Montier Photo Festival

Presentation

Montier Photo Festival

Jean-Michel Lenoir

  France

  Photographs

  

A passion for nature from an early age led me to photography as a means to capture magical moments of nature and wildlife. Starting with wildlife and wide spacesI developed my own vision of photography. Landscape photography is an eternal quest for atmosphere where the light and the quest of beauty are key refe- rences, my aesthetic landmark. My photographic intention relies on my magnetic attraction for wild spaces combined with my quest of beautiful lights. A way that inspires me and my instinct of freedom. In photography, I’m looking for simple pictures, which go straight to the subject core, with very few things in the frame. I follow a suggestive approach: I don’t try to show a subject as it is, but to share what it expresses. It’s my way of telling stories and conveying my sensibility, like my recent work “Evanescence”. The recognition I’ve received at WPY, and GDT photography competitions strengthen and encourage me in this photography pursuit. My photographs are showcased by Naturagency for illustrative collaborations and exhibited in Art galleries for more personal works. By the way, Fujifilm and Cokin filters offer me to become ambassador of their products.

Exposition

 

Evanescence is a personal research on minimalist atmospheres and clean landscapes, photographed from my doorstep to the northern regions of Europe. Snow, ice and mist form the soul of this purely photographic work, the common thread that has nourished my photographic sensibility for nearly fifteen years. In January 2021, when the Aubrac plateau has been covered with snow for several weeks, I decide to go in search of the landscapes so dear to my eyes. Far from the weight of the curfew imposed by the COVID period, I find atmospheres close to Lapland. The roads often cut by «turmoil» force me to go off the beaten paths and plunge me into a magical universe, where the lines fade and become purely evanescent.

Books

Les âmes sylvestres

Les âmes sylvestres

  Author : Jean-Michel LENOIR

  Publisher : auto-édition

ELEMENTS

ELEMENTS

  Author : Jean-Michel LENOIR

  Publisher : auto édition/livre d'artiste

Evanescence

Evanescence

  Author : Jean-Michel LENOIR

  Publisher : Ramsay