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Still Photography

Photography

Sébastien began photography at 12, borrowing money from his father to buy a used 35mm Minolta Maxxum 7000 with a 28–85mm lens — his only setup for years, which he repaid through household work. What drew him in was the ability to frame a smaller world within a larger one, and to preserve it through photography's sense of time. As his eye developed, he gravitated toward black-and-white film in both 35mm and 120 formats, processing it himself at home. For him, black and white carries a lasting sense of timelessness — images feel as if they were made just moments ago.

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Reflections of Paris

A series Sébastien captured during weekends, after his classes, at night, or early in the morning, after the rain has stopped, or behind the morning trucks cleaning the street of Paris. Sebastien earned the Public Award from the Geographical Institute of Paris for this series.

Public Award — Geographical Institute of Paris
French Nursery French Nursery
Three Brothers Three Brothers
All Mornings Are With No Returns All Mornings Are With No Returns
Eau de Colonne Eau de Colonne
The Chess Player The Chess Player
Street Corner Street Corner
Three Other Brothers Three Other Brothers
The Musical Chairs The Musical Chairs

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Wulu Voyage

"Wulu Voyage" is a photo-documentary about the Wulu Elementary School of Wulu, a mountain village of the Bunun tribe of Taiwan. It is one of the last place where the younger generation of the tribe can learn what they can of their heritage, before having to move to the city and pursue the modern life. This Project won the prestigious Press Award of the Salon de la Photo in Paris.

Press Award — Salon de la Photo, Paris
Village Village
Fog Fog
First Grade First Grade
Girls Have Answers Girls Have Answers
Singing Lesson Singing Lesson
Neighbors Neighbors
The One Street The One Street
Nap Time Nap Time
Objects Talking Objects Talking
Chalk Conferences Chalk Conferences
The Shuttle The Shuttle
Wulu Wulu

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Marie's Workshop — Little Mysteries

Marie Mercié is a high fashion hat designer. She is known for the extravagance of her designs, and manufactures her hats in a traditional workshop in Paris. She had a new collection inspired by the old photographs of Jacques-Henri Lartigue, asked me if I could make a series of images to assist her exhibition.

Two Faces Two Faces
The Magician The Magician
Pyjama Party Pyjama Party
The real Magician The real Magician
Vanessa Vanessa
Hat Trick Hat Trick
One of the workers One of the workers
Where hats are molded Where hats are molded
Marie's ideas, start on paper Marie's ideas, start on paper
On the top of the world On the top of the world

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In The U.S.A.

This is a series of places Sébastien traveled through in the US that he found of an interest. This gathers Taos (New Mexico), Los Angeles (California), And Seattle (Washington).

New Mexico New Mexico
Ostrich Ostrich
Pueblo Pueblo
Joshua Tree Joshua Tree
Hotel Vista Hotel Vista
Jo Jo
Griffith Griffith
Griffith Observatory Griffith Observatory
Los Angeles Los Angeles
Million Dollar Highway Million Dollar Highway
Yosemite Yosemite
Kurt Cobain's Bench Kurt Cobain's Bench
Kurt's Park Kurt's Park
Misty Seattle Misty Seattle
By The Route 66 By The Route 66
The Eye of the Son The Eye of the Son