Vincent Laforet

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name = Vincent Laforet


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birth_date = 1975
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residence = Manhattan, New York City, New York
nationality = French
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education = Dalton School
alma_mater = Northwestern University
employer = The New York Times
occupation = Photographer
home_town = New York City
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spouse = Amber
children = Noah
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website = [http://www.laforetvisuals.com/ Laforet Visuals]
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Vincent Laforet (1975– ) is an American photographer. Laforet shared the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography as a member of "The New York Times" staff's coverage of "the pain and the perseverance of people enduring protracted conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan." [cite web|url=http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2002,Feature+Photography |title=2002 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography |accessdate=2008-06-12] In 2006, Laforet became the Times' s first national contract photographer.cite web|url=http://www.usa.canon.com/dlc/controller?act=GetArticleAct&articleID=1286&fromTips=1/ |title=Canon Digital Learning Center - Interview: Vincent Laforet: |accessdate=2008-09-23] He has been sent on assignment by "Vanity Fair, The New York Times Magazine, National Geographic, Sports Illustrated, Time, Newsweek", and "Life". He is represented by the Stockland Martel agency.

Laforet attended the Dalton School and received his B.S. from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in 1997. He is fluent in French. He lives in Manhattan with his wife Amber and has one son, Noah.

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