Yan Morvan is a French photographer, born in Paris in 1954. He lives and works in Paris.
His photographs have been acquired by many photographic collections in France (FNAC collections, CNAP, Army Museum ...) and abroad (Minneapolis Art Center, Walker Art Center, Moscow Multimedia Art Museum ...). He currently works on a project called "The French" with the support of the Ministry of Culture.
He has worked for a long time as a war photographer, travelling around the world to cover many conflicts of the second half of the 20th Century, an area in which he is recognized as one of the greatest specialists of his generation.
His war reports earned him a mention for the Robert Capa Award, for his work in Lebanon in 1983, two World Press Photo awards in 1984, and numerous awards from American journalism schools.
Yan Morvan has collaborated with leading international newspapers and there are numerous publications about his work.
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1970s
• With Maurice Lemoine, Le Cuir et le Baston, Editions Ailleurs 1976
1990s
• Le Photojournalisme, Contrejour, 1994
• With Patrick Frilet, Photojournalisme, Le Guide, CFD, 1995
• With Jean-Marc Barbieux, Mondosex, Contrejour, 1995
A small catalog raisonné of sexual behavior at the dawn of the 21st century,
2000s
• With Jean-Marc Barbieux, Gang, Marval Editions, 2000
Photographic quest that began in 1972 with a report on the Hells Angels and continues in 2016 with Gangs Story
• Photojournalisme, CFPJ, Victoires Editions, 2000
• With Jean-Marc Barbieux and Sylvie Huet, BodMod, Marval, 2003
• Photojournalisme, Victoires Editions, 2008
Years 2010
• With Kizo, Gangs Story, The Book Factory, 2012
• Champs de bataille, Éditions Photosynthèses, 2015 A monumental photographic report on the battlefields where the great decisive battles of all times and countries took place.
• Blousons noirs, The book factory, 2016
• Battlefields, Abbeville Press, 2017
• With Pierre Mikailoff, Race with the Devil, Serious Publishing Publishing, 2018
• Bobby Sands, Belfast Mai 1981, The Book Factory, 2018
• Liban, Photosynthesis Publishing, 2019
• Les années de fer, Serious Publishing Publishing 2019.
• BKK, Nueve Editions, 2019
• With Maurice Lemoine, Le Cuir et le Baston, Editions Ailleurs 1976
1990s
• Le Photojournalisme, Contrejour, 1994
• With Patrick Frilet, Photojournalisme, Le Guide, CFD, 1995
• With Jean-Marc Barbieux, Mondosex, Contrejour, 1995
A small catalog raisonné of sexual behavior at the dawn of the 21st century,
2000s
• With Jean-Marc Barbieux, Gang, Marval Editions, 2000
Photographic quest that began in 1972 with a report on the Hells Angels and continues in 2016 with Gangs Story
• Photojournalisme, CFPJ, Victoires Editions, 2000
• With Jean-Marc Barbieux and Sylvie Huet, BodMod, Marval, 2003
• Photojournalisme, Victoires Editions, 2008
Years 2010
• With Kizo, Gangs Story, The Book Factory, 2012
• Champs de bataille, Éditions Photosynthèses, 2015 A monumental photographic report on the battlefields where the great decisive battles of all times and countries took place.
• Blousons noirs, The book factory, 2016
• Battlefields, Abbeville Press, 2017
• With Pierre Mikailoff, Race with the Devil, Serious Publishing Publishing, 2018
• Bobby Sands, Belfast Mai 1981, The Book Factory, 2018
• Liban, Photosynthesis Publishing, 2019
• Les années de fer, Serious Publishing Publishing 2019.
• BKK, Nueve Editions, 2019