Cédric Gerbehaye (born 1977) is a

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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

Israeli-Palestinian conflict Israelis ( he, יִשְׂרָאֵלִים‎, translit=Yīśrāʾēlīm; ar, الإسرائيليين, translit=al-ʾIsrāʾīliyyin) are the citizens and nationals of the State of Israel. The country's populace is composed primarily of Je ...

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 eastern Congo."Cédric Gerbehaye"
''

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''. 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:

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, for ''Summer Rains'' * 2008:

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, 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, for ''Congo in Limbo''

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Cédric Gerbehaye
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