José Nicolas (1956) - Ecole de brousse à Mao
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Digital print titled Ecole de brousse à Mao by José Nicolas (born 1956), printed in 1983, edition 5/12, 24 × 16 cm, signed, in good condition, documentary photography.
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Chad, Mao, 1983.
In an open-air school, children look with curiosity at their teacher’s photographic camera. In the middle of the dust and under the vast Sahel sky, a few amazed gazes and a camera going from hand to hand: a simple moment where learning becomes play and discovery.
José Nicolas is a French photographer and senior photojournalist, born in Casablanca in 1956.
His career is particularly marked by war photojournalism and humanitarian reporting:
• He begins photography in the field, notably in Lebanon, then works with Médecins du Monde alongside Bernard Kouchner
• He later joins Sipa Press and covers for about a dozen years numerous conflicts: Lebanon, Afghanistan, Chad, Liberia, Romania, Bosnia, Somalia, etc.
• In 1994, he was seriously injured in Rwanda during Operation Turquoise.
• Since then, his work has gradually shifted toward more personal subjects: Provence, landscapes, nature, portraits and memories of his reporting, often in film and black-and-white
• He has also published several books, including French Doctors, Les hommes des roseaux, Cambodia and On est ce que l’on regarde. In 2024 he received the SAIF / Benoît Schaeffer Award for photographic publishing at Visa pour l’Image.
Chad, Mao, 1983.
In an open-air school, children look with curiosity at their teacher’s photographic camera. In the middle of the dust and under the vast Sahel sky, a few amazed gazes and a camera going from hand to hand: a simple moment where learning becomes play and discovery.
José Nicolas is a French photographer and senior photojournalist, born in Casablanca in 1956.
His career is particularly marked by war photojournalism and humanitarian reporting:
• He begins photography in the field, notably in Lebanon, then works with Médecins du Monde alongside Bernard Kouchner
• He later joins Sipa Press and covers for about a dozen years numerous conflicts: Lebanon, Afghanistan, Chad, Liberia, Romania, Bosnia, Somalia, etc.
• In 1994, he was seriously injured in Rwanda during Operation Turquoise.
• Since then, his work has gradually shifted toward more personal subjects: Provence, landscapes, nature, portraits and memories of his reporting, often in film and black-and-white
• He has also published several books, including French Doctors, Les hommes des roseaux, Cambodia and On est ce que l’on regarde. In 2024 he received the SAIF / Benoît Schaeffer Award for photographic publishing at Visa pour l’Image.
Details
Date of print
1983
Artist
José Nicolas (1956)
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Direct from the artist
Title of artwork
Ecole de brousse à Mao
Condition
Good condition
Technique
Digital print
Height
24 cm
Edition
5/12
Width
16 cm
Signature
Hand signed
Genre
Documentary photography
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