thumb|Frank Fournier - Photo by Michelle Poiré {{short description|French photographer|bot=PearBOT 5}} '''Frank Fournier''' (born 1948) is a French photographer. Before becoming a photographer, he studied medicine like his father, who was a surgeon. He moved to New York City and became a staff photographer at Contact Press Images in 1982 after joining the office staff in 1977. He is best known for his coverage of the 1985 Armero tragedy in Colombia; the Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupted, leading to a mudslide that killed more than 25,000 people. His portrait of Omayra Sánchez, a dying 13-year-old girl trapped under the debris of her home, won the 1986 World Press Photo of the Year award.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4231020.stm |title=Picture power: Tragedy of Omayra Sanchez |date=30 September 2005 |newspaper=BBC News |access-date=28 September 2010}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://contactpressimages.com/portfolios/fournier/fourn_fs.html Fournier's portfolio at the Contact Press Images site]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fournier, Frank}} Category:1948 births Category:Living people Category:French photographers