Didier Lefèvre | |
Birth Date: | 19 December 1957 |
Birth Place: | France |
Death Place: | Morangis, Essonne, Paris, France |
Nationality: | French |
Known For: | Photography |
Notable Works: | The Photographer: Into War-Torn Afghanistan with Doctors Without Borders |
Didier Lefèvre (1957–2007) was a French photojournalist.[1] His photos have appeared in many French magazines, including L'Express and .[2] He was best known for co-authoring with Emmanuel Guibert the book The Photographer, which told the story of his travels with a Médecins Sans Frontières mission during the Soviet–Afghan War.[3]
Lefèvre shot more than 4,000 photos on his 1986 MSF mission. He suffered from chronic furunculosis; he lost fourteen teeth after the MSF mission as a consequence of malnutrition, exhaustion, and stress from his experiences. Nonetheless, Lefèvre returned to Afghanistan seven more times later in life.[4]
Lefèvre was trained as a pharmacist.[5] He died from heart failure on 29 January 2007 at the age of 49.