After receiving a diploma in economics and a law degree, Remi started his career in 1990. He worked with the photo agency Gamma for twelve years, including three years as a press correspondent in New York. He has been working independently since 2002 and lives in Provence.
His journeys have led him to 70 countries--from the North Pole to the Sahara Desert and the remote jungles of Sumatra to Indian rituals in the Andes mountains. Specialized in travel photography, his personal work celebrates the living remnants of a vanishing past, with a focus on rituals and traditions, tribal cultures and UNESCO World Heritage sites.
An award-winning photographer (including a POY in 1997 and an Award of Excellence by Communication Arts in 2003), Remi Benali`s work has appeared in numerous international publications such as Time, Life, Newsweek, the Sunday Times, Paris-Match, Le Figaro Magazine, Stern, El Mundo and Specchio. He has also photographed two expeditions in Africa on assignment for the National Geographic Society.
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