Five international photographers from Getty Images are currently exhibited in part of Festival Visa pour l’image until to September 13th 2015 : Lynsey Addario (Syrian Refugees in the Middle East), Daniel Berehulak (The Ebola Epidemic for The New York Times), Alejandro Cegarra (Living with the Legacy of Hugo Chavez), Edouard Elias (The French Foreign Legion in the Central African Republic) and Omar Havana (Earthquake in Nepal).
Since the end of 2013, France has sent more than 1200 soldiers to the Central African Republic – including a large number of foreign legionnaires. They come from different countries and fight for a common cause: the end of the civil war. Photographer Edouard Elias accompanied the troops. We spoke with him about his motivation, his difficulties in justifying that he is a professional and the importance of remembrance
Four journalists found on the Turkish border with Syria after being kidnapped last June by al-Qaeda-linked group.
“Edouard Elias , Didier Francois, Nicolas Henin and Pierre Torres are in good health, despite the extremely harsh conditions of their captivity. They will arrive in France in the next hours,” the statement read.
On 07 June, Edouard Elias, a 23-year-old French photographer, and journalist Didier François disappeared in Syria while on assignment for the French radio station Europe 1. Both men were were travelling to Aleppo in Syria when they were abducted by four a
via British Journal of Photography: http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/2298969/french-government-confirms-abducted-journalists-are-still-alive
Photographer Edouard Elias and journalist Didier François, who were abducted in Syria in June, are still alive, the French government has confirmed
Link: United Nations’ Security Council to debate protection of journalists – British Journal of Photography
The debate will take place as two French journalists, including photographer Edouard Elias, are still missing in Syria after being abducted on 07 June. According to French authorities, both journalists are still alive.
According to Le Monde and BBC News, the two journalists, Didier François and Edouard Elias, were travelling to Aleppo in Syria when they were abducted by four armed men at a checkpoint on Thursday. Speaking from Japan, French president François Hollande h
via British Journal of Photography: http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/2273427/two-journalists-including-photographer-edouard-elias-abducted-in-syria
French journalists Didier François and Edouard Elias, a photographer, have been abducted in Syria, authorities have confirmed