Who was Antoni Lallican, the photojournalist killed by a drone within the Donbass? | EUROtoday

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Un Singular take a look at warfare and an obsession for the unusual within the extraordinary. It was the best way of working by Antoni Lallican, who died this Friday October 3 in Donbass (Ukraine), on the age of 37. The French photojournalist was killed by a Russian drone shot close to the town of Droujkivka, whereas he accompanied a Ukrainian unit with different reporters, within the bellicose context that this small nation in Eastern European has been experiencing for greater than three years. By his facet, native journalist Georguii Ivantchenko was significantly injured, whereas each circulated in a clearly recognized automobile “press”.

Born in 1988 and coaching pharmacist, he transformed at 30 years outdated in photojournalism. Based in Paris, member of the Hans Lucas company since 2018, Antoni Lallican collaborated with The world,, Release,, Le Figaro,, Mediapart or Der Spiegel And Time. As early as March 2022, a number of days after the Russian invasion, he took the route of Ukraine with the one purple thread the ardent want to doc the lifetime of civilians. In the shelters of kyiv, within the ruins of Donbass, he photographed much less the violence of the fights than the dignity of those that suffered it. “He knew the field very well and knew how to work,” mentioned Wilfrid Estève, president of Hans Lucas, who remembered an “adorable, heart on hand”.

From Haiti to yellow vests

The warfare in Ukraine was solely a fraction of its profession. The photographer had additionally labored in Lebanon, Haiti, Hong Kong, Syria, Israel or Palestine. Always, with the identical curiosity in social fractures. In France, he had made reviews on poor housing, youngster safety, the COVID disaster or the yellow vests motion.

In January 2024, he had acquired the Victor Hugo Prize from images dedicated for his report “Suddenly, the sky darkened”, a dive into the each day lifetime of the inhabitants of Donbass. On Friday, the 4th Ukrainian armored brigade mentioned it was “killed following a targeted strike from an FPV drone”. Emmanuel Macron denounced on X “the attack on Russian drones” and addressed his condolences “to his family, to his relatives, as well as to all his colleagues who, at the risk of their lives, inform us and testify to the reality of war”.

Reporters Without Borders, the SNJ and the International Federation of Journalists have reported “a war crime” and demanded an investigation. “By targeting those who document the war, the Russian army wants to silence the witnesses,” insurgerated the Ukrainian union Nuju. Since 2022, at the very least fourteen journalists have been killed in Ukraine, together with 4 French. For his colleagues, Antoni Lallican will stay the determine of a discreet however obstinate photographer, animated by the conviction that warfare might, if not cease it, at the very least make it seen.



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