CPN talks on film to some of the leading figures in photography including photographers whose work was exhibited at the 2008 and 2007 Visa pour l'Image festivals of photojournalism in Perpignan, France. Here they reveal their roles in photography, the stories behind their images and their main inspirations.
Paula Bronstein
Getty Images photographer Paula Bronstein has visited Afghanistan regularly since 2001 to document life in the war-torn country. In an exclusive CPN film interview she reveals the stories of her ongoing project covering daily life in a country that’s wracked by violence and drugs.
Horst Faas
The legendary Associated Press photographer Horst Faas looks back over a 50-year plus career during which he won two Pulitzer Prizes and the Robert Capa Award. In an exclusive CPN film interview he reveals his story of working as a photojournalist and how he covered the Vietnam War.
Paolo Pellegrin
Magnum Photos photographer Paolo Pellegrin travelled to Iraq, Jordan and Syria to document the lives and stories of Iraqis displaced internally and externally for Vanity Fair magazine. In an exclusive CPN film interview he reveals the inside story of this assignment.
Michael Nichols
National Geographic photographer and Canon Ambassador Michael Nichols tells the story of how he photographed elephants that are under constant threat from poachers in Chad and documented elephant groups in Samburu Reserve, Kenya.
Munem Wasif
Agence VU photographer Munem Wasif tells the story behind his unforgettable black and white images of refugees in his homeland of Bangladesh. Here he talks about his career and reveals how issues close to his heart helped him to document the major refugee problems.
Brent Stirton
Reportage by Getty Images photographer Brent Stirton tells the story behind his award-winning coverage of the rangers in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He reveals the tales behind the ‘Charcoal Wars’ and the slaying of endangered mountain gorillas.
