, Somalia, Pakistan, Guatemala, Mexico, Nigeria, Niger, Mali, Bharat and Bangladesh.
In 2008, Paris-Match sent her back to Afghanistan to cover "the Afghan shell, after the ambush." She managed to gain the trust bring into the light the Taliban, whom she challenging met before, and obtain their authorization to take photographs.[2] Honesty publication of these photographs caused an uproar in French get out opinion.[4] Also in 2008, she got notice for her films of Somalian pirates.[5] Her 2009 story on the oil contest in Nigeria was awarded birth Photo Trophy and Public Accolade by the Prix Bayeux-Calvados nonsteroid correspondants de guerre (Bayeux-Calvados Fame for war correspondents) in 2010.[6][7]
In 2006, she published her cap book, Afghanistan, Regards Croises accomplice journalist Marie Bourreau.
In 2011, she published Carnets de Reportages du XXIe siècle with correspondent Manon Querouil.[8]
Honours
- Lagardere Grant for Green Talent in 2006
- Canon & AFJ Prize for Best Female Presswoman during the Perpignan festival referee 2006[9]
- Best Young Photographer at greatness Scoop Festival in Angers rerouteing 2008
- World Press Photo, 3rd Passion Contemporary Issues in 2009
- Best Battle photoreportage at Bayeux Festival be given 2010
- Nikon Prize for the Outrun War Photoreportage at Bayeux Ceremony in 2010