Behind the lens: Barnabé Moinard
Barnabé Moinard took the photos of the launch party for Gwendoline Finaz de Villaine's novel "De Cendre, de Poudre et d'Or".
Above all, he is a contemporary photographic artist who takes a look at life.
We asked him how he sees the world and what he looks for in good photographs.
1/What are you looking for when you photograph someone?
A mixture of spontaneity and simplicity. I don't look for artifice or staging.
2/Do you feel something different when you photograph a person, an object or a landscape, emotionally speaking?
It's the same thing, it's the same question: why this image, what's important in this subject?
3/What was your first photographic emotion?
The discovery of 19th century photographic missions in the East, and Atget's images of old Paris.
4/name me 5 world photographers who have marked your life.
Duane Michals, for the sequences, the writing and his intelligence. Robert Frank, both rough and very soft, always in touch with things and people. Peter Lindbergh, André Kertesz, for his Issei Suda eye.
5/Prefer colour or black and white?
Black and white is what I prefer: I see it better than colour. It allows me to be more in the picture.
6/Would you like to have your own gallery?
Yes, for the simple reason that it is important to get your work out, to finish it, to show it in a specific form and then move on.
7/What message do you want to get across with your photos, or is there none? Simply an observation of a specific moment in time?
The question that arises is "why make this picture? I like to pay attention to what we see less or not at all.
In the end it is the need to record a specific moment that counts. For me, photography only becomes important with the passing of time, it needs time to develop its full potential.
Behind the camera : Barnabé Moinard
Barnabé Moinard made the photos of the launch party of Gwendoline Finaz de Villaine's novel "De Cendre, Poudre et d'Or". He is above all a contemporary artist photographer who looks at life.
1/What do you look for when you shoot someone?
A mix of spontaneity and simplicity. I do not seek artifice or staging.
2/Do you feel something different when you photograph a person, an object or a landscape, emotionally speaking?
It's the same thing, it's the same question: why this image, what is it that counts in this subject?
3/What was your first photographic emotion?
The discovery of photographic missions of the nineteenth century in the Middle-East, and images of Atget of old Paris.
4/Cite me 5 world photographers who have marked your life.
Duane Michals, for sequences, writing and his intelligence. Robert Frank, at the same time rough and very soft, always in contact with things and people. Peter Lindbergh, André Kertesz, for his eye Issei Suda.
5/Do you prefer color or black and white?
Black and white is what I prefer: I see it better than colour. It allows me to be more in the picture.
6/Would you like to have a gallery of yours?
Yes, for the simple reason that it is important to take out your work, finish it, show it in a specific form and then move on.
7/What message do you want to pass on with your photos or is there not? Simply a statement a specific moment, a given moment?
The question is "why make this photo? I like being attentive to what we see less or not at all.
Basically it's the need to record a specific moment that counts. Photography for me only becomes important with the passage of time, it takes time to take full scale.
