My photography skills range from taking photos outdoors, sometimes in extreme conditions, in studios with precise lighting, to working on film sets as a director of photography, or in theatres as a lighting designer for plays. My goal is to communicate and draw with light in order to impact the audience’s emotions. I sometimes try to convey an idea or even an entire story using only lights and shadows. But my primary use of light is to serve the people I photograph, film, or light on a theatre production. I aspire for my light to allow them to shine in front of the audience.
PHOTOS
IMAGINARY LANDSCAPES
This portfolio explores the world of landscapes, that is, the outdoor environment, whether urban or natural. The theme of this book is winter and its various manifestations. The portfolio is divided into four sections: The first part is devoted to the intense cold, the second part to the symbolism of winter, the third part to a violent snowstorm in Toronto, and the last part to the end of winter.
EGOISM
I have tried to create a portfolio that combines various aspects of my personal life with the theme of selfishness. At the end of my portfolio, I exploited the fictional character of the vampire, who, in my opinion, represents a strong figure of selfishness, since for his personal and selfish needs in hemoglobin, this character condemns a (young) woman to perish under his deadly fangs.
OBJECTS INTENSELY ALIVE
During a class taught by Professor Bernardini, Jorge Vargas, a Mexican director and artistic director, introduced us to the concept of “intensely alive objects,” that is, simple objects that nevertheless have significant importance for someone, to such an extent that one might imagine these objects to be alive. These photos were exhibited at the Factory Theater in Toronto.
DEMONSTRATION IN GENEVA
These photos were taken during the most impressive police deployment I have ever seen in Geneva (Switzerland) to contain the G8 demonstrations held in Evian-les-bains (France). From my point of view, it was a rather ridiculous show of force by the authorities, since there were no demonstrations in town, and the (poor) policemen were in fact pretty useless.
LIGHTING DESIGNER
THE OUTSIDERS
Austin King and Diana Fokoefs directed the play “The Outsiders,” adapted by Christopher Sergel from the book by S.E. Hinton. The show was presented at the Glendon Theatre by Alteri Productions. In this show, there were scenes that took me a long time to put together because of technical and artistic challenges. But it was worth the effort, as both directors were very satisfied with my work.
LEGALLY BLOND
The famous musical for which I had the pleasure of creating the various lighting designs, since each scene required a specific atmosphere and colormood. It was quite a big job, but in the end, the audience at the Glendon Theater loved the show.
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
COLOR BLIND
« On the street in the East Coast, Charlie, a young African-American man is put to the test to « see » past his disability. Through his emotions, powerful words, he takes a liking to a woman of a different race. This short film strengthens the foundation of love, love always prevails, and love sees ‘no color’. »
HOLLYWOOD WEEKLY MAGAZINE FILM FESTIVAL
DRUMMER BOY
This short fiction film was made as part of director and screenwriter Fabrice Hagmann’s visual communication diploma at the Geneva School of Art & Design.