Field photographer, former bar and dining-room professional

A practice born on the ground

Before photography, I spent several years in hospitality, in dining rooms, behind bars, and later as a manager. That experience taught me to work inside venues in full activity, to understand teams and their constraints, and to spot the gestures that really bring an experience to life.

Waiter, bartender, manager. I've lived through back-to-back services, teams, on-the-ground constraints and everything a living venue demands every day.

That experience still shapes how I work and how I photograph.

A human, unobtrusive approach

I work with people, not against them.

On a reportage, inside a venue or during a photo trip, I first look to understand the rhythm of the place. The people there, the light, the constraints, and what deserves to be told.

I adapt. I stay unobtrusive when I need to. I guide when it's useful.

I never force an image. I let it come.

That's the way I work, from one-off services to the long-term support of Visual Harmony for venues that welcome guests.

Travel and photo leadership

I also lead photo trips for Photographes du Monde, in France and internationally.

Iceland, Finnish Lapland, the Dolomites, Tuscany, Belgium, Quebec.

Fieldwork that directly shapes how I look, how I anticipate light, and how I tell a place without freezing it.