Éric Guglielmi

Éric Guglielmi (10 May 1970 – 19 June 2021) was a French photographer, editor, and photojournalist.

Biography Guglielmi was born and raised in Revin. A self-taught photographer, he captured his first images at the age of twelve with a Praktica camera. He began working on an assembly line at the age of 16. In 1990, he was employed in a photography lab in Paris and subsequently became a fashion photographer. He was inspired by important American photographers.

Guglielmi became a correspondent in Mali for Libération and Jeune Afrique. He covered current events in Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Ukraine. and founded a photo agency, Djaw, as well as a magazine called Tarik Hebdo. In 2010, he founded Gang, an independent publishing house for photographic books. He received a grant from the Maison de la photographie Robert Doisneau, allowing him to return to Ardennes. He travelled through the department for two years and exhibited his works after his journey was finished.

Éric Guglielmi died in his sleep in Paris on 19 June 2021 at the age of 51.

Publications Touba, voyage au cœur d'un islam nègre (2007) "Je suis un piéton, rien de plus." Arthur Rimbaud (2011) What happens ? (2016)