Jean Revillard

Swiss photojournalist (1967–2019)

Jean Revillard

Born| 22 September 1967

Geneva, Switzerland

Died| 3 January 2019(2019-01-03) (aged 51)

Huelgoat, France

Nationality| Swiss
Occupation| Photojournalist

Jean Revillard (22 September 1967 – 3 January 2019) was a Swiss photojournalist and winner of two World Press Photo awards in 2008 and 2009.[1]

## Biography

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Revillard attended the School of Business and Engineering Vaud with Luc Chessex, Jesus Moreno, and Christian Caujolle. After graduating, he became a journalist for Le Nouveau Quotidien and L'Hebdo.

In 2001, he founded Rezo.ch, which was the first online photography agency in French-speaking Switzerland.[2]

In 2010, he became a photographer for Bertrand Piccard's Solar Impulse Project.

Jean Revillard died of a heart attack while filming in Huelgoat, Brittany on 4 January 2019.

Revillard won his 2008 World Press Photo award for his work on Calais migrant shacks.[3] He won another World Press Photo award in 2009, along with a prize from the City of Prague.[4][5][6]

## References

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1. ^ Impulse, Solar. "Solar Impulse Foundation: 1000 profitable solutions for the environment". solarimpulse.com. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
2. ^ "Jean Revillard, mort d'un éclaireur". Le Temps (in French). 5 January 2019.
3. ^ "Jean Revillard". World Press Photo. 2008–2009.
4. ^ "Le photographe genevois Jean Revillard est décédé". RTS (in French). 5 January 2019.
5. ^ "Jean Revillard, photographe, 1967". Swiss Press Award 19 (in French).
6. ^ "Jungles. Abris de fortune aux abords de la Manche". Le Monde diplomatique (in French). March 2010.

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