Alexandra Boulat

Alexandra Boulat

Alexandra Boulat (May 2, 1962 – October 5, 2007) was a leading French photographer born in Paris, France. She was trained in graphic art and art history at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 2001, she co-founded the VII Photo Agency. Before then she had been represented by Sipa Press and by her mother's agency, Cosmos. Her work has appeared in many magazines, including "Time", "Newsweek", "Paris Match" and "National Geographic Magazine." Boulat has also received numerous international awards. Since 2006 she had been concentrating primarily on the conflict in Gaza.

In June 2007, she suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm, [ [http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/newswire/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003602628 Alexandra Boulat suffers 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. [ [http://www.nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2007/07/boulat.html Boulat remains in coma in Paris] ] Thousands of colleagues and fans had poured out their support for her. Boulat died in her sleep in Paris on October 5 2007. [ [http://www.pr-inside.com/french-photojournalist-alexandra-boulat-r234734.htm French photojournalist Alexandra Boulat, known for her work in war zones, dies at 45] ]

References

External links

* [http://ngm.com/alexandra-boulat/alexandra-boulat-memories.html "National Geographic" magazine online, "Remembering Alexandra Boulat"]
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2190147,00.html Obituary in "The Guardian", 13 October 2007]
* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2616998.ece Obituary in "The Times", 9 October 2007]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/06/arts/06boulat.html?_r=1&ref=obituaries&oref=slogin New York Times: Alexandra Boulat, War Photographer, Is Dead at 45]
* [http://www.viiphoto.com/photographer.html Alexandra's bio from VII Photo Agency]

Her Work

* [http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1669313,00.html?iid=redirect-boulat Time's Tribute - Photo Essay]
* [http://www.time.com/time/photoessays/2006/gaza_multimedia/ Capturing Gaza's Hell - A multimedia presentation] narrated by Boulat herself


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