Patricia Willocq is an award-winning  photographer, born and raised in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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She uses photography as a tool for raising awareness about social,  humanitarian and environmental issues and bringing attention to causes she believes deserve greater recognition.

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Her projects often take her to remote communities, where the photographic process begins long before the camera comes out. Through conversations with the people directly affected by the issues she wishes to highlight, she develops a collaborative approach to storytelling.

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Rather than treating people as passive subjects of stories that concern them, she invites them to become active participants in the creative processing order to shape the visual narrative . This participatory approach is central to her practice, reflecting her belief that those whose lives are being represented should have a role in shaping that representation. 

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Alongside her photographic assignments around the world, she also dedicates part of her time to supporting the work of non-profit organisations and NGOs working in the fields of humanitarian action, social development, environmental protection, sustainable development, community resilience and ecological transition.

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Her photography has received numerous international distinctions at the Unicef Photo of the Year Award, the Alfred Fried Photography Award, the Prix de la Photographie de Paris,  the One Eyland book of the Year , the Federation of European Professional Photographers Awards  the American Photography AP 32 Photographers Awards and the  Brukmer Golden Award . Her photographic project White Ebony has also received several international photography book awards.

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Her work has been exhibited by OHCHR, UNESCO and UNICEF, as well as the Belgian and Austrian Federal Parliaments. Her photographs have been featured in media such as Geo magazine, National Geographic, UNICEF book on 25 years of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Her clients include UNICEF, Operation Smile, l’Agence Française de Développement (AFD).

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