BIO
Biographie « La vie mode d’emploi »
still under construction , a mix of french and English , I will add more links everyday. Toujours en cours de traitement,
Life: « User manual »
Life: « Make it short »
Bio Exhibitions, books etc (under construction)
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Michel Setboun started as an architect and became a photographer in 1978 as a news and war photographer covering conflicts around the world for Sipa agency in Iran El Salvador, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Israel among others then Black Star agency, at the end of the eighties he started working on long term international stories, in Mongolia, Hong Kong Albania for Rapho and Sygma. In 1990 he decided to work as a freelance Photographer, again on long term projects, He is still working for editorial but produce also fine art photography and books, His photography has been published in The New York Times, Géo, Life, and Paris Match, among others. Since the last ten years he is focused on fine art, Books, exhibition or art installation
Francais
En 1976,, alors qu’il vient d’obtenir son diplôme d’architecte, Michel Setboun change de cap et part en Angola pour photographier la guerre d’indépendance. Trois ans plus tard, il publie l’un des premiers livres sur la révolution iranienne. Animé par une volonté tenace d’être là au bon moment, de préférence avant ses confrères, une seule chose devait désormais lui manquer : le temps d’être partout à la fois. Après l’Iran, ce fut l’Afghanistan, la guerre Iran Irak, le Liban, la Pologne. En 1982 il est blessé au Salvador, et en 1984 on lui remet le premier prix du world Press pour son travail sur l’expulsion des réfugiés du Nigeria. Entre temps il découvre l’Albanie puis la Mongolie, et commence à traiter des sujets à long terme, plus en douceur. il suit les dernières années de l’empire britannique à Hong-Kong, Ses reportages apparaissent dans les magazines du monde entier et dans de nombreux livres. Il collabore avec les plus grandes agences photo en commençant par Sipa, puis Black Star, Rapho, Sygma, Corbis et enfin Getty. Ses photos de Khomeini, Saddam Hussein ou du pape font la couverture des plus grands magazines. Mais c’est dès le début des années 90 qu’il devient photographe indépendant pour mener des projets à long terme, il continue à arpenter la planète pour des reportages au long cours.
Depuis dix ans il se consacre aux grandes villes mythiques du monde ; Paris, New York, le Caire, Venise, Hongkong, Shanghai, Istanbul .
Depuis une dizaine d’années, je m’interesse plus particulièrement à des projets artistiques . livres, expositions et installations photographiques.
Life: « Make it large »
2022 on the way
Albania exhibition in Marubi Museum / November
from Nov 23 to february, More coming soon
Exhibition . Mongolia July
Festival Visions d’ailleurs. Mongolia July, link to be updated
Exhibition in Singapore mai 2022. « Notre dame de Paris »
In Singapore in may / Singapour exposition,
Exhibition in Iran
February
Iran révolution in the museum of contemporary art “The MOCA”. Tehran
One hour TV program about my work during the revolution on docTV.Ir
Some new books and projects on the way
At the top of Notre Dame cathedral with Quasimodo. Graphic project book V30
“50 years of Afghanistan” book project extract
interview on Kombini about Afghanistan
video under construction
Mongolia Graphic book
Albania between past and present,
La zone
Chateau rouge Couleur sur fond noir
L’afrique à Paris
Reportages
New York new
2021
Exhibition
Festival Visions d’ailleurs New York 9/11 link July
Reportages
the afghans refugees in Albania,
Paris under Covid,
Iranian city in Durres
Portugal
2020
Exhibition
Solo Exhibition in Iran Kish museum in february
Solo Exhibition galerie Mandarine , « Iran revolution » in March
Exhibition festival Visions d’ailleurs in July “Paris Dark light”
Second Solo Exhibition in COD Tirana, Albania « from dictatorship to democracy »
Albania exhibition in COD Tirana 2020
Albania exhibition in COD Tirana 2020
New Book 1
“New York Photo-Graphies” at editions de la Martinière
Albania from dictatorship to democracy
New Book 2
Albania the book of the exhibition extract
Albania; The end , The beginning
Reportages
The world under Covid
France several stories
Iran
Portugal
Albanie
2019
New Book
« Iran revolution » editions des Arènes link
Video On France inter « l’instant M » with Sonia Devilers
Entretien avec Michel Setboun – Retour sur la Révolution iranienne de 1979
Exhibition
Curator
Solo Exhibition galerie Mandarine , « Iran revolution » in march
Exhibition galerie D by art Paris October
Exhibition festival Visions d’ailleurs July
Solo Exhibition at the “belle Hortense” Dec
conférence
Reportages
Paris soleil vert under Covid V6 in colors
Albania
New York
Londres
Iran
France several stories
2018
Exhibition
Solo exhibition: « Paris Lumière Noire» in Australia jan 2018
Solo exhibition in COD Tirana, en Albanie Juillet
Albania exhibition in COD Tirana 2020
Exposition in Vision d’ailleurs festival
Exhibition « New York en marche » june/ july
Exhibition ice rain on New York exhibit
New Book 1
Monographie « de la dictature à la démocratie »
New Book 2
« 40 years of photojournalism » VoI 2 publication in China
Interview
Iran Subway 20 mn on France inter national radio,
With the pseudonym Pierre Muscat
Sabyl Ghoussoub write about my books Iran and « Paris Lumière Noire »
Publication
about Tehran subway
Reportages
Albania
londres
france stories
Corsica,
2017
Exhibition
« Paris jolie capitale » at The Gallery Hegoa Paris June 2017
Solo Exhibition in Roissy airport Paris : « Paris dark light» . May – dec 2017
Solo Exhibition in Hong Kong : « Paris dark light» exhibition at the Harbour city Hong Kong in May 2017
Video/ interview
Anne Kerner /artvision for the exhibition « Paris lumière noire »
Publication
12 pages story about The book « Paris Lumière noire » in Corriere de la serra Italy
10 pages story about Iran published in « Paris Match »
Reportage
Corsica
Paris stories
Londres
Iran
Italy
Hong Kong
Corsica
2016
New Book 1
Iran « Days of revolution « in English and Persian December 2016
New Book 2
« Paris lumière noire » éditions de la Martinière. October 2016
« Paris lumière noire » the book. trailer
New Book 3
40 ans of photojournalism Vol III génération Agences at the éditions de la Martinière
Exhibition in Iran
Solo Exhibition in Tehran : « Days of revolution » exhibition at the artist Forum . December 2016
Conférence at the artists forum Tehran voir
Press TV interview février 2020
Le film 52 minutes from Eiffel to Azadi
Movies in Iran about my work
exhibitions in Paris and France
Exhibition « New York » at the Galerie D by Art Paris December 2016
Solo exhibition at galerie AB Voir « Paris lumière noire » October 2016
Solo exhibition in Paris « Paris Shanghai » city hall of the XVI september 2016
Shanghai VS Paris pictures of the exhibition
Paris VS Shanghai Part 2 Paris VS Shanghai part 3
solo exhibition Voir « New York enquête d’identité » September 2015
Exhibition gallery Yann Arthus Bertrand 50 photographers of the eighties
Exhibition in Albania
Solo Exhibition in COD Albania
“Albania under communist dictatorship” august 2016
Reportage
Albania, Iran December 2016,
Marseille
venise
Brittany
Londres
2015
Reportages
New york
France
Corsica
Marseille
Maroc
Portugal
2014
Exhibition
New York in Samhart gallery Montreux
Interview
video at Visa pour l’image about the book
40 years of photography generation Sygma
Qu’est-ce qu’une agence photo? on radio France Inter
Reportages
Londres
iran
Marseille
venise
Corsica
Singapour
Thaïlande
2013
Exhibition
Solo Exhibition September Teheran museum
New Book
40 ans de photojournalisme Vol II « génération Sygma” édition de la Martinière
Interview
by iran press TV in Globish English. In spanish
Reportages
Corsica
New York
istanbul
Lisbon beginning of Serie noire
Iran exhibition and movie about my work
paris stories
France stories for a new book with Pouget
2012
New Book
40 ans de photojournalisme Vol I « génération SIpa” édition de la Martinière
Interview
Reportages
New York stories
Turkey Istanbul beginning of a new project
Iran
Corsica
italy ,
afghanistan communist
india,
pakistan, Iran Irak war, Mitterrand
2011
Exhibition
Solo Exhibition Museum of modern art Iran Tehran ,, Exhibit and prize for his work during the Iranian revolution February – Mars.
Exhibition in Pinya China
Reportages
New york
China
Iran stories
Indonesia Sonde islands
Maroc attentat in Marrakech
2010
New Book
“Le Caire renaissance d’une ville” at the éditions de la Martinière September
Exhibition
Solo Exhibition 2010 may exhibit at the opera of Ulaanbaatar Mongolia
exposition Mongolie à l’opéra d’ Oulan Bator
Reportages
Mongolia
New york
Corsica
France
2009
New book
Venise at édition de la Martinière
« Venise» at the éditions Abrams USA September 2009
Exhibition
Solo Exhibition Contemporary Arts Museum. Iran Ahwaz . exhibit about iranian revolution,
Exposition sur la révolution iranienne. Ahvaz Contemporary Arts Museum. Musée Ahwaz
Reportages
Venise for a new book
Russia children fashion in St petersburg,
Boston
Cap code, children fashion
Corsica
Guyana for nat Geographic
France, Doubs, Brittany, Normandy etc
2008
New book
« New York vertigo » voir at the éditions de Agostini Italy december 2008 in italy
« New York vertigo » voir at the éditions de la Martinière September 2018
« New York vertigo » voir at the éditions Abrams december 2008 in USA
Exhibition
Solo Exhibition Moscow, exhibit “Paris seen from bell towers”
Grande exposition “Paris , la balade des clochers” à Moscou
Reportages
Venise,
Maroc
Netherlands for GDF
Mongolia
Corsica
Cuba children fashion for a catalog
Italie
New York stories
Advertising
campagne publicitaire Kronenbourg
How to use a can of beer as a camera and the results…
2007
New book
« Paris vu des clochers » voir at the éditions de la Martinière September 2007
« Paris view from bell towers» voir at the éditions Abrams december 2007
« Paris bell tower» at the éditions Abrams december 2007
Exhibition
Solo Exhibition China Festival .Pingyao Festival. rétrospective
2007 Exposition rétrospective en Chine. Festival de Ping Yao
Reportages
New york several trips
Argentina Buenos Aires
Tunisia Lost tribes
Berlin
Québec
Antarctica
Cairo for the coming book
Dunkerque for GDF
Paris seen from bell towers
2006
Exhibition
Solo Exhibition Mongolia at club aventure gallery
Reportages
Cairo stories on the way
Paris bell towers
Corsica
Mongolia in Winter
Louxor story
Sweden Stockholm
Capo Verde
Maroc
New york
Albania
Belgique
Portugal
Corse,
Ilan halimi
Algeria. return for Geo magazine
2005
New Book 1
« Mongolie rêve d’infini» at the éditions de la Martinière September 2005
New Book 2
« Paris éclairage nuit » at the éditions Livandi
Exhibition
Solo Exhibition Qatar Doha . Paris Exhibit
Reportages
Dubai
Mongolia,
Afghanistan in Paktia province
italy ,
Corsica
New York stories
Monaco stories
La Courneuve for Stern
Mauritanie désert
perpignan , Arles
2004
Exhibition
Solo Exhibition Foire de Paris. Exhibit giant images in 3D
2004 Exposition dans le cadre de la foire de Paris tirages géants 3D
Reportages
Mongolia in deep winter
London
New York
Cairo beginning of the story and the book
Los Angeles with lalo Schifrin
Albania for Geo
Senegal with mouss Diouf
2003
Reportages
Cors teica
Marseille stories
Venise
Mongolia
Maroc jordanie, italy ,
Afghanistan communist india, Pakistan, Iran Irak war, Mitterrand un
2002
New Book 1
« Mongolie rêve d’infini» at the éditions de la Martinière September 2002
New Book 2
« the twin towers of New york» voir at the éditions Fabre september 2002
Exhibition
Solo Exhibition New York Staley and Wise gallery. Soho, etc..
Reportages
Mongolia with Albina du boisrouvray
New York with Albina du boisrouvray
Russia on the Volga river for the Figaro magazine
Maroc festival du cinéma
Italy
New York stories
Mongolia eagles
2001
Reportages
poland zalipie
Switzerland Albina
bruxelles aznavour PDV
Madrid
Greece
Paris seen from bell towers stories
Portugal and palacio fronteira PDV
Korea
9/11 in New York several months
Trieste for PDV
Publications
New York publications in magazines
jordanie, italy , afghanistan communist india, pakistan, Iran Iraq war, Mitterrand
2000 les années Solo représenté par Corbis puis getty
Reportages
Scotland
Île de Man; looking for Godard for the Figaro Magazine
India with Albina du Boisrouvray
Ethiopia Lallibela
saint Nazaire for VSD
Benin with soeur julia Aguiar point de vue
Mongolia for point de vue
Phillipines with the new president Arroyo
1999 les années Sygma
Reportages
Kosovo
Albania refugees
Norway lapland
Tunisia lost tribes of Israel
New york several stories
ZambiaKawakaba wedding in
Monaco stories
Nantes for Geo mag
Clermont ferrand
Toulon for the Figaro mag
1998
Reportages
Sweden with Taslima Nasreen
New york several stories
Israel Lost tribes around the world
Al Waleed
kenya with Cynthia Moss
Monaco stories
Turquie Istanbul efes kussadasi
Grece
Venice
Afghanistan with Najibullah
France stories
1997
New Book
« Monaco , des travaux et des jours » book of the exhibition in Monaco
Exhibition
Solo exhibition in Ministère de la culture Monaco « des travaux et des jours » septembre
Reportages
New york several months
Monaco stories
Hong Kong Handover several trips
GB winchester
1996
Reportages
Canada with the indians haidas with the interview
Chine
Hong Kong several months
Macao
Israel beginning of story around the world “ Lost tribes of Israel “ for GEO
1995
Reportages with Sygma
Monaco several Stories
India rajasthan for grands reportages
Mexico Chiapas rébellion for the Figaro
Mongolia
Hong Kong
China
Jordanie, italy , afghanistan communist india, pakistan, Iran Irak war, Mitterrand
1994 les années Rapho
Reportages with Rapho agency
Monaco stories
Hong Kong before the handover several trips and stories
Mongolia in winter
Romania
Belfast for Marie claire
French Riviera
1993
Reportages with Rapho agency
Monaco stories
Albania for Geo
Mongolia several weeks
New york several weeks
Lyon for geo magazine 50 pages
update coming
1992
Main Reportages with Rapho agency
New york several weeks
Hungary and yugoslav war for marie Claire
Monaco story
Mongolia
update coming
1991
Main Reportages with Rapho agency
Albania rebirth of God
New york story
Mongolia several weeks
update coming
1990
Main Reportages with Rapho agency
Roumanie for the Figaro
Saudi arabia for the figaro magazine
Albania
Marseille story
Mongolia, the end of communism
Turkey with Ozal
Scotland
Chypre for grands reportages
french politic Mitterrand
1989
Main Reportages with Rapho agency
Monaco beginning of a several years story for Geo magazine 50 pages and other mag
Rungis market story
New york, belgium, Lille
Marseille story
Irak
French politic
1988
Main Reportages with Rapho agency
Argentina for the Figaro magazine
Marseille several months story for Geo germany and france
Albania the last days of communism for geo
Yougoslavie, the last days, for Actuel
New york
french politic,
1987
Exhibition in Arles
Albania in Rencontres d’Arles
Main Reportages with Rapho agency
Mexique story
Guatemala
New york
Albanie the last days of communism
Korea story on several years,
1986 les années Black Star
Reportages : Black star France is dead, I join Rapho
War in Honduras with american army, Time magazine
Brazil two months
mexique for the Figaro magazine
Korea story on several years,
1985
Reportages with Black Star France
egypt
Yemen for actuel,
Afghanistan two months with the moudjahidines of haji Latif
prisons in Sweden for the figaro magazine
Yalta for the figaro magazine
french politic
1984
Reportages with Black Star,
i quit Sipa and we create Black Star France with Jim Natchway, Reza, Laski , Suau , Manoocher, Bocon Gibod
Brazil several months,
Iraq war and saddam hussein,
Philippines Aquino,
India gandhi
Pakistan Zia ul Haq tribal wars in Pachtounistan,
Netherlands, french politic
1983 les années Sipa
Prix
1er prix World press photo pour un reportage sur les réfugiés quittant le Nigeria
first prize of the world World press photo for a story about the refugees leaving Nigeria
Une photo de Khomeyni a été choisie comme une des cent photos du siècle.
Reportages with Sipa Agency
Benin, Nigeria refugees
Ghana, togo,Costa rica with the pope,
Iraq war
war in el salvador , guatemala, Honduras,
Poland with the pope , belgium Haiti, Venise ,French politic
1982
Reportages with Sipa Agency
Mexico, Honduras war
wounded in salvador civil war,
china sea with boat people, hong Kong,Singapour, Thanilande,
palestinians in greece
portugal with the pope,
Poland , jaruzelski ,
Reagan,New York,etc.
1981
Festival
“visa pour l’image” : Marseille,
Reportages with Sipa Agency And Black star
Albania under communist dictatorship
pope in poland,
poland with walesa,
Greece , Morocco,
Marseille several months in for a special story
Netherlands, egypt, french politic
1980
Reportages with Sipa Agency
Iraq war,
jordanie,
afghanistan communist
india, pakistan, Iran Mitterrand, italy ,
1979
first Book
« Iran, l’éclatement » at the editions du Sycomore
Reportages with Sipa Agency
iran revolution ,
pope in poland,
spain, italy, Inde,, Pakistan,
Afghanistan two months with the moudjahidines
L’Afghanistan communist coup d’etat etc.
1978
Reportages with Sipa Agency
Afghanistan, Iran, Kerguelen, italy with the pope, reunion island etc.
1977
diplôme .
architecte DPLG certificate in december 1977
Reportages with Sipa Agency
thaïlande , Hong Kong, birmanie, philippines,GB, bangladesh, Malaisie, Inde etc
1976
Reportages with Sipa Agency
lebanon civil war, portugal, Angola révolution and independence , chypre, israël
1975
Reportages with Sipa agency, I am still a student in architecture at the “ecole des Beaux arts” in Paris during my vacation time, I am going to war.
Portugal, belize mexique guatemala, Angola révolution
1970 to 75 coming soon…