About Jean Revillard
Lived 1967 – 2019 (aged 51). Jean Revillard was a Swiss photographer and photojournalist.
Jean Revillard (22 September 1967 – 3 January 2019) was a Swiss photojournalist and winner of two World Press Photo awards in 2008 and 2009.
Biography
Revillard attended the School of Business and Engineering Vaud with Luc Chessex, Jesus Moreno, and Christian Caujolle. After graduating, he became a journalist for Le Nouveau Quotidien and L'Hebdo.
In 2001, he founded Rezo.ch, which was the first online photography agency in French-speaking Switzerland.
In 2010, he became a photographer for Bertrand Piccard's Solar Impulse Project.
Jean Revillard died of a heart attack while filming in Huelgoat, Brittany on 4 January 2019.
Revillard won his 2008 World Press Photo award for his work on Calais migrant shacks. He won another World Press Photo award in 2009, along with a prize from the City of Prague.
His archives were donated to the Library of Geneva
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Who was Jean Revillard?
photojournalist (b. 1967, d. 2019)
When was Jean Revillard born?
Jean Revillard was born on 22 September 1967 in Geneva.
When did Jean Revillard die?
Jean Revillard died on 3 January 2019 in Huelgoat.
What was Jean Revillard's occupation?
Jean Revillard was a photographer and photojournalist.
What nationality was Jean Revillard?
Jean Revillard was Swiss.
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