Didier Lefèvre: Photography and Writing
Emmanuel Guibert: Drawings
Frederic Lermercier: Colouring
This excellent graphic novel and photographic montage that was republished in English (2009) as a compilation of the three issues which were more in the format of French Bandes dessinées (2003-2006). It's unfortunately available a lot cheaper as the English translation.
It tells the story of Didier Lefèvre, a French photojournalist, who accompanied Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders, see them here) while they were setting up medical clinics in Afghanistan in 1986, after the Soviet Invasion (and of course, before nine-eleven). Over a decade after returning to France, he decided to collaborate on this project with his friend Emmanuel Guibert, a famous graphic novelist.
The combination of beautiful photos and drawings paints a vivid picture of lives. The drawings allow for continuity in the story when photos were not taken. It shows a daily reality for humanitarian workers and people who are directly and indirectly affected by war.
Didier Lefèvre died in 2007.
I highly recommend this journalist graphic novel, even for the most disinterested in graphic novels. Check it out here: http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/events/exhibits/thephotographer/
Cover Art from http://us.macmillan.com/thephotographer
Inside Book Photos from amazon.ca
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