L'effet papillon

Presentation

Ghislain SIMARD

France

http://www.simpho.com

Photographs

Insects have been the passion of Ghislain Simard since childhood. His father, himself a butterfly collector, introduced him to their magnificent wings. in the early 90’s, he discovered the work of the English photographer Stephen Dalton, master and precursor of high-speed photography. He decided to embark on the almost impossible mission of photographing insects during flight. He developed his own equipment at the Optics Laboratory of Besancon in France while pursuing his engineering degree. Today, 30 years later, he is known as an expert in high-speed photography. Author of several books (En vol, Libellules, Speed Flyers, and recently L’Effet Papillon), he shares his technical skills in the “Secrets of photographers” collection published by Eyrolles and in the photographic press, especially in Nat’Images and Chasseur d’Images magazines.

Exposition

L’effet papillon

2023 2 | Chapiteau

Perfect compromise between aesthetics and functionality, butterflies are marvelous flying machines capable of unimaginable feats. These flying flowers can migrate over thousands of miles. They survive the winter and its frosts to fly away at the early spring. Or, they fly without eating for days for the sole purpose of breeding. Ghislain SIMARD helps you to enter in their small world and discover the life of these mini-superheroes thanks to breathtaking action shots. These new photographs take advantage of new features available with the most recent cameras that have revolutionized his practice of high-speed photography.