Education :
2008
MFA, Photography Major.
École Nationale Supérieure de la Photographie (ENSP), Arles, France.
High Honors.
2005
BFA, Photography Major. Drawing and Sculpting Minors.
Fine Art School, Marseille, France.
Honors.
Professional Experience :
2011 Photographic Workshops, Ha Noi, Vietnam.
-- I develop and teach photographic workshops in French and English on demand. Tailor made one to one or groups up to 12.
2011 Clever Learn, Ha Noi, Vietnam : English Centre.
-- Kindergarten and Middle School English teacher (age 4 to 12).
-- Summer English Class : English and Art programs.
2008 – 2010 CAMàYEUX Marseille, France : Agency and Gallery of Photography.
-- I taught photographic workshops where I created themes, planned schedules and assisted with management, post-production and final exhibitions for public school systems and community centers, using digital, analogue, pinhole and lomo photography.
-- I also developed and taught a photography class where each participant created a series that emphasized theme and meaning in a coherent form. Moreover, I focused on the history of art and photography.
-- I guided youths classes, using cultural-mediation techniques, through art and photography exhibitions.
-- I photographed construction sites and demolition zones throughout the entire architectural process. I also worked on portrait series, urban landscapes, concerts, art openings and corporate events. All work being commissioned.
-- Gallery work : creative director assistant, exhibitions set up, framing and graphic design.
Summer 2008
-- Cultural mediation and pinhole-camera workshop. International Festival of Photography. Arles, France.
Summer 2007
-- Assistant photographer for workshops. International Festival of Photography. Arles, France.
2003-2005
-- Assistant to American artist Lynn Cazabon in France. Interpreting, planning and management.
Group Exhibitions
2010
-- La Photo Pauvre, du sténopé au téléphone mobile, the 6th exhibition of the Foto Povera
artistic group. Mediathèque Florian in Rambouillet, France.
2010
-- Alcajazz, Extérieur nuit, a jazz musician's photo exhibition in association with the Jazz Festival of Marseille. BMVR Alcazar (Regional Library) in Marseille, France.
2010
-- Visages, a series of portraits focusing on the residents of Les Pins neighborhood in Vitrolles. Municipal Library in Vitrolles, France.
2009-2010
-- Regards croisés, a look at the historical layers of the neighborhood of the architectural Euroméditerranée project. Two exhibitions in the Town Hall of Marseille, France.
2009
-- In the Eye of the Beholder, street photography screenings during the Night Of the Year. International Festival of Photography in Arles, France.
2009
-- Les Lieux communs ont quelques choses d'extraordinaire, an exhibition of the Foto Povera artistic group. Galerie du Midi and ENSP in Arles, France.
2008-2009
The Europehophop Project : 27 photographers in 27 countries.
-- Night Of the Year, International Festival of Photography in Arles.
-- Europa Punkt in Berlin.
-- Van Gogh's space in Arles.
-- Dune space, OFF Photography's Month in Paris.
-- The French Cultural Center in Malta.
2008
-- The ENSP Graduated Exhibition in Arles, France.
2007
-- La cerise sur le gâteau. Domaine de Fontblanche in Vitrolles, France
Reviews and Press.
2010
-- CAMàYEUX Marseille, Territoire en vue, Vitrolles, Chapitres II and III. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8W6arDr9mg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZLDZr0HBm0
2008
-- Blog Foto Povera, articles by Yannick Vigouroux, April 2008, July 2008, the official blog of the Foto Povera artistic group.
-- Photo Nouvelles, July 2008, N°52; ENSP, graduated students' work.
2007
-- Vagabondages, September 2007, the magazine of the Valvert Hospital.