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France's top war photographer Patrick Chauvel told France 24 in an interview published on 12 November 2026 that people have lost faith in the press. He has taken nearly 380,000 photographs over about five decades, from Vietnam to Ukraine. Chauvel said journalists are only looking for the truth and that he wants to show the public how the press works and why. The interview, aired in France 24's Perspective programme, accompanies his new book, Éclats de guerre, whose English title is Shards of War, which traces his career and his view of the world. His photographs span conflicts in Cambodia, Afghanistan, Palestine, Lebanon and Ukraine, as well as Vietnam. The article presents his concerns about declining trust in the press largely in his own words and does not offer further data on public opinion.