Eric Valli

1952 Born in Dijon. Studies cabinetmaking.
1971 First trip to Afghanistan and first photographs.
1973 Travels in Nepal. Learns Nepali and English.
1981 Publishes his first book Tsangbou: between Nepal and Tibet (Hachette realities). The photo story appears in Stern, Geo and Smithsonian.
1986 Releases the book Dolpo: the hidden land (Aperture).
1987 Photo story Honey Hunters is awarded first prize at World Press.
1988 The book Honey Hunters (Nathan Image) is published worldwide.
Shoots his first documentary on Honey Hunters. Awarded the second prize at World Press for his photo story Children of the Dust.
1990 Publication of the book Shadow Hunters (Nathan Image) with Diane Summers Films a documentary on Shadow Hunters that earning him an Oscar nomination in the documentary category.
Exhibition in the Cathedral of Images Festival of Arles.
Visa d'Or - Daily Press award at Perpignan for Honey Hunters
Second prize at the World Press for Shadow Hunters First publication in Paris Match
1991 Exhibition of Shadow Hunters: The Nest Gatherers of Tiger Cave at the International Center for Photography in New York City
1994 Himalayan Caravans is published by La Martiniere in France and by National Geographic in the United States.
1997 Directs second unit for the film 7 years in Tibet by Jean-Jacques Annaud.
1998 Publishes of the book Hunting for Honey (Editions de La Martiniere)
Directs the documentary Jungle Nomads, with Debra Kellner.
1999 Directs the movie Himalaya produced by Jacques Perrin. Himalaya earns him an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Film
The book Himalaya (Editions de La Martiniere) accompanies the film.
2000 Birth of his daughter Grace.
2001 Exhibits Himalaya, a large format exhibition, on the gates of the Senate at the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris.
Two books on the Himalayas and the book Jungle Princess by (Editions de La Martiniere) accompany this retrospective.
2006 Release of his second feature film, The Trail with Gaumont and publishes a book of the same name by Editions du Chene.
Writes The Sky Will Be My Roof , a memoir of adventure and travel, for Editions Gallimard
2008 Polka Exhibition in Paris.
Directs View from the Sky episode "6 billion People to Feed" for Yann Arthus-Bertrand and France TV
First campaign for Hermes.
2009 Exhibition at the Leica Gallery in Salzburg. Second collaboration with Yann Arthus-Bertrand "The End of Oil".
2010 Third collaboration with Yann Arthus-Bertrand on "Environmental Heroes."