Patrick Aventurier was born in Marseille.After a National Photographic Scool , he joints the laboratory of the Gamma photo agency in 1981. In 1982 , after having taken a close look at all of war photogapher Gilles Caron’negatives,he decides to follow the path of photojournalism opened by the fouders of Gamma.He becomes a full time photo-reporter in 1983.He covers many social problemes and  conflicts  witch trouble the planet , Lebanon,Israel,Cambodia,Burma,North-Korea,Indonesia,philippines ,Somalia,Kosovo,Afghanistan…

His various centers of interest naturraly lead him to specialize in major magazine reportages especialy in Asia .
His work deserves him numerous distinctions : World Press 1988 , First prize sport category and second price in science category..  European Fuji Awards,magazine category in 1988 and news category in 1998. UNESCO award , documentary and architecture prize in 2004, documentary prize in 2006 and 2007.  European Vision prize in 2003 for this story on AIDS in Asia, Angers Scoop festival , news category in 1998,magazine category in 1985,1986,1989,1992, science category in 2004,art category in 2007.

 

Many  exibitions ,  Arles International Photo Festival ,International Photojournalisme Festival Visa in perpignan, Nomad festival in Biaritz,Chine,Angkor festival…