Olivier Grunewald

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Olivier Grunewald
Born1959
Paris
NationalityFrench
Education Centre de Formation des Gobelins, Paris
OccupationPhotographer
Spouse(s)Bernadette Gilbertas
Childrendaughter Fanny
Awards World Press Photo (1995) (2002) (2004) (2011), [1] BBC Wildlife Photo Contest

Olivier Grunewald (born 1959) is a French photographer and author, with the main focus on nature, landscapes and wildlife.

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Olivier Grunewald was born in Paris in 1959. He started photographing birds at the age of 14. [2]

He studied commercial advertising photography at the Gobelins School of the Image, in Paris. [3] After his studies he began working as a freelance photographer specializing in sports, mountaineering and rock climbing and continued climbing and photographing for the next 10 years with a medium format camera. [4] [5]

Later in his career he switched to a large format camera and began to focus more on the wild nature, and a long-term project on volcanoes. He travels all over the world and collaborates on projects with his wife, Bernadette Gilbertas, a geographer and journalist. [2] [5]

He has also produced documentaries on Wild Earth for Science and Nature magazine. [6]

Since 1997, he specializes in volcanoes and travels the world to illustrate the diversity of the phenomena and the volcanic landscapes.

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Publications

His work is published in major French and foreign press, including Le Figaro Magazine, GEO, Great Features, VOD, BBC Wildlife, Focus, [1] Airone, [2] National Geographic.
He has also co-authored 15 books:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Olivier Grunewald, Bernadette Gilbertas (2005). Canyons – au pays des Roches rouges. Nathan. pp. book jacket. ISBN   2-09-261100-3.
  2. 1 2 3 "Interview with Oliver Grunewald in Ornithomedia (in French)". ORNITHOMEDIA. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  3. Article about Olivier Grunewald in Gralon (in French)
  4. 1 2 "Author profile on Piterak". Piterak. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  5. 1 2 "Featured Photographer in Wild Wonders of Europe project". Wild Wonders of Europe. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  6. Profile of Olivier Grunewald on Livres Photos (in French)
  7. Archive of World Press Photo contest