Olivier Laurent

I was born in France, but escaped 25 years later to London. A journalist at heart, I spent almost three years trying to stay awake while writing articles about banks and insurers. Now, I’ve come closer to my original plans. I’m the first French news editor for the British Journal of Photography.

My goals? Escape to African and Middle Eastern countries, reporting the stories of people often forgotten. I’ll get there, eventually. In the meantime, I report the trials and tribulations of photojournalists risking their lives to bring us stories of hardship, hope and madness.