Rija Randrianasolo | |
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Born | 1973 (age 49–50) |
Known for | Photojournalist |
Awards | A World Press Photo award |
Rija Randrianasolo (born 1973), known as Rijasolo, [1] is a photojournalist based in Antananarivo, Madagascar. He won a World Press Photo Award [2] [3] [4] [5] for Africa 2022 in the long-term category, and Paritana Contemporary Art Award in 2019. [6] [7]
Randrianasolo was born in France and is currently based in Antananarivo, Madagascar. He was a reporter-photographer during the French presidential campaign in 2007 for Wostok Press agency. He was awarded a grant from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. [8] [9] [10]
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