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I will regularly publish here the latest news concerning my work as a photographer and translator: news from ongoing projects, the progress being made on upcoming photo books, the latest writer portraits, any newly published writer portraits in the press, current translations in progress, etc.

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  • Writer: Laurent Denimal
    Laurent Denimal
  • Oct 22, 2021

A photograph of the Lebanese writer Alexandre Najjar published in the daily French newspaper Le Figaro (October13, 2021), to illustrate an article written by French journalist Mohammed Aissaoui on the occasion of the release of his last novel "Le Syndrome de Beyrouth" (Plon, 2021).


The photograph was taken in Järna (Sweden) in 2018 during a short visit of Alexandre to the students of the Örjan School and their teacher Åsa Magnusson. Thanks also to Françoise Sule for organizing the visit.


Alexandre Najjar is the chief editor of the monthly literary Lebanese newspaper L'orient Littéraire.


All the portraits of Alexandre Najjar are available at the Opale Agency, and a portrait of the author is presented in the photo book "Portraits d'Auteurs / Author Portraits" (Carlssons 2020).


You can see the complete collection of portraits at laurentdenimal.se/thecompletecollection.




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  • Writer: Laurent Denimal
    Laurent Denimal
  • Oct 19, 2021

A photograph of the British writer Deborah Levy published in the French daily newspaper L'Humanité (October 8, 9 &10, 2021) to illustrate an interview made by French journalist Muriel Steinmetz.



All the portraits of Deborah Levy are available at the Opale Agency.


You can also see the whole collection of portraits here.

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  • Writer: Laurent Denimal
    Laurent Denimal
  • Oct 2, 2021

A photograph of the French writer, journalist and photographer David Hury is published in the French daily newspaper Libération (October 2 & 3, 2021) to illustrate an article of Alexandra Schwartzbrod about his novel "Mustapha s'en va-t-en guerre", published by Riveneuve Editions (Paris, 2021).

The photograph was taken in Beyrouth, in september 2014. All the portraits of David Hury are available at the Opale Agency.


Definitly a book to read for those interested in the former French colonial era. You can read more about the book on the website of the author.


You can also see the complete collection of author portrait at https://www.laurentdenimal.se/thecompletecollection



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David Hury, Beyrouth, 2014





 
 
 

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