Patrick Zachmann (born 1955) is a French photojournalist, based in Paris. He is a full member of

Magnum Photos Magnum Photos is an international photographic cooperative owned by its photographer-members, with offices in New York City, Paris, London and Tokyo. It was founded in 1947 in Paris by photographers Robert Capa, David Seymour (photographer), Davi ...

. In 1989 Zachmann received the

Niépce Prize The Niépce Prize has been awarded annually since 1955 to a professional photographer who has lived and worked in France for over 3 years and is younger than 50 years (previously 45 years) of age. It was introduced in honour of Joseph Nicéphore Ni� ...

, and in 2016 the

Prix Nadar The Prix Nadar is an annual prize awarded for a photography book edited in France. The prize was created in 1955 by Association Gens d'Images and is awarded by a jury of photojournalists and publishing experts. The prize is named after Nadar, the ...

for his book ''So Long, China''. Paris Carola 005

Early life

Zachmann was born in

Choisy-le-Roi Choisy-le-Roi () is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department, in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. Geography Choisy-le-Roi is located southeast from the center of Paris, on both banks of the river Seine. The neighbouring commu ...

, in the southeastern suburbs of Paris.

Publications

*''Madonna!''. Cahiers du cinéma, 1983. *''Enquête d’identité, un juif à la recherche de sa mémoire''. Contrejour, 1987. With Brigitte Dyan. *''20 ans de rêves''. Syria, 1994. *''W. ou l’œil d’un long-nez''. Marval, 1995. *''Maliens, ici et là-bas''. Plume, 1997. *''Chili, les routes de la mémoire''. Marval, 2002. *''Good Nights''. Adam Biro, 2008. *''Ma proche banlieue''. Paris: Xavier Barral, 2009. *''Patrick Zachmann''. Paris:

Robert Delpire Robert Delpire (24 January 1926 – 26 September 2017) was an art Publishing, publisher, Editing, editor, curator, film producer and graphic designer who lived and worked in Paris. He predominantly concerned himself with documentary photography, ...

, 2009. *''So Long, China.'' Paris: Xavier Barral, 2016. . In French. Contains work from 1970 to 2015. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at the

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme The Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme or mahJ (English: "Museum of Jewish Art and History") is the largest French museum of Jewish art and history. It is located in the Hôtel de Saint-Aignan in the Le Marais, Marais district in Paris. The ...

in Paris. *''Notre-Dame. Histoire d'une renaissance''. Paris: Bayard, 2021. With Olivier de Châlus. . French edition *''Voyages de mémoire''. EXB, 2021.

Awards

*1989:

with Gladys *2016:

Exhibitions

*''Patrick Zachmann. Voyages de mémoire'',

, Paris, December 2021 – March 2022

Collections

Zachmann's work is held in the following permanent collection: *

, Paris: 260 prints made for the exhibition ''Patrick Zachmann. Journeys of Memory''

References

External links

Zachmann's profile at Magnum Photos
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