Pascal Maitre
born in 1955 in Buzançais
In 1979, at the age of 24, Pascal Maitre began working for “Jeune Afrique”, after studying psychology. He then joined the Gamma agency in 1984. Today represented by Cosmos, he has traveled the world for major titles including “Geo”, “Paris Match” and “National Geographic”.> Read more
But his favorite subject remains Africa, which he has been exploring for almost forty years.
In 2016, he won the AFD/Polka Grand Prix and produced a major feature on the problems of access to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa.
Exhibitions at Polka Galerie
Exhibitions at Polka Galerie
Pascal Maitre
Journal de photographe(s)
March 21 - May 21, 2025
Selected Exhibitions
Selected Exhibitions
Lorsque la photo raconte le monde
February 3rd - May 5th, 2024
Villa Tamaris, La Seyne-sur-Mer, France
Prix photo AFD/Polka - Quand l’Afrique s’éclairera
November 8th, 2017 - January 7th, 2018
Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, France
Seulement Humains
July 7th - October 11th, 2018
Grand Arche de la Défense, Puteaux, France
Press
Pascal Maitre: "Grâce à la couleur, j'allie mes impératifs journalistiques et ma sensibilité"
Polka, February 2024
Pascal Maitre à la MEP: la lumière dans la nuit
Polka, November 2017
L'Afrique noire de Pascal Maitre
Polka #39, August 2017
