Montier Photo Festival

Fabrice MILOCHAU

At the age of 30, Fabrice Milochau decided to turn his attention to nature, becoming a general environmental technician, before quickly turning to journalism, working for the magazines Science & Nature and Animaux Sauvages. There, he became convinced that the aesthetics and beauty of landscapes are more effective than long speeches in defending and respecting nature. A long-time enthusiast of [...]

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Aquarelles animalières : détails et poésie

Julie Wintz-Litty was born and lives in the French Alps. She studied at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Lyon and started her career as illustrator with North-South Books. She loves drawing nature. She is fascinated by its boundless creativity, especially in the animal world! At present, she works in graphic design, in home decoration, and as a book illustrator. She teaches drawi [...]

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Bruno SCHULTZ

Montier Photo Festival

My name is Bruno. I am a mammalian, bipedal human. My body is 60% water, or about 420,000 drops. The first period of my life was aquatic, having bathed 9 months in amniotic fluid. I now live on solid ground, breathing air with a humidity level that is ideally between 40 and 60%, on a planet composed of 70% water. To live, I need to drink the equivalent of 10,500 drops per day of unpolluted water. [...]

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Arnault VATINEL

Amateur photographer, born in Normandy in 1958. I have always been attracted to Nature and animals. The passion for photography seduced me from a very young age with the desire to bring back photos of my animal observations. I bought my first camera when I came back from the army in 1979, a Pentax K1000 and a 300 mm Tamron lens. Then I joined a photo club and learned the portrait in the studio but [...]

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Henri MONTESINOS

Most of my work is based on the search for harmony in a minimalist composition. The photographic career, aided by artistic retouching, is an asset in improving my compositions. For a landscape or a drop of water, the spectator must to find there its own interpretation without will of a message particular. There are over a million species of fungi in the world, including 15,000 to 30,000 in France [...]

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Philippe MOËS

Philippe Moës started nature photography more than thirty years ago. He graduated in agronomy as well as in teaching methods as he was concerned about passing on his knowledge and developing people’s awareness. He is the author and photographer of 13 books, almost all of which are dedicated to the natural heritage of Western Europe. Particularly sensitive to animal landscapes and ephemeral ligh [...]

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Camille GAUBERT & Bastien PREVOST

Complementarity. This is certainly the word that characterises us. Camille comes from the South and likes macro photography. Bastien comes from the North and spends his time on the prowl. The Haute Corrèze has been our base and its rural character allows us to live closer to our environmental convictions. This little corner of France where meadows, streams and forests follow one another has becom [...]

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Olivier et Mathis LEPINE

Olivier Lépine: Married, father of two boys, I live near Roanne, my hometown. My grandfather introduced me to nature from an early age. Also having a great interest in photography, I decided to combine my two passions. At 23, I started shooting naturalism as an amateur. The rudiments of this art, I acquire them as an autodidact, devouring journals and specialized encyclopedias. At 52 years old no [...]

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