The Petit Palais in Paris will be paying special tribute in a grand exhibition starting September to the work of two leading French photojournalists - the late Pierre Boulat (1924-1998) and his daughter Alexandra Boulat (1962-2007) of the VII Photo agency.
The exhibition, titled "100 photos de Pierre & Alexandra Boulat," is being held in collaboration with Reporters sans Frontieres (Reporters Without Borders), which is celebrating its 25-year anniversary this year.
Pierre worked for the legendary Life magazine in the 1950s and 1960s and photographed everything from Edith Piaf to life in Palestine. Alexandra, one of the founders of the VII Photo agency, documented wars and armed conflict in the former Yugoslavia, Iraq and Gaza, with a special focus on people affected by war. Both also covered fashion: Pierre photographed the first collection of Yves Saint Laurent; 40 years later Alexandra photographed YSL's last collection. Their work was very different in terms of subject matter but very similar in its common humanistic approach. Tragically, Alexandra died in October 2007 after suffering a brain aneurysm.
As well as the exhibition, Reporters Without Borders will be publishing an 'album' or book titled "Pierre & Alexandra Boulat - 100 Photos for Press Freedom." The book will go on sale September 9, 2010.

100 photos de Pierre & Alexandra Boulat
Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris
9 September to 27 February 2011

Praying for peace in Afghanistan - Quetta, Pakistan, September 2001 © Photo Alexandra Boulat / Association Pierre & Alexandra Boulat