Claudine Doury Explained

Claudine Doury (born 1959) is a French photographer living in Paris.^[1] She has been a member of Agence Vu since 1991.^[2] In 1999, she received the Leica Oskar Barnack award^[1] as well as a World Press Photo award for her work on the "Peoples of Siberia",^[3] and the Niépce Prize in 2004.^[4] Her Siberian work has been shown in a solo exhibition at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris.^[5]

Life and work

Doury was born in 1959 in Blois, France.^[1]

Her work deals with the notions of memory, transition and passage, particularly around adolescence and travel, central themes in her work.

In 2017, she received the, to carry out her project A Siberian Odyssey in 2018—published in 2020 as Amour—the story of a quest conducted for almost thirty years in this region of the world.

In 2006, she exhibited Beyond the Steppes at Rencontres d'Arles.

Doury has been a member of Agence Vu since 1991.

Publications

Publications by Doury

• Peuples de Sibérie: Du fleuve Amour aux terres boréales. Seuil, 1999. . With a preface by Christian Caujolle and an essay by Jean-Pierre Thibaudat.
• Artek, un été en Crimée. La Martinière, 2004. . With a preface by Christian Caujolle.
• Loulan Beauty. Chêne, 2007. .
• Sasha. Caillou Bleu, 2011. . With essays by Christian Caujolle and Melanie McWhorter.
• L'homme nouveau. Filigranes, 2017 .
• Amour. Chose Commune, 2020. .^{[6] [7]}

Publications with contributions by Doury

• Regards sur le Monde: les Visages de la Faim. Acropole Belfont, 2004. .
• Misère Urbaine: La Faim Cachée. Au Diable Vauvert, 2006. .

Awards

• 1999: Leica Oskar Barnack award^[1]
• 1999: World Press Photo 2000^[3]
• 2004: Niépce Prize, for Artek, un été en Crimée^[4]

Solo exhibitions

• Une odyssée sibérienne = A Siberian Odyssey, Académie des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 2018^[5]

External links

• • Doury's page at Agence VU

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021-12-22. Winner 1999: Claudine Doury. leica-oskar-barnack-award.com.
2. "Claudine Doury: Meetings and encounters: Explorations for a creative notebook", "Photo workshops of Rencontres d'Arles 2008" (PDF), Rencontres d'Arles. Accessed 25 May 2014.
3. Web site: 2021-12-22. 2000 Claudine Doury NAS2-LL. www.worldpressphoto.org.
4. "Claudine Doury prix Niepce". Libération, 5 June 2004. Accessed 25 May 2014.
5. Web site: Par Olivier Corsan Le 16 novembre 2018. à 17h23. 2021-12-29. Expo gratuite à Paris : l'odyssée sibérienne de Claudine Doury. 16 November 2018. Le Parisien.
6. Web site: 2021-12-22. "An endless love story": Claudine Doury returns to the Amur River to photograph its people. www.itsnicethat.com.
7. Web site: 2021-12-22. Amour: The transience of life and love along the Amur River. www.1854.photography.