In my compositions I usually focus on textures, colors, and details, on making them either absurd or aesthetically pleasing. The light at certain moments of the day will also have an impact on the end result.

I’m drawn to the unspoken charm of everyday life. These last few months have been very tough on most of us, and now more than ever—whenever I am  walking outside—, I tend to really absorb what is around me and shoot all the things that make me love a particular moment.

Nature has a very important place in my life. I am amazed by its beauty and how it calms me down, whether it’s the ocean or the mountains. Our place in nature is also something I like to observe, we are just part of the scenery and it is something I like to give a glimpse of through my images. People tend to find my work melancholic, which I am always moved by, as I do look at the world and how it is now in a melancholic way.

Photography has been a part of my life since I was young. I received my first film camera when I was around 12 and remember going to photography exhibitions whenever I would visit a new place. I have a very curious mind and have always wanted to try many different things to see if I would enjoy  them (some people call this multipotentialite.) So, I would sometimes take up a hobby and stop it a few months later. But photography stuck with me all these years.

It is never boring. There are so many talented photographers out there but we all have our own way of looking at things, feeling things, and applying our sensitivity to an image.

I am most inspired when I travel. It could be one or two hours from home or someplace far away. Being in a new place or a place I haven’t seen in a while brings me so much excitement. I notice things that I might not notice in a different place. I like to go for long walks with my cameras and my eyes wide open. You’ll often see me walking around, smiling on my own, out of  all the joy I’m feeling.

The photography and art books I collect (Fred Herzog, William Eggleston, Andy Goldsworthy for example), the exhibitions I see, and the work of fellow photographers on instagram.

Rather than influencing me, they inspire me to do more and to create bigger bodies of work.

My favorite piece of work from the past year are a couple of images portraying children during the pandemic. I shot those images on the first summer of covid in the South of France. Life almost seemed normal but there was an underlying anxiety growing in all of us. Looking at these kids being so innocent, calm, and joyful felt like putting all the worrying on pause and diving back into the lightness of growing up.

The most important thing for me is the light. No matter if I am in my home country or in a new place, this is the thing which always inspires me the most. Then, of course, the architecture of a city, nature, and the local people will do the rest.

Catching moments, scenes, and people who moved me and holding on to their traces for years to come. Just by looking at my images, I will be able to dive right back into the moment.