Alexandra Boulat

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Alexandra Boulat
Born	(1962-05-02)2 May 1962 Paris, France
Died	5 October 2007(2007-10-05) (aged 45) Paris, France
Nationality	French
Known for	Photography
Awards	World Press Photo Award for Arts and Entertainment

Alexandra Boulat (2 May 1962 – 5 October 2007) was a French photographer born in Paris.^[1] In 2001, she co-founded the VII Photo Agency. Her work has appeared in many magazines, including Time, Newsweek, Paris Match and National Geographic Magazine^[2] and she received numerous international awards.^[1]

She was trained in graphic art and art history at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

Before co-founding the VII Photo Agency in 2001 she had been represented by Sipa Press and by her mother's agency, Cosmos.

Since 2006 she had been concentrating primarily on the conflict in Gaza.

In June 2007, she suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm,^[3] and spent three weeks in a hospital in Israel in a medically induced coma. She was moved to France, where she remained in a coma.^[4] Thousands of colleagues and fans had expressed support for her. Boulat died in her sleep in Paris on 5 October 2007.^[5]

• Boulat 's bio at VII Photo Agency
• Obituary in The Guardian, 13 October 2007
• Obituary in The Times, 9 October 2007
• New York Times: Alexandra Boulat, War Photographer, Is Dead at 45
• Time's Tribute - Photo Essay
• Capturing Gaza's Hell - A multimedia presentation, narrated by Boulat

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