Pascal Maitre
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Somalia, 2008. © Pascal Maitre / MYOP
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Rwanda, 1995. © Pascal Maitre / MYOP
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Colombia, 1991. © Pascal Maitre / MYOP
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 Honduras, 2004. © Pascal Maitre / MYOP
Colombia, 1991. © Pascal Maitre / MYOP
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Benin, 2016. Porto-Novo. © Pascal Maitre / MYOP
Siberia, 2004. © Pascal Maitre / MYOP
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Pascal Maitre was born in the French town of Buzancais in 1955. After studying psychology, he starts his carrier as photojournalist with the Jeune Afrique press group. In 1984 he joins the Gamma staff and then in 1989, he cofounds the Odyssey Images agency. From 1994 to 2018, he was a member of Cosmos Agency. He is now represented by MYOP.

He has worked with many prestigious international magazines including, the Figaro Magazine, Geo, Paris Match, Stern, Brigitt and the National Geographic.

In 2000, he published « My Africa », a book which compiles 15 years of his work on this continent, with Aperture in the USA and Geo in Germany. In September 2001, the French version is released by Vents de Sable editions. In 2012 he publishes Amazing Africa, a compilation of 30 years of his work on Africa, with edition Lammerhuber and Unesco.

Pascal Maitre has worked in over 40 countries in Africa, while tackling many different aspects, men and their way of life, politics, conflicts, tradition or the environement.

He received numerous awards, including some World Press Photo awards, the AFD/Polka Prize for the Best Photo Report Project, the VISA D’Or f’Honneur for Lifetime Achievement,

He had eight personal exhibitions at Visa pour l'Image in Perpignan, two personal exhibitions at the MEP (Maison Européenne de la Photographie ) in Paris and a personal exhibition about his work at The Arche de la Défense in Paris.

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Series

Afghanistan February 2022

Voyage au pays des Talibans — Pascal Maitre

2022
Enfants Sorciers de Kinshasa

Enfants Sorciers — Pascal Maitre

2020
BENIN. When Light Will Touche Africa.

When Light Will Touch Africa — Pascal Maitre

2017
Afghanistan, septembre 2020

Afghanistan's Peace Deal — Pascal Maitre

2020
Niger, 2018 © Pascal Maitre / MYOP

Sahel on the Edge — Pascal Maitre

2019
Milices Koglwegos / Burkina Faso, 2019 ©Pascal Maitre/ MYOP

Burkina Faso — Pascal Maitre

2019
Afghanistan. Kabul. 2018

Kabul — Pascal Maitre

2018
Madagascar. Tree of Life.

Baobabs - The Tree of Life — Pascal Maitre

2013 - 2015
© Pascal Maitre / MYOP

La Rinconada — Pascal Maitre

2014

Publications​ / Exhibitions

Paris Match - Enfants Sorciers

Paris Match - Enfants Sorciers

2020
Reportages - MAMM, 2021

Reportage - Multimedia Art Museum of Moscow

2021
Figaro Magazine - Afghanistan

Figaro Magazine - Afghanistant

2020
Pascal Maitre/MYOP

Figaro Magazine - Accord de paix en Afghanistan

2020
National Geographic. Sahel © Pascal Maitre / MYOP

National Geographic - A Nation on the Edge

2019
Figaro Magazine, 2019

Figaro Magazine - Bushkazi

2019
Paris Match - Sahel en Danger © Pascal Maitre / MYOP

Paris Match - Sahel en Danger

2019
Paris Match, 2019 © Pascal Maitre / MYOP

Paris Match - Baobab Citerne

2019
Le Figaro Magazine - Huile de Palme © Pascal Maitre / MYOP

Figaro Magazine - Huile de Palme

2019
National Geographic. 2006.

National Geographic

2006
When Light Will Touch Africa. 2017.

When Light Will Touch Africa

2017
Grande Arche de la Défense. 2018.

Seulement Humains

2018