Didier Lefèvre

Didier Lefèvre
Born	19 December 1957 France
Died	January 29, 2007 (aged 49) Morangis, Essonne, Paris, France
Nationality	French
Known for	Photography
Notable work	The Photographer: Into War-Torn Afghanistan with Doctors Without Borders

Didier Lefèvre (19 December 1957 - 29 January 2007) was a French photojournalist.<ref =Obituary>"Didier Lefevre est mort" (in French). Le Nouvel Observateur. Retrieved 10 October 2010.</ref> His photos have appeared in many French magazines, including L'Express and Éditions Ouest France.^[1] He was best known for co-authoring the book The Photographer, which recounts his travels with a Médecins Sans Frontières mission during the Soviet–Afghan War.^[2]

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.^[3]

Lefèvre was trained as a pharmacist.^[4] He died from heart failure in January 2007 at the age of 49.

Awards

• 2004: Prix des libraires de bande dessinée for The Photographer (with Lemercier and Guibert )
• 2007: Angoulême International Comics Festival Essentials for The Photographer (with Guibert et Lemercier)
• 2007: Globes de Cristal Award for Best Comic Book for The Photographer (with Guibert et Lemercier)
• 2010: Eisner Award for The Photographer (with Guibert)

References

1. "Didier Lefèvre". Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
2. Watson, Sasha. "'The Photographer' by Emmanuel Guibert, Didier Lefèvre and Frédéric Lemercier". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
3. Wolk, Douglas. "Book Review: 'The Photographer' By Emmanuel Guibert, Didier Lefèvre and Frédéric Lemercier," The Washington Post (May 31, 2009)
4. Thierry Lefebvre, « Mort d'un pharmacien photographe » (in French), Revue d'histoire de la pharmacie , vol. 95, n o 357, 2008 , p. 85-86 .