José Nicolas (1956) - Les belles de Mao
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José Nicolas, Les belles de Mao, a digital print, edition 4/12, printed in 1983, signed by hand, 24 × 16 cm, good condition.
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Chad, Mao, 1983.
At dusk, under a hut, women are getting ready for the evening. They adjust their clothes, style their hair, exchange a few glances and a few smiles. In the softness of the evening in Mao, far from the country’s turmoil, life asserts itself: a moment of femininity, complicity and elegance.
José Nicolas is a French photographer and 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 Doctors of the World 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 memory of his reports, often in analog and in black and white
• He has also published several books, including French Doctors, Les hommes des roseaux, Cambodge and On est ce que l'on regarde. He received in 2024 the SAIF / Benoît Schaeffer Fellowship for photographic publishing at Visa pour l’Image.
Chad, Mao, 1983.
At dusk, under a hut, women are getting ready for the evening. They adjust their clothes, style their hair, exchange a few glances and a few smiles. In the softness of the evening in Mao, far from the country’s turmoil, life asserts itself: a moment of femininity, complicity and elegance.
José Nicolas is a French photographer and 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 Doctors of the World 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 memory of his reports, often in analog and in black and white
• He has also published several books, including French Doctors, Les hommes des roseaux, Cambodge and On est ce que l'on regarde. He received in 2024 the SAIF / Benoît Schaeffer Fellowship 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
Les belles de Mao
Condition
Good condition
Technique
Digital print
Height
24 cm
Edition
4/12
Width
16 cm
Signature
Hand signed
Genre
Documentary photography
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