# Frank Fournier

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'''Frank Fournier''' (born 1948) is a French [photographer](/source/photographer). Before becoming a photographer, he studied medicine like his father, who was a surgeon. He moved to [New York City](/source/New_York_City) and became a staff photographer at [Contact Press Images](/source/Contact_Press_Images) in 1982 after joining the office staff in 1977. He is best known for his coverage of the 1985 [Armero tragedy](/source/Armero_tragedy) in [Colombia](/source/Colombia); the [Nevado del Ruiz](/source/Nevado_del_Ruiz) [volcano](/source/volcano) erupted, leading to a [mudslide](/source/lahar) that killed more than 25,000 people. His portrait of [Omayra Sánchez](/source/Omayra_S%C3%A1nchez), a dying 13-year-old girl trapped under the debris of her home, won the 1986 [World Press Photo of the Year](/source/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](/source/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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