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Michel
Comte is famous for his fashion photography and portraits
of Hollywood stars. There is another face which compels him
to work far beyond the confines of his studio. For the past
ten years, Comte has been collaborating with the ICRC to help
war victims. Following his first trip to Afghanistan, he convinced
several celebrities to participate in an auction in which
his photos and the jewellery of the Italian company Pomelato
were sold. The funds raised were used to build a hospital
in Kabul.
To date, he has travelled to Iraq, Bosnia and Herzegovina
and Kenya for the ICRC. The latest stage of this ongoing cooperation
is a fund-raising and awareness campaign based on Comte's
work in conflict zones, recently gathered in a book, People
and places with no name. Revenue generated will be used by
the ICRC for victims of conflicts not in the media spotlight.
"There is no glory in war, only glory in the faces of
those who endure amidst the chaos," says Michel Comte.
Photos
from People and places with no name, Steidl Verlag,
Göttingen, 2000.
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