55º world press photo: arts and entertainment - 2º prémio (singulares)
Dakar Fashion Week
09 July 2011
Una modelo posa frente a un puesto de sastre en el centro de Dakar, Senegal, durante la novena edición de la Semana de la moda de Dakar. Lleva un vestido de la diseñadora senegalesa afincada en Estados Unidos Yolande Ngom Mancini. La Semana de la moda empezó a celebrarse en 2003 como una empresa privada sin apoyo gubernamental, a raíz de la iniciativa de la antigua modelo convertida en diseñadora Adama Paris, y se ha convertido en un escaparate del diseño en todo el continente.
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Vincent Boisot was born in France in 1971. After studying law and political science, he began his career as a press photographer with various newspapers in Paris. In 2007, he founded Riva Press with four other photojournalists, working on news stories and documentary photography. In addition to his work on French news, Boisot has worked on stories worldwide, especially in Africa. His photos have been appeared in major French and international publications.