Eric Lafforgue

{{short description|French photographer (born 1964)}}

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Eric Lafforgue (born 17 July 1964) is a French photographer. He has photographed in North Korea, making many trips there, although he is now banned due to his breaking of photography rules.{{cite news|accessdate=9 August 2018|title=The Closest Thing To Candid Photos Of North Korea You'll Ever See|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/eric-lafforgues-candid-photos-of-north-korea-2013-12?IR=T|newspaper=Business Insider}} Lafforgue has documented the Guna people of the San Blas Islands, off the coast of Panama, whose existence is threatened by rising sea levels.{{cite news|first1=Eric Lafforgue/Barcroft|last1=Media|accessdate=9 August 2018|title=The Kuna: the endangered last tribe of the Caribbean – in pictures|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2015/jun/26/the-kuna-the-endangered-last-tribe-of-the-caribbean-in-pictures|newspaper=The Guardian|date=26 June 2015|issn=0261-3077}} He started in 2006, and quickly his pictures were used by magazines and publications such as National Geographic.{{Cite web |title=Eric Lafforgue received a lifetime ban from North Korea for these photos |url=https://publicdelivery.org/eric-lafforgue-north-korea/ |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=publicdelivery.org}}