Olivier Grunewald

Olivier Grunewald
Born	1959 Paris
Nationality	French
Education	Centre de Formation des Gobelins, Paris
Occupation	Photographer
Spouse	Bernadette Gilbertas
Children	daughter Fanny
Awards	World Press Photo (1995) (2002) (2004),[1] BBC Wildlife Photo Contest

Olivier Grunewald (born 1959) is a French photographer and author, with the main focus on nature, landscapes and wildlife.

Olivier Grunewald was born in Paris in 1959. He started photographing birds at the age of 14.^[2]

He studied commercial advertising photography at the Goblins School of the Image, in Paris.^[3] After his studies he began working as a freelance photographer specializing in sports, mountaineering and rock climbing and continued climbing and photographing for the next 10 years with a medium format camera.^[4][5]

Later in his career he switched to a large format camera and began to focus more on the wild nature, and a long term project on volcanoes. He travels all over the world and collaborates on projects with his wife, Bernadette Gilbertas, a geographer and journalist. ^[2][5]

He has also produced documentaries on Wild Earth for Science and Nature magazine.^[6]

Awards

• Fondation de la Vocation (French), 1988 ^[4]
• 3 World Press Photo Awards: 1995 (leatherback turtles in French Guiana), 2002 (Northern lights), 2004 (volcanoes of Kamchatka)^[1][7]
• distinguished by the Wildlife Photographer of the Year, a contest organized by the BBC and the Natural History Museum of London.

Publications

His work is published in major French and foreign press, including Le Figaro Magazine, GEO, Great Features, VOD, BBC Wildlife, Focus,^[1] Airone,^[2] National Geographic.
He has also co-authored 14 books:

• Escalade Passion by Jean Kouchner and Olivier Grunewald (Editions Atlas,1991, ISBN 2731210435, ISBN 978-2731210439)
• Australie terre du rêve, by Olivier Grunewald and Bernadette Gilbertas (Nathan Nature, 1999, ISBN 209261004X, ISBN 978-2092610046)
• L'Ouest américain, territoires sauvages by Michel Le Bris and Olivier Grunewald (Le Chêne, 12 May 1999, ISBN 2842771540, ISBN 978-2842771546)
• Images de la Création (Éditions du Chêne, 3 November 1999, ISBN 2842775414, ISBN 2842772393, ISBN 978-2842772390)
• Lebendige Erde. by Olivier Grunewald and Bernadette Gilbertas (Weingarten, 1 October 2000, ISBN 3817025270, ISBN 978-3817025275)
• Islande, l'île rebelle, by Olivier Grunewald and Bernadette Gilbertas (Nathan Nature, 20 September 2001, ISBN 209261004X, ISBN 978-2092610107)
• Aquarium design by Olivier Grunewald (Nathan Nature, 26 September 2001, ISBN 2092610112, ISBN 978-2092610114)
• Island. Insel aus Feuer und Eis. by Olivier Grunewald and Bernadette Gilbertas (Delius Klasing Verlag GmbH, 1 October 2002, ISBN 3768814092, ISBN 978-3768814096)
• Namibie, le désert de la vie, by Olivier Grunewald and Bernadette Gilbertas (Nathan, 2003, ISBN 2092610422)
• Lumières de la Création (Éditions du Chêne, 3 March 2004, ISBN 2842775414, ISBN 978-2842775414)
• Nature, by Olivier Grunewald and Bernadette Gilbertas (Éditions du Chêne, 2004, ISBN 2842775260)
• L'ouest américain, territoire sauvage, by Olivier Grunewald and Michel Le Bris (Éditions du Chêne, 2005, ISBN 2842776186)
• Canyons : Au pays des Roches rouges, by Olivier Grunewald and Bernadette Gilbertas (Nathan, 2005, ISBN 2092611003)
• Tsingy, forêt de Pierre - Madagascar, by Olivier Grunewald and David Wolozan (Altus, 2006, ISBN 2952601100)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Olivier Grunewald, Bernadette Gilbertas (2005). Canyons - au pays des Roches rouges. Nathan. pp. book jacket. ISBN 2092611003. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Interview with Oliver Grunewald in Ornithomedia (in French)". ORNITHOMEDIA. http://www.ornithomedia.com/magazine/mag_art323_2.htm. Retrieved 5 May 2010. 
3. ^ Article about Olivier Grunewald in Gralon (in French)
4. ^ ^{a b} "Author profile on Piterak". Piterak. http://www.piterak.com/dynamic/auteurs/ficheAuteur.php?auteur_id=8&site_id=5. Retrieved 5 May 2010. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "Featured Photographer in Wild Wonders of Europe project". Wild Wonders of Europe. http://www.wild-wonders.com/the_photographers_featured.asp?show=46. Retrieved 5 May 2010. 
6. ^ Profile of Olivier Grunewald on Livres Photos (in French)
7. ^ Archive of World Press Photo contest

External links

• Olivier Grunewald image gallery at Piterak
• Olivier Grunewald image gallery at Wild Wonders of Europe
• Exposition of Olivier Grunewald volcano photographs at Photo Festival La Gacilly
• Gallery of Kawah Ijen by night by Olivier Grunewald

See also

Photography portal

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