Eric_Lafforgue Knowpia

Eric Lafforgue
Eric Lafforgue
Born	17 July 1964 (age 59); France
Status	Active
Occupation	Photographer
Website	www.ericlafforgue.com

Eric Lafforgue (born 17 July 1964) is a French photographer. He has photographed in North Korea, making many trips there, although he is now banned due to their breaking of photography rules.^[1] Lafforgue has documented the Guna people of the San Blas Islands, off the coast of Panama, whose existence is threatened by rising sea levels.^[2] He started in 2006, and quickly his pictures were used by magazines and publications such as National Geographic.^[3]

Publications edit

Papous. Kubik, 2007. ISBN 978-2350830476. Text by Almut Schneider.
Bon Baisers de Corée du Nord. Verlhac, 2012. ISBN 978-2365950053. With a preface by Jacques Séguéla.
Banni de Corée du Nord. Hachette Tourisme, 2018. ISBN 978-2012440791. French.

References edit

^ "The Closest Thing To Candid Photos Of North Korea You'll Ever See". Business Insider. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
^ Media, Eric Lafforgue/Barcroft (26 June 2015). "The Kuna: the endangered last tribe of the Caribbean – in pictures". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
^ "Eric Lafforgue received a lifetime ban from North Korea for these photos". publicdelivery.org. Retrieved 14 March 2023.

General references edit

N. Korea bans celebrated photographer Eric Lafforgue
Eric Lafforgue Archived 24 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine, bonexpose.com
Interview with Eric Lafforgue Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Written by Bradt Travel Guides