Eliane Laffont
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Eliane Laffont | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Editor & creative director |
| Spouse(s) | Jean-Pierre Laffont (1966–present) |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | Life Achievement Award from the Griffin Museum |
Eliane Laffont is a New York based editor, creative director, image consultant and entrepreneur. She notably opened the U.S. office of Gamma Press Images with her husband Jean-Pierre Laffont in 1968 and was a co-founder of the breakaway Sygma Photo News Agency, the largest photography agency in the world.[1]
Early Life
Laffont was born in Burgundy, France, however in her youth she was raised in North Africa, where attended school in Casablanca. She completed her studies in Paris, where she received dual philosophy and political science degrees.
In 1965, Laffont, along with close friends Michèlle Ray, Marline Libersart and Betty Gérard, competed in a 30,000 mile endurance race from Tierra del Fuego to Alaska for Renault[2]. Beginning in June, they travelled from Ushuaia, through to Central America via the Pan American Highway, then Las Vegas and Canada to Anchorage, where the journey ended.[3]
In 1966, Eliane married Jean-Pierre Laffont and moved to the U.S.
== Career ==
In 1968
Career Highlights
- 2006 Laffont received the "Golden Career" award from Fotofusion
- 2009 Laffont was awarded the Life Achievement Award from the Griffin Museum[4]
Honorary Positions
- International Advisory Committee and jury member, W. Eugene Smith Award[5]
- Jury member, National Press Photographer's Association, Pictures of the Year Competition, University of Missouri, 1979 and 2006.
- Jury member, World Press Photo Foundation, 2006[6]
- Jury member, Overseas Press Club, 1985-2008-2010[7]
- Photo editor, "Day in the Life" book series[8]
- Director of Photography, "A Day in the Life of Africa" - 2002[9]
- Curator, "In the Eye of Desert Storm", Nikon House - 1991[Sygma Photographers 1]
- Board of directors, MediaStorm Multimedia[10] - 2005
- Board of directors, Eddie Adams Workshop[11] - 1987
- Board of directors, The Alexia Foundation[12] - 2003
- Senior consultant of the international photojournalism festival: "Visa pour l'Image"[13]. The visa team received the "Spotlight Award" at the Lucie Awards in 2008.
- Curator of the "Eddie Adams Show" at "Visa pour l'Image", Perpignan, France - 2005
- Jury member of Getty Images grants program - 2006[14]
- U.S. judge for "AFJ" (French Association for Women Photojournalists) - 2003, 2004[15]
- Contributing editor, "American Photo" - from 2001 to 2008[16]
- Jury member, CHIPP(China International Photo Contest) - 2008[17]
Tributes
"Eliane Laffont was the pioneer of "the French Connection" of the new wave of photo agencies". - Written in Popular Photography Magazine, 1980 by John Durniak, Director of Photography of Time Magazine.
"A towering figure in photojournalism and documentary photography, she is responsible for discovering and nurturing more photographers, helping to keep their dreams alive (and pay the rent), and inspiring them with her brand of tough love, to do their best creative work." - Arnold Drapkin, Palm Beach Photo, December 2000
References
- ^ Zhang, Michael. "Millions of Photos from the Sygma Archive May Soon be Destroyed". PetaPixel. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "The Renault 4 Takes Over Track" (PDF). http://fr.renaultclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Renault-4-T2.pdf. Renault. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "Rugged Drive French Girls Drove Just For Adventure". The Modesto Bee and News-Herald. 24 December 1965. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "4th Annual Focus Awards". Griffin Museum of Photography. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "Fund Organization". W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "Judges". Picture of the Year International. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "Award Sponsors and Judges". Overseas Press Club of America. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "Photos from Home". PopPhoto.com. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "Indepth Art News: A Day in the Life of Africa". Absolutearts.com. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "Eliane Laffont: Advisory Board". MediaStorm. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Eddie Adams Workshop. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "Alexia Foundation: About". Alexia Foundation. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "Tom Kennedy Announces Alexia Foundation Grant Entry Deadline". NPPA. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "Grant Judges". Getty Images. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "Kristen Ashburn wins Canon Female Photojournalist Award 2004". Photography Blog. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "American Photo May/June 2009" (PDF). Fanta Mag. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "Jury Members of the 4th CHIPP". CHIPP. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
Notes
- ^ In the Eye of Desert Storm. Harry N Abrams. 1991. p. 186. ISBN 0810924900.