Balochistan extends over 350,000 square kms (approximately the size of Germany) and is the largest province in the Pakistan Federation. Around seven million people live in Balochistan and since the population comprises of Iranians, Pakistanis and Afghanis this vast desert territory is by and large divided along ethnic lines. Despite Balochistan being amongst the richest province in Pakistan, with valuable natural resources in gold, cobalt and gas, its people are the poorest, suffering for decades under the rule of the Punjabi government. Seeking to address this economic discrimination is one of the main driving forces behind the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), an armed group who's resistance regularly makes headlines in the Pakistani national press.
Balochis cultivate a particular resentment towards centralised power, accusing the government of enslaving them and delaying provincial development whilst at the same time plundering Balochistan's rich resources. The BLA became most active after 2006 when a number of Balochi political leaders were killed. The BLA continues to target the Pakistani army which they view as an occupying imperialist force.
Born in 1979, France and graduated from the Sorbonne University ans Sciences Po Toulouse where he studied Geography, Political Science and Journalism (1999-2005). He wrote an essay about the Indian colonization and geostrategic importance of Andaman Islands for India. Marc has been the recipient of the Paris-Match Young reporter award and begins to be a freelance magazine photographer. He has works in Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, China. His works has appeared in Paris-Match,ChinePlus, Match du Monde, AFP, Figaro Magazine, Lib�©ration, Marie-Claire.
Marc has had exhibitions :
-Gijon International festival of photojournalim / Spain (2009)
-Revelation festival in Paris (2009)
-Centro de Fotographia of Santa Cruz in Spain (2009)
-Sorbonne University in Paris (2006)
-Mus�©e des Beaux-Arts de Chartres (2005).
