Patrick Chauvel Explained

Patrick Chauvel (born 1949 in France) is an independent war photographer whose career began when he was just 17 years old.^[1]

He has covered more than twenty conflicts all over the world, including the Six-Day War and the Vietnam War. In 1995 he was awarded the World Press Photo commendation for Spot News Stories for his coverage of the Battle of Grozny during the First Chechen War.^[2]

He is also author of some documentary movies.^[3]

On 21 December 1989 during the Invasion of Panama he was critically wounded to the belly by two rounds shot by Marines; Juan Antonio Rodriguez (El Pais) was killed.^[4]

After the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, he allegedly saw time stamped photographs from a speed camera showing the Mercedes entering the fatal tunnel.^{[5] [6]}

Author of two books in French, the autobiographical Rapporteur de Guerre (2003) and the novel Sky (2005).

Also participated in 24h.com-neo media projects^[7] and in the Condition One project.

Documentary Films

• 48h à Ramallah / Patrick Chauvel
• Cauchemars d’enfants tchétchènes / Patrick Chauvel
• Derrière l’objectif / Patrick Chauvel
• Kamikaze 47 / Patrick Chauvel
• Rapporteurs de guerres / Patrick Chauvel; Antoine Novat^[8]

Publications

• Book: Chauvel , Patrick . Rapporteur de guerre. War Reporter. 2009-09-10. 2003. Oh. France. French. 978-2-915056-04-4. 295. rdg.
• Book: Chauvel , Patrick . Sky. Novel. 2006. A Vue d'Oeil. France. French. 978-2-84666-258-1. 423. sky.

Filmography (actor)

• 1982 : L'Honneur d'un capitaine, by Pierre Schoendoerffer
• 1992 : Dien Bien Phu, by Pierre Schoendoerffer
• 2004 : Le Petit Lieutenant, by Xavier Beauvois
• 2004 : Above the Clouds (Là-haut, un roi au-dessus des nuages), by Pierre Schoendoerffer
• 2007 : L'étoile du soldat, by Christophe de Ponfilly

Further reading

Book: Chapnick , Howard . Truth needs no ally: inside photojournalism. illustrated. 2009-09-10. 1997. University of Missouri Press. 978-0-8262-0955-9. 369. tnna.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Interview With War Photographer Patrick Chauvel. World History Group. 7 September 2012. History Net. 26 February 2016.
2. http://www.archive.worldpressphoto.org/search/layout/result/indeling/detailwpp/form/wpp/q/ishoofdafbeelding/true/trefwoord/year/1995/trefwoord/category/Spot%20News%20stories?limit=20 World Press Photo: 1995, Patrick Chauvel, 1st prize, Spot News stories
3. Web site: Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal (RIDM): Listings. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070928022803/http://www.ridm.qc.ca/ridm6.e/prog.hommage.chauvel.html. 2007-09-28.
4. [#tnna|Truth needs no ally: inside photojournalism]
5. Book: Botham , Noel . The Murder of Princess Diana. Noel Botham. reissue. Kensington Pub. Corp.. 2004. 978-0-7860-0700-4. 240. 2009-09-10.
6. Book: Morgan , John . Cover-up of a Royal Murder: Hundreds of Errors in the Paget Report. Lulu.com. 2008. 978-1-84753-655-6. 279.
7. Web site: 24h.com Patrick Chauvel . 2011-09-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110919034521/http://24h.com/photographe-24h.php?phA=74 . 2011-09-19 . dead .
8. Web site: Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal (RIDM): Patrick Chauvel . 2009-09-10 . 2003 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090523210906/http://www.ridm.qc.ca/archives/ridm6.e/prog.hommage.chauvel.html . May 23, 2009 .