Patrick Zachmann
Patrick Zachmann (born 1955) is a French photojournalist, based in Paris. 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. • Illustration — Zachmann in 2013
Patrick Zachmann
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- Born
- 1955 · Choisy-le-Roi.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- photographer · photojournalist · film director
- Honours
- Niépce Prize · prix Nadar Gens d'images
- Languages
- French
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Patrick Zachmann (born 1955) is a French photojournalist, based in Paris. 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. • Illustration — Zachmann in 2013
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Patrick Zachmann (born 1955) is a French film director, photographer and photojournalist. The film director was born in Choisy-le-Roi. Patrick Zachmann is a member of Les 30 x 40 and Magnum Photos and worked in France.
Languages used include French. The film director received Niépce Prize and prix Nadar Gens d'images.
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Early life
Early life
Zachmann was born in Choisy-le-Roi, in the southeastern suburbs of Paris.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
• Patrick Zachmann. Voyages de mémoire, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme, Paris, December 2021 – March 2022
Life and career
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Life and career
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1955
Patrick Zachmann was born on 18 August 1955.
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. • Notre-Dame. Histoire d'une renaissance. Paris: Bayard, 2021. With Olivier de Châlus.. French edition • Voyages de mémoire. EXB, 2021.
Collections
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
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- “Patrick Zachmann”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 16021242-X, Exposition Ma Proche Banlieue, Patrick Zachmann, Photographie 1980 - 2007 (2008 : Paris).
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Awards
• 1989: Niépce Prize with Gladys • 2016: Prix Nadar
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- 1.Rosen, Miriam. Miriam Rosen on Patrick Zachmann. Artforum. 2 November 1995.
- 2.Rosen, Miriam. Patrick Zachmann. Frieze. 126. October 1, 2009.
- 3.Patrick Zachmann's best photograph: an anti-mafia squad interrogate a suspect. The Guardian. November 19, 2015.
- 4.A Photographer's Farewell to China. Time. April 15, 2016.
- 5.Patrick Zachmann. Magnum Photos.
- 6.Patrick Zachmann reçoit le prix Nadar 2016 pour son travail sur la Chine. Livres Hebdo.
- 7.Exposition "Patrick Zachmann, voyages de mémoire" au musée d'art et d'histoire du Judaïsme. France Culture. December 2, 2021.
- 8.Photo : Patrick Zachmann, une vie d'images et de silences. Le Monde. 2 February 2022.
- 9.Acquisitions 2022. Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme. 7 April 2023.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 16021242-X, Exposition Ma Proche Banlieue, Patrick Zachmann, Photographie 1980 - 2007 (2008 : Paris).Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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