Over the years, he has devoted a significant part of his work to Morocco, where he has extensively documented the Tbourida, an iconic equestrian tradition that combines technical mastery, collective spirit, and cultural heritage. This immersion led to the publication of HORSE, MAN & FIRE, a photographic work exploring the human, aesthetic, and symbolic dimensions of this ancestral practice.

In 2025, Olivier Unia was named Open Photographer of the Year in London. Selected from more than 420,000 images submitted by photographers from around the world, this distinction is regarded as one of the most prestigious international recognitions in contemporary photography. It acknowledges a body of work built on long-term commitment, field immersion, and a constant pursuit of meaningful visual narratives.

His work has also been exhibited internationally in cities including London, New York, Berlin,Toronto, Paris, Rabat, and Milan, helping to bring his photographic vision to a wider global audience.

Today, Olivier Unia continues to pursue a photographic practice based on immersion and visual storytelling, with a particular focus on cultures, traditions, and the human stories that shape the contemporary world.

Olivier Unia is a French photographer whose work stands at the intersection of documentary photography and visual storytelling. Guided by an immersive approach, he develops long-term projects focused on the relationships between people, traditions, and territories.

His work is rooted in close engagement with his subjects and extended periods spent in the field. This approach allows him to gain access to environments rarely seen from the outside and to offer a personal interpretation of them, where light, movement, and composition play a central role. Beyond simple documentation, his photographs seek to convey the intensity of an experience, the power of a ritual, and the memory of a place.