Marc Garanger
photographer
Marc Garanger was a French photographer and filmmaker known for his poignant black-and-white portraits. During his military service in the Algerian War (1960–1962), he was tasked with photographing identity cards for women in regroupment villages, capturing thousands of faces that became iconic representations of the era. His work received significant recognition, including the Prix Niépce in 1966. Beyond Algeria, Garanger traveled extensively to document cultures and landscapes across the former USSR, Cambodia, and other regions, often focusing on human subjects and their environments. He was a committed activist in the photography community, contributing significantly to the development of professional photographer unions in France.[3,4,5]
- Algerian War
- Portraiture
- Human Rights
- Cultural Documentation
Books
Works by Marc Garanger
- 1982 Femmes algériennes 1960 First publication of his iconic portraits taken during the Algerian War.
- 1984 La Guerre d’Algérie, vue par un appelé du contingent Memoir and photographic record of his military service.
- 1989 Louisiane, entre ciel et terre
- 1992 Regards vers l’Est
- 1993 Carnets Sibériens
- 1997 Taïga, terre de chamans
- 2003 Russie, visages d’un empire
- 2005 L’Étranger
- 2005 Images d’un village percheron, Préaux et les Préaliens
- 2007 Retour en Algérie
Exhibitions
- 1970 Femmes algériennes
- 1981 Turkmènes
- 1982 Femmes algériennes 1960
- 1995 Identita e Alterita. Femmes algériennes 1960
- 2019 Photographier l’Algérie
Awards
- 1966 Prix Niépce
- 1997 Prix de la Société de géographie Alexandre de La Roquette
- 1997 Prix François Sommer
- 2010 Prix du New York Photo Festival
References
- Wikipedia. 2020 link
- Frédérique Chapuis. Télérama. 2020 link
- Wikipedia. 2020 link
- Michel Guerrin. Le Monde. 2000 link
- Camille Sarret. TV5 Monde. 2012 link
- Françoise Denoyelle. À l’Œil. 2020 link
- Société des gens d’images. 2015 link
- Musée de l’histoire de l’immigration. 2020 link
- UPP. 2020 link
- Simplifia. 2020 link
- NYPF. 2010 link
- Bibliothèque nationale de France link
- Musée de la Civilisation. 2009 link
- Matthieu Delcroix. La Voix du Nord. 2019 link
- L'Œil de la photographie Magazine. 2021 link
- Sanosi Productions. 2016 link
- Vimeo link

