Guillaume Bonn
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| Born | October 6, 1970 Antananarivo, Madagascar |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | Université du Québec à Montréal |
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Guillaume Bonn (born October 6 1970) is a French documentary photographer, author, and filmmaker of Malagasy descent. His work over the past three decades has focused on conflicts, social issues, and environmental challenges across Africa.
Life and work
Bonn was born in Antananarivo, Madagascar and raised in the Comoros Islands, North Yemen, Djibouti, and Kenya. He studied Economics at Université de Montréal and International Politics at Université du Québec à Montréal before enrolling in the full-time Documentary Photography program[1] at the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York city.
Bonn began his career as a photographer at the age of 20, documenting the conflict in Mogadishu, Somalia, shortly after the collapse of the Barre government. In May 1993, he returned to work alongside his childhood friend, Dan Eldon, who was covering the Restore Hope operation for Reuters. Eldon was killed in Mogadishu on July 12, 1993, while reporting on what became known as the "Bloody Monday" raid conducted by the U.S. military.
From 2002 to 2017, Bonn was a contributor to Vanity Fair[2][3][4] during Graydon's Carter's tenure as editor-in-chief. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Economist, The New York Times Magazine [1], Newsweek [2], le Monde[5] and other magazines. Bonn, alongside journalist Marc Lacey, has reported on the Darfur conflict in Sudan,[6] allegations of child sexual abuse by United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (photos not published online to protect identity of children).[7] His work has been exhibited internationally and is held in private collections.
Bonn has authored several books, including Mosquito Coast: Travels from Maputo to Mogadishu.[3] Bonn's most recent book, Paradise Inc [4], [5][8] featuring an introduction by Jon Lee Anderson, was first publisehd in France in 2024 and the English version was released on April 22nd 2025.[6]
Bonn co-directed with Jean-Claude Luyat,[9][10] the documentary Peter Beard: Scrapbooks from Africa & Beyond,[11] a Canal+ production. He is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
Publications
Books (Monographs)
- Le Mal d'Afrique, Empire, 2006[12]
- Peter Beard,Scrapbooks from Africa & Beyond, Empire 2006[13]
- Mosquito Coast, travels from Maputo to Mogadishu, Hatje Cantz 2015[14]
- Addis Ababa, Be Poles, 2017[15]
- Paradise Inc, Hemeria (french edition) 2024
Publications with Contributions by Bonn
- Nairobi 24, Kwani, 2008
- 1% Privilege in a Time of Global Inequality, Hatje Cantz, 2016[16]
- Africa State of Mind, Thames & Hudson, 2020[17]
- Africa 21e Siècle, Textuel, 2021[18]
- L’Africa del XXI Secolo, Einaudi, 2020[19]
Awards
- PDN Photo Annual, USA, 2007
- POPCAP12 African Contemporary Photography, 2012[20]
- Prix Pictet, Nominated, 2012
- Grant from Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, 2014[21]
- Prix Pictet, Nominated, 2014
- Prix Pictet, Nominated, 2015
- American Photography Winner (35), 2018
- Lucie Photo Book Prize, Finalist, 2024[22]
References
- ↑ aselle4 (2024-11-04). "ICP Alumni to Participate in annual festival, Paris Photo, in 2024". OYC at ICP. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
- ↑ Bonn, Guillaume (2011-07-13). "Photos: Photos: Agony and Ivory". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
- ↑ Seal, Mark. "A FLOWERING EVIL | Vanity Fair". Vanity Fair | The Complete Archive. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
- ↑ Fair, Vanity (2015-10-01). "Models in the Moment Before They Hit the Runway at Paris Fashion Week". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
- ↑ "Photo : en Afrique de l'Est, les paradis perdus de Guillaume Bonn" (in français). 2024-11-17. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
- ↑ Lacey, Marc (2004-05-04). "In Sudan, Militiamen on Horses Uproot a Million". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
- ↑ Lacey, Marc (2004-12-18). "In Congo War, Even Peacekeepers Add to Horror". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
- ↑ Bonn, Guillaume (2025). Paradise Inc (1st ed.). France: Hemeria (published April 2025). ISBN 978-2490952533.
- ↑ "Une caméra en solitude" (in français). 1991-04-20. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
- ↑ "Jean-Claude Luyat | Director, Cinematographer, Writer". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
- ↑ Scrapbooks from Africa and Beyond (1988) | MUBI. Retrieved 2025-03-02 – via mubi.com.
- ↑ Bonn, Guillaume (2007). Le Mal d'Afrique (1st ed.). Empire. ISBN 978-0977900831.
- ↑ Bonn, Guillaume (2006). Peter beard, Scrapbooks from Africa and beyond (1st ed.). USA: Empire. ISBN 0977900843.
- ↑ Bonn, Guillaume (February 23, 2016). Mosquito coast, travels from Maputo to Mogadishu (1st ed.). Germany: Hatje Cantz. ISBN 978-3775739689.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ Bonn, Guillaume (2017). Addis Abeba (1st ed.). Be-Poles. ISBN 9782917004357.
- ↑ Little, Myles (2016). 1%: Privilege in a Time of Global Inequality (1st ed.). Hatje Cantz. ISBN 978-3775740944.
- ↑ Eshun, Ekow (2020). Africa State of Mind: Contemporary Photography Reimagines a Continent. Thames and Hudson. ISBN 978-0500545164.
- ↑ Eshun, Ekow (2020). Africa 21e siècle: Photographie contemporaine africaine (1st ed.). Textuel. ISBN 978-2845978065.
- ↑ Eshun, Ekow (2020). L'Africa del XXI secolo. Fotografie da un continente. Einaudi. ISBN 978-8806245559.
- ↑ "CAP Prize – International Prize for Contemporary African Photography". CAP Prize. 2018-04-02. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ↑ "Guillaume Bonn". Pulitzer Center. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ↑ "Lucie Photo Book Prize". Lucie Foundation. 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
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