Patrick Zachmann Explained

Patrick Zachmann (born 1955) is a French photojournalist, based in Paris.^{[1] [2]} He is a full member of Magnum Photos. In 1989 Zachmann received the Niépce Prize, and in 2016 the Prix Nadar for his book So Long, China.

Early life

Zachmann was born in Choisy-le-Roi, in the southeastern suburbs of Paris.^[3]

Publications

• Madonna!. Cahiers du cinéma, 1983.
• Enquête d’identité, un juif à la recherche de sa mémoire. Contrejour, 1987. With Brigitte Dyan.
• 20 ans de rêves. Syria, 1994.
• W. ou l’œil d’un long-nez. Marval, 1995.
• Maliens, ici et là-bas. Plume, 1997.
• Chili, les routes de la mémoire. Marval, 2002.
• Good Nights. Adam Biro, 2008.
• Ma proche banlieue. Paris: Xavier Barral, 2009.
• Patrick Zachmann. Paris: Robert Delpire, 2009.
• So Long, China. Paris: Xavier Barral, 2016. . In French. Contains work from 1970 to 2015. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme in Paris.^[4]
• Notre-Dame. Histoire d'une renaissance. Paris: Bayard, 2021. With Olivier de Châlus. . French edition
• Voyages de mémoire. EXB, 2021.

Awards

• 1989: Niépce Prize with Gladys^[5]
• 2016: Prix Nadar^[6]

Exhibitions

• Patrick Zachmann. Voyages de mémoire, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme, Paris, December 2021 – March 2022^{[7] [8]}

Collections

Zachmann's work is held in the following permanent collection:

• Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme, Paris: 260 prints made for the exhibition Patrick Zachmann. Journeys of Memory^[9]

External links

• Zachmann's profile at Magnum Photos

Notes and References

1. Web site: Miriam Rosen on Patrick Zachmann. Miriam. Rosen. Artforum.
2. Web site: Patrick Zachmann. Miriam. Rosen. October 1, 2009. 126. Frieze.
3. Web site: Patrick Zachmann's best photograph: an anti-mafia squad interrogate a suspect. November 19, 2015. The Guardian.
4. Web site: A Photographer's Farewell to China. April 15, 2016. Time.
5. Web site: Patrick Zachmann. Magnum Photos.
6. Web site: Patrick Zachmann reçoit le prix Nadar 2016 pour son travail sur la Chine. Livres Hebdo.
7. Web site: Exposition "Patrick Zachmann, voyages de mémoire" au musée d'art et d'histoire du Judaïsme. December 2, 2021. France Culture.
8. News: 2023-08-05. Photo : Patrick Zachmann, une vie d'images et de silences. Le Monde. 2 February 2022.
9. Web site: 2023-08-05. Acquisitions 2022. 7 April 2023. Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme.