Type of photographs : Black&White, reportage photographs.
Rough information and comments :
I first discovered Cédric Gerbehaye's work at the World Press Photo 08 exhibition.
The shots selected for this exhibition were taken in Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo), mostly in the Kivu province, at the border with Uganda.
The two examples below will be sufficient to convince you of the might of his pictures :
The picture above is just amazing ! It features Laurent Nkunda himself posing in a casual manner. Note the 2 cell phones (one black, one white), the sun glasses, the guards and the inscription in french on the wall saying : "Justice is given in the name of the People"...
With the recently increased tension in Congo between the official government and Laurent Nkunda's rebels, it's about time to have a look at Cédric's work, since it describes with realism and emotion the situation in this country.
As most 'classical reportage photographers', Cédric favors informative content to "beautiful" pictures. Which doesn't mean he is not able to do both !
Cédric Gerbehaye is also a contributor of the Agence VU and he's been covering independently the Palestino-israelian fights, as well as Kurde people reportages.
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