Lainé, Daniel 1949-

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LAINÉ, Daniel 1949-

(Polgornek)

PERSONAL:

Born April 29, 1949, in Auxerre, France; son of Georges and Fernande (Septicz) Lainé; married Anya Sergueeva, September, 1991; children: Maïa, Vadim.

ADDRESSES:

Home—5 rue Léo-Lagrange, Kremlin-Bicâtre 94270, France. Office—183 Rue de la Pompe, 75016 Paris, France. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Freelance photographer, 1975-79; l'Agence Gamma, magazine photographer, 1980; Actuel, reporter and photographer, 1981-85; l'Agence France Presse à Abidjan, photographer in West Africa, 1985; Actuel, reporter and photographer, 1986-93; freelance reporter and photographer, 1993—. Also worked as university professor in Lima, Peru, as a farm worker in Canada, a travel companion in Asia, and a hotel employee.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Prix Villa Médicis, 1988; first prize, Wordl Press 91, 1991; prize in 2001, for work on Afghanistan.

WRITINGS:

(And photographer) Les Gucules noires, Polgornek Publisher, 1976.

(Photographer) Indios, Polgornek Publisher, 1978.

(And photographer) African Kings, Ten Speed Press (Berkeley, CA), 1991.

Some writings appear under the pseudonym Polgornek.

WORK IN PROGRESS:

Black's Gods; research on African culture.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Booklist, November 1, 2000, Vanessa Bush, review of African Kings, p. 415.