Photographic Gems of Our Times From The Web La France vue d'ici.

[Jerome Marot]

Sète exhibition Images Singulières and the online journal Mediapart (which challenges the notion of "journal", the political horizon and the way the press is financed in France... by uncovering quite a few political scandals) associated to bring out a portrait of France as viewed from within.

May I suggest you check the web site at http://www.lafrancevuedici.fr?

Of particular interest (for me, but I have not seen everything) are Yohanne Lamoulère works on Marseille:
http://www.lafrancevuedici.fr/reportage-marseille-face-nord.php
or
http://www.lafrancevuedici.fr/encours-main-basse-sur-marseille.php

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[Asher Kelman]

Jerome,

You have opened up for us an encyclopedic picture set. But I wish there was a guide in English. Still, my French is good enough for a taste. I wish it was sufficient to get the nuances too.

I will try to do more than wander. But so far, I have discovered so much.

I have no idea what the differences are in the reportage rules. but nevertheless, as handicapped as I am, the pictures are strong and interesting.

Asher

 

[Asher Kelman]

Jerome, I don't know why you chose these two, seemingly dissimilar images. But there are some interesting commonalities. I wonder whether you intended us to compare the building sliced to see the patchwork of private homes exposed to public view as a collection of unrelated fabrics in a patchwork quilt and then the young woman, hosting a patchwork of American influences in her clothing.

Probably not, but still, I found even the coincidence worthy of my attention!

Asher

 

[Doug Kerr]

Hi. Jerome,

All great and very interesting shots.

I particularly like the tilting cab (and double articulation on the stick) on the Liebherr crane!

And the wings of Mercury on the young woman.

Best regards,

Doug

 

[Jerome Marot]

I particularly like the tilting cab (and double articulation on the stick) on the Liebherr crane!

We have plenty of these in Munich. Maybe it is time for a short documentary series.

 

[Jerome Marot]

You have opened up for us an encyclopedic picture set. But I wish there was a guide in English. Still, my French is good enough for a taste. I wish it was sufficient to get the nuances too.

The pictures are what is important. The text is not really useful.

Jerome, I don't know why you chose these two, seemingly dissimilar images. But there are some interesting commonalities. I wonder whether you intended us to compare the building sliced to see the patchwork of private homes exposed to public view as a collection of unrelated fabrics in a patchwork quilt and then the young woman, hosting a patchwork of American influences in her clothing.

I did not think about that specific commonality. I simply wanted to give a small sample of pictures. The site makes it especially difficult to cite pictures or even to copy parts of the text, BTW.

 

[Jerome Marot]

There are other photographers on the site. May I suggest "100 ans de traditions" (100 years of traditions) by Joseph Gobin? As the series is on a vocational school for cooks, restaurant and hotel staff, it may appear more traditionally "French" to my oversea readers:

http://www.lafrancevuedici.fr/reportage-100ans-de-traditions.php

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[Jerome Marot]

Or, to stay in vocational schools, the series "Les héritiers" by Géraldine Milo:

http://www.lafrancevuedici.fr/encours-les-heritiers.php

An agricultural school first:

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[Jerome Marot]

Or, in the same series, a school for future fishermen.

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