Didier Lefèvre (1957–2007) was a French photojournalist. His photos have appeared in many French magazines, including L'Express and . He was best known for co-authoring with Emmanuel Guibert the book The Photographer, which told the story of his travels with a Médecins Sans Frontières mission during the Soviet–Afghan War.
Lefèvre shot more than 4,000 photos on his 1986 MSF mission. He suffered from chronic furunculosis; he lost fourteen teeth after the MSF mission as a consequence of malnutrition, exhaustion, and stress from his experiences. Nonetheless, Lefèvre returned to Afghanistan seven more times later in life.Wolk, Douglas. "Book Review: 'The Photographer' By Emmanuel Guibert, Didier Lefèvre and Frédéric Lemercier," The Washington Post (31 May 2009)
Lefèvre was trained as a pharmacist.Thierry Lefebvre, " Mort d'un pharmacien photographe " (in French), Revue d'histoire de la pharmacie, vol. 95, n o 357, 2008, p. 85-86 . He died from heart failure on 29 January 2007 at the age of 49.
Awards 2004: Prix des libraires de bande dessinée for The Photographer (with Lemercier and Guibert ) 2007: Angoulême International Comics Festival Essentials for The Photographer (with Guibert et Lemercier) 2007: Globes de Cristal Award for Best Comic Book for The Photographer (with Guibert et Lemercier) 2010: Eisner Award for The Photographer (with Guibert)
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