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BIO
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Olivier Asselin is an award-winning Canadian photographer based in Accra, Ghana, West Africa. His work has appeared in major newspapers and magazines worldwide.
Olivier is fluent in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese, and is available for assignments worldwide.
In October 2006, he attended the Eddie Adams Workshop in Jeffersonville, NY, USA.
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PUBLICATIONS
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TIME
Newsweek
The New York Times
Le Nouvel Observateur
Chicago Tribune
Boston Globe
Toronto Star
Vancouver Sun
National Post
Reader's Digest
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Newsday
E Magazine
MSNBC.COM
BBC Online
The Guardian Unlimited
Washington Post
Afrique Magazine
Jeune Afrique
South China Morning Post
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AWARDS
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| 2008 |
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PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris
The Human Condition Photo Contest
Honorable mention - Selected for exhibition |
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| 2007 |
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Gordon Parks International Photo Contest
Winner, Third Place |
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X Luis Valtueña Award for Humanitarian Photography
Photo shortlisted and included in Europe-touring exhibition
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| 2006 |
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IX Luis Valtueña Award for Humanitarian Photography
Winner, Another World is Possible special award |
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| 2004 |
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Western Academy of Photography
- Best overall student
- Best photojournalist
- Best photo essay
- Best portfolio
- Best image |
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EXHIBITIONS
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| 2008 |
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Inside Out: A collection of Ghanaian stories
(solo exhibition)
Alliance Française, Accra, Ghana |
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| 2007 |
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Regard sur l'industrie minière au Ghana/
A look on the Ghanaian mining industry
Théâtre À la Petite licorne, Montréal, Canada |
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Human Trafficking: Images of Vulnerability
(group exhibition)
United Nations Visitors Gallery, New York, USA |
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| 2006 |
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The Naked Truth (group exhibition)
Center for Fine Art photography, Fort Collins, CO. USA |
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| 2004 |
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Light Sensitive (group exhibition)
CAC Arts Centre, Victoria, Canada
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CLIENTS
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Associated Press
GAVI Alliance
Technoserve Ghana
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
USAID's West Africa Trade Hub
USAID's TIPCEE
World Health Organization (WHO)
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