Prix Photoreportage Étudiant Paris Match 2023: 3 winners from Spéos!
An exceptional harvest of prizes for Spéos students at the 20th edition of the Grand Prix du Photoreportage Étudiant Paris, which took place on Tuesday June 20, 2023, at the Mairie de Paris. No less than 3 prestigious prizes were awarded by the Paris Match jury!
Spéos warmly congratulates:
– Karine Bizard, winner of the Grand Prix Paris Match 2023, for her photo essay “L’automne du repenti”,
– Eva Morel, winner of the Prix Spécial 20 ans, for her series “Ocean Sole”,
– Jeannot, winner of the Puressentiel Nature and Environment Prize, for his series “En attendant la mort” (“Waiting for death”).
About the Paris Match Award
The Prix Photoreportage Étudiant Paris Match aims to reward the curiosity and involvement of students in the world they live in.
For this anniversary edition, sponsored by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Paris Match received 50,000 entries and pre-selected 15, including 5 Spéos students, 3 of whom won a prize.
For this 20th edition, Paris Match had in fact selected 2 other Spéos students in the final:
– Anton Reyes for his series “Sur les pas des invisibles”.
– Jodhi Mather-Pike, for his series “Regarde-moi dans les yeux”.
The Trophy won for the 3rd year running!
After Habib Dargham in 2021, Antoine Wdo in 2022 and Karine Bizard in 2023, this is the third year in a row that Spéos students have won the Grand Prix Photoreportage Étudiant Paris-Match!
Spéos is proud of its students and teachers, whom we would like to thank for their daily commitment to our students.
Grand Prix Paris Match 2023 Trophy
Karine Bizard, was awarded the Grand Prix Paris Match 2023 trophy, for her photo essay “L’automne du repenti” (The Autumn of the Repentant) on the end of life of Hans Joachim Klein, a German terrorist on the run for 20 years, then imprisoned for 9 years. Released in 2003, he returned to Normandy and was pardoned in 2009. He died on November 9, 2022. A former lawyer, Karine embarked on a career as a photographer, questioning the notion of forgiveness granted by society once a sentence has been served.
> Visit Karine Bizard’s website
> See Karine Bizard’s Instagram account
> Discover Karine Bizard’s portfolio
Prix Spécial 20 ans
Eva Morel won the Prix Spécial 20 ans with her “Ocean Sole” series, which deals with plastic waste in the oceans and on beaches. The Kenyan-based non-profit organization Ocean Sole cleans and recycles waste, specifically using flip-flops to create colorful works of art. It produces sculptures of endangered animal species to raise public awareness of wildlife conservation.
> Visit Eva Morel’s website
> See Eva Morel’s Instagram account
> See Eva Morel’s portfolio
Puressentiel Nature and Environment Prize
Jeannot has been awarded the Puressentiel Nature and Environment Prize for his series “En attendant la mort” (“Waiting for death”). In this photo essay, he explores the relationship between human beings and animals. From face to face, eye to eye, coat to coat, he questions the path we’ve taken to get here.
> Visit Jeannot’s website
> See Jeannot’s Instagram account
> See Jeannot’s portfolio
Previous editions
Spéos students have been regularly selected and awarded prizes for several years now. Here’s a look back at previous editions of the Prix du Photoreportage Etudiant Paris Match.
2022
- Antoine Wdo: @antoinewdocumentary “Une course pour la vie”, winner of the Grand Prix Paris-Match 2022.
- Emma Da Silva: @eds.picture, “The world of the racehorse”, finalist for the Grand Prix Paris-Match 2022.
- Manan Sheth: @manan_sheth “The Cola Bunder shipyard”, finalist for the Grand Prix Paris-Match 2022.
2021
- Habib Dargham: @habib_dargham “Le cri d’un silence”, winner of the Grand Prix Paris-Match 2021.
- Allison Bellido: @allisonbellido.fotografia “An artistic and retro breath still alive in the streets of Paris”, finalist for the Grand Prix Paris-Match 2021.
2020
- Pedro Levier Mendes: @pedrolevier “Piégés”, finalist for the Grand Prix Paris-Match 2020.
- Parag Gopal: @themoment.pg “Il ne s’agissait pas d’amour”, finalist for the Grand Prix Paris-Match 2020.
2019
- Marilou Liotet: @marilou.liotet “Camionneuse vous avez dit?”, winner of the Grand Prix Paris-Match 2019.
- Antoine Martin: @antoinemartiin “Mixed Martial Arts: singular values”, winner of the Prix du Public Paris-Match 2019.
- Antoine Arfaoui: @antoine_arfaoui “Conservation work by the Maasai”, finalist for the Grand Prix Paris-Match 2019.
- Anne Soullez: @anne_soullez “Every day a little more alone….”, finalist for the Grand Prix Paris-Match 2019.
- Ameer Al Halbi: @ameer_alhalbi “Paria”, finalist for the Grand Prix Paris-Match 2019.
- Amélie Churin: @amelie.churin “Glace, lames et patins”, finalist for the Grand Prix Paris-Match 2019.
- Sarah Dudot: @sarahdudot “In search of love and affection”, finalist for the Grand Prix Paris-Match 2019.
2018
- Liza Moura: @lizamoura “Jaurès, le coin de L’espoir”, winner of the Prix du Public Paris-Match 2018.
- Manon Caveribère: @manoncaveribere “Immersion in the world of water soldiers”, finalist for the Grand Prix Paris-Match 2018.
- Maya Baghirova: @copyright_mayabaghirova “I am a crow”, finalist for the Grand Prix Paris-Match 2018.
- Sayadsalem Aram “À la rencontre des Kurdes”, finalist for the Grand Prix Paris-Match 2018.
