Commissioned work for press publication and communication.
De Haïti aux favélas de Rio de Janeiro.
Teto, Gol de Letra, Planète Urgence, Femmes Décidées, Projeto Cidade Unidade, Lente do Sonhos, Moda Fusion, Adeia Maracana, Primo Levi…
Une partie importante de mon travail est consacrée à des projets plus engagés, notamment ses séries réalisées dans les favélas de Rio de Janeiro. Dans ces communautés, j’ai voulu témoigner des vies quotidiennes souvent invisibles, en apportant un regard empathique et respectueux. Au-delà de la photographie, il s’agissait pour moi de "restituer des voix", de donner une visibilité à ces personnes souvent ignorées ou marginalisées. À travers mon travail, je cherche à capturer les histoires humaines derrière les murs, à rendre hommage aux habitants de ces lieux, et à questionner les notions de pauvreté et de résilience.
Mon engagement étant d'abord humain, je mets l’accent sur "l'éthique" dans la photographie. Mes images ne sont pas là pour juger, mais pour comprendre et transmettre une forme de vérité sans voyeurisme. Cette dimension éthique et humaniste où je privilégie l'humain, la complicité, et les rapports vrais entre les individus est fondamentale.
From Haiti to the favelas of Rio de Janeiro.
Teto, Gol de Letra, Planète Urgence, Femmes Décies, Projeto Cidade Unidade, Lente do Sonhos, Moda Fusion, Adeia Maracana, Primo Levi...
An important part of my work is devoted to more committed projects, in particular his series made in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. In these communities, I wanted to bear witness to the often invisible daily lives, by bringing an empathetic and respectful perspective. Beyond photography, for me it was a question of "restoring voices", of giving visibility to these people who are often ignored or marginalized. Through my work, I seek to capture human stories behind the walls, to pay tribute to the inhabitants of these places, and to question notions of poverty and resilience.
My commitment being first and foremost human, I emphasize "ethics" in photography. My images are not there to judge, but to understand and transmit a form of truth without voyeurism. This ethical and humanist dimension where I privilege the human, complicity, and true relationships between individuals is fundamental.
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A 74 minutes documentary.
30 minutes away from Copacabana, Jardim Gramacho, a true ecological wound, used to be South America's largest open air landfill. Before shutting down, families of the workers belonging to the community lived precariously but fittingly by hand-picking garbage. As a promise of a better tomorrow, the closing was supposed to give them a new life away from the dump. Socially excluded and forgotten, they still have their own lives beyond the waste accumulated over the past 40 years. Without resources, without jobs, living from day to day, their lives are worse than ever. Dignity is their last wall against misery today. The camera gives them a stand where their voices can be heard. They recall the closing down, when trash was their bread job. Starting today, the present and future belongs to the children. Few of them, one by one, fitted with professional cameras, will reveal their pictures, their reality, their joy of living, and their hopes.
7 awards film festivals
20 selections film festivals
Winner International Film Festiva
Written, directed & edited by Laurence Guenoun
Short moments of intimacy. Short little non story... Stories of life.
