Cédric Gerbehaye (born 1977) is a Belgian documentary photographer and a founding member of MAPS Agency. He is the author of the books ''Congo in Limbo'', ''Land of Cush'', ''Sète#13'' and ''D’entre eux''.

Career

Trained as a journalist, Gerbehaye first turned to photography during trips to

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. For his graduation thesis in 2002, he addressed the

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in the light of the ineffectiveness of the

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. After completing his studies, he reported on the situation in

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and

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and on the economic crisis in

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. He has also covered the Kurdish question in

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and

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. Since 2007, he has reported on the conflicts between the militias and the national army in the

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."Cédric Gerbehaye"
, '' Agence Vu''. Retrieved 15 December 2010. His work in the Congo was facilitated by the humanitarian organization Aviation sans frontières which flew him into rebel zones and camps in the

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and

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provinces where he was able to photograph adults and children involved in both sides of the conflict. He also travelled to remote areas with

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where he reported mainly on the victims, rather than on the violence. "I’m not looking for the combat," he explained. "I’m interested in trying to tell the story of the people." Keen to bring unreported disasters into the open, he thinks of himself as a "concerned photographer".

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"chose the phrase 'concerned photographer' to describe those photographers who demonstrated in their work a humanitarian impulse to use pictures to educate and change the world, not just to record it."
Cornell Capa: Concerned Photographer
,

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. Retrieved 28 December 2021. "If there is only a slight possibility that it has an impact, it’s my duty to do it so that people cannot say, 'We didn’t know, we had no clue.'"

Awards

* 2006: Prix Photographie Ouverte (, two awards)Cédric Gerbehaye: Grantee
, Pulitzer Center. Retrieved 2 January 2022. * 2007:

Bayeux-Calvados Awards for war correspondents The Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Award for war correspondents (French: Prix Bayeux Calvados-Normandie des correspondants de guerre), previously the Bayeux-Calvados Awards for war correspondents, is an annual prize awarded since 1994, by the city of Ba ...

, for ''Summer Rains'' * 2008:

World Press Photo Award The World Press Photo of the Year award is part of the World Press Photo Awards, organized by the Dutch foundation World Press Photo. Considered one of the most prestigious and coveted awards in photojournalism, the World Press Photo of the Yea ...

, for ''Congo in Limbo''Nicole Nogrette,
Beaux livres photo 2010 (sélection Nicole Nogrette)
, ''

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'', 13 December 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2022. * 2008: The Olivier Rebbot Award (

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), for ''Congo in Limbo'' * 2008:

Amnesty International Media Award The Amnesty International Media Awards are a unique set of awards which pay tribute to the best human rights journalism in the UK. Kate Allen (Amnesty International), Kate Allen, Amnesty International UK's director, said that the awards recogni ...

, for ''Congo in Limbo''

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Cédric Gerbehaye
at MAPS {{DEFAULTSORT:Gerbehaye, Cedric 1977 births Living people Belgian photojournalists