Pascal Maitre is a leading photojournalist specializing in Afghanistan and Africa. He has produced a photographic documentary on the baobab trees used as water tanks, in southern Madagascar. The project is part of the exhibition In the Shadow of Trees at Hangar.

This conference is an opportunity to know more about the trajectory of a photojournalist who has lived through wars and conflicts, without ever forgetting the environmental issue.

In discussion with Delphine Dumont, he will tell us the stories hiding behind his emblematic photos. Pascal Maitre is above all a storyteller!

The conference will be followed by a book signing.

Price: 5€

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Pascal Maitre (FR, 1955) lives and works in Paris. He began his career as a photojournalist in 1979 after studying psychology. In 1984, he joined the Gamma agency. In 1989, he co-founded the Odyssey Images agency and from 1994 to 2018, he was a member of the Cosmos agency. Today, he is represented by MYOP and Panos Pictures. Pascal Maitre works for Géo, Paris Match, Figaro Magazine, L’Express and National Geographic, among others. While Africa remains his favorite area, Pascal Maitre has also produced photo-reportages in the Middle East (in particular he has been a specialist on Afghanistan since 1985), South America and Siberia.