Olivier Laban Mattei

Olivier Laban-Mattei (born 1977 in Paris) is a French documentary photographer. He grew up in Paris where he studied geography and sociology. He was influenced by the photos of the Vietnam War and became a self-taught photographer. After 10 years working for Agence France-Presse he became a self-employed photographer in 2010. Laban-Mattei's photo reportages include the Iraq War, the 2010 Haiti earthquake or the Gaza Strip humanitarian disaster. He also participated in documentary projects for the French photography website 24h.com.

Contents

• Olivier laban mattei talks about photographing the haiti earthquake
• Nicolas sarkozy des photographes sous controle olivier laban mattei parole de photographes
• Awards
• References

Awards

2011: Best of Photojournalism 2011 (BOP-NPPA), 1st prize in "Natural Disaster" category

2011: World Press Photo, 1st prize story in General News category

2010: Paris-Match award, 1st prize

2010: Bayeux-Calvados Awards for war correspondents, 2nd prize

2010: Fotoweek DC, 3rd Prize - Series-Photojournalism/Social Documentary

2010: World Press Photo, 2nd Prize story in Spot News category

2010: Special award from the Jury of Days Japan

2010: Pictures of the year international (POYi), Award of excellence

2010: Pictures of the year international (POYi), 2nd Prize

2009: Special award from the Jury of the international festival of photojournalism of Gijon

2009: World Press Photo, 3rd prize story in General News category

2007: Bendrihem's 1st prize for the best European political photo

2006: Paris-Match award, 1st prize