She was a very brave, dedicated and talented young woman, only 26, gone too soon. Repose en paix, Camille. My deepest condolences for her family and friends.
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| Camille Lepage was a French photojournalist doing a project in Central African Republic. Her body was discovered by French peacekeepers patrolling in the Bouar Region in the west of the country driven by militia from the anti-balaka group. An investigation is ongoing to shine light on the circumstaces of this murder. |
In an interview with the photographic blog PetaPixel last October, Lepage spoke about her ongoing projects, You Will Forget Me and Vanishing Youth, that capture the violence of South Sudan."Since I was very little, I've always wanted to go and live in a place where no one else wants to go, and cover in-depth conflict related stories … I can't accept that people's tragedies are silenced simply because no one can make money out of them."Of her life in South Sudan, she said: "The fact that I live in South Sudan for a while really helps. I live in a local house in a local neighbourhood, with no electricity and little comfort, so I don't see myself as being very different from them [local people]."She ends the interview: "I'm currently in the Central African Republic, working on a new photography project there for a few months before heading back to South Sudan and Sudan." ~ The Guardian
