Olivier Laban-Mattei
Olivier Laban-Mattei 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.Awards
- 2011: Best of Photojournalism 2011, 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, Award of excellence
- 2010: Pictures of the year international, 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
