Laure d’Utruy is a photographer and visual artist based between Berlin, Germany and Cairo, Egypt. Blending documentary and fine art photography, her work delves into human rights and social justice, capturing complex narratives across cultures. Her long-term projects include documenting societal matters in Iran and exploring disability advocacy in France and Egypt. In 2021, supported by National Geographic’s Emergency Fund for Journalists, she documented the impact of COVID-19 on children with mental disabilities, a project later published in the book 'Inside The Curve' by National Geographic in 2022.
member of Women Photograph
laure.dutruy@gmail.com
Germany : +49 152 02307759
France : + 33 6 68 55 51 17
languages spoken: French, English, German (fluent) Farsi, Egyptian Arabic (intermediate), Italian (elementary)
photo: ©Karam Al Ramadhani
EXHIBITIONS
2025 - Reflecting The Real, Photo Museum Ireland - Dublin, IR
2025 - Escale à la Grange aux Belles - Paris, FR
2024 - Photo Marseille - FR
2021-2022 - S*HEROES - Anahita Contemporary - Berlin, DE
2019-2020 - The Royal Road: in transformation - ThreeSeven x Laure d'Utruy - Berlin, DE
2018 - L'autre famille - Visa pour l'image: International Festival of Photojournalism - Perpignan, FR
2018 - The Royal Road: in transformation - MONTH OF PHOTOGRAPHY LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles, USA
2017 - The Royal Road: in transformation - 30 Under 30 Women Photographers - Rome, IT
DISTINCTIONS
2025 - Winner, The Photo Museum Ireland International Open Awards
2024 - Nominated photographer, Hamburg Portfolio Review 2024
2023 - Finalist, Prix Roger Pic 2023
2021 - Recipient, National Geographic Society - COVID-19 Emergency Funding
2019 - Shortlisted, Lucie Foundation 2019 Emerging Scholarship
2019 - Shortlisted, International Women Photographers Award 2019
2018 - Shortlisted, Lucie Foundation 2018 Emerging Scholarship
2018 - Shortlisted, Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize
2017 - Shortlisted, Lucie Foundation 2017 Emerging Scholarship
2017 - Recipient, Artpil 30 Under 30 International Women Photographers
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS / FEATURES / INTERVIEWS
Tender Photo, digital platform of African photography (2025)
Aurum 999,9 MagBook, print (2024)
Inside The Curve, photography book by National Geographic (2022)
Some Magazine, print (2022)
Nat Geo in the Field
Open Society Foundations
The Wall Street Journal
Musée Magazine
The Independent Photographer
EyeEm Magazine
Artpil
The New York Times
Getty Reportage
The Hidden Photo
Women Photograph
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