About myself
While I currently study political science, economics, history and management in Lyon and Paris, I come from a small village near the French alps. I try to visit it often as it’s much calmer than large cities. I’ve always been a very curious person who loves learning stuff about anything, though I particularly like history and art. In recent years, I’ve been spending a growing amount of time practicing powerlifting.
I’m a bit of a loner ; I dislike cities and crowded places. I’m much happier when I’m surrounded by nature or staying with a small group of people. This aspect of my personality has a direct impact on my photography : I enjoy making sure that there are no people in my pictures, especially when shooting cityscapes, in order to fully focus on the landscapes themselves. Among all the landscapes I’ve had the luck of seeing, mountains are definitively my favorite. I love hiking, climbing, wild camping and obviously taking photos there, especially in the French alps. I also travel quite a bit in Europe and around the Mediterranean in order to enjoy different landscapes and broaden my gallery.
Why i am passionate about landscape photography
My dad introduced me at a very young age to photography. As far back as I can remember, he always had a camera strapped around his neck.
I, however, started to “seriously” take pictures in 2019 during my first solo trip, as I wanted to share with others some of the beautiful places I visited. Back then, I only had a smartphone, but rapidly bought a small camera when I got back home. Following that, photography quickly became my main hobby. Barely a year later, I became determined to grow this passion into something greater than a hobby and purchased the gear which I’m still using today. Apart from two pictures of Porto and one of Alsace, all of the images in my gallery have been shot since the summer of 2020. Nowadays, most of my free time is devoted to photography, encompassing both the shooting and editing aspects as well as the business-related tasks. Since late 2022, I have gained momentum and made significant progress in the business side of photography. And since 2024, I now enter international contests as well, and have had the pleasure to win multiple awards.
I learned everything I know about photography by myself through a lot of practice, after making a lot of errors on the way. For every great-looking picture that gets shared, there are tens of “bad” ones which only the photographers sees, and ultimately learns from.
While I appreciate every step in the creation of an image ; from the planning of a trek to the last post-processing adjustments I apply before exporting a shot, I try to reduce to the bare minimum the amount of time spent behind a computer screen. Indeed, what I love the most in landscape photography is being able to spend time surrounded by nature.
My philosophy
My photography style is fine art landscaping, which means that I don’t necessarily want or try to share precisely what I’ve seen, but rather my own take on it. Part of my inspiration comes, in fact, from nineteenth-century romantic landscape painters, who depicted idealized and grand versions of real places. My goal is to go beyond a simple retranscription of the landscape in order to create an original artwork. I strive to create bright and dreamy images, and also pay particular attention to composition, which is in my opinion the most important element in a picture. At the core of my photography is a desire to capture the essence of landscapes in a way that resonates with viewers’ feelings. Each image is crafted to distill the beauty and mood of a place, from the play of light and shadow to the textures and colors that define it. For example, I like to show how angry the sea can sometimes be through the exposure time, which impacts the texture and movement of the water.
Each image tells a story. I need to apply different editing techniques for each landscape, and approach them differently, which sometimes leads me to spending a lot of time on a single picture. Some of the techniques I use (such as time blending, focus stacking…), which you can learn when joining my classes or workshops, are essential in order to help me fully develop my take on a landscape. I, however, try to not stray too far away from what my eyes witnessed and the conditions I encountered while shooting when it fits what I want to show in a picture.
I usually don’t create that many artworks in a single trip or trek, as I heavily focus on quality over quantity. I spend a large amount of time planning my shots beforehand (when and where will the sun rise and set, how to access a spot, what does it look like, potential compositions…) and on location in order to get the perfect image. Moreover, I am a perfectionist and detail-oriented person who’s overly critical of their own work – I don’t allow myself to share a picture which doesn’t match my standards. I also do not give much thought to gear, as I believe that having the latest stuff is not that important, and in my opinion when you spend too much time thinking about it, you lose sight of the artistic value of the process. Gear is a means, not an end.
I hold firm to the belief that true art only stems from human connection and experience. While AI can mimic artistic styles, it lacks the depth and emotion that come from the process and path that leads to the artwork. It is particularly true for landscape photography, as we always are in the outdoors chasing the light and unique weather conditions while also interacting and connecting with the nature around them. That is why I don’t, and will never, use AI in my pictures
