Léo Gouesnard
Photography... Where to begin this story? During COVID, I decided to change my life, as many of you who will take the time to read these few lines did. Perhaps you also changed yours; I would be curious to know your journey if we meet.
The time we were given was, for me, a true introspection, which continues to this day. In previous years, I worked in the world of hospitality. That's also a profession that demands passion, even love; it becomes your family, your daily life, and your way of thinking. I've always been someone who loves challenges, competition, goals (oh, a play on words), a quest that pushes me to exceed my limits and discover unsuspected facets of myself. I found that in photography, with the added bonus of bringing smiles! Behind these fine words, each shot is the result of sincere effort, requiring preparation, research, and time, but I am satisfied and happy with it. It's above all what I was looking for; it was right under my nose, and it was you, ultimately.
In practice, my goal is to capture an emotion, because behind each photo, after all, there is one. There is a person, an approach, fear, desire... a challenge. Will my vision of this approach faithfully translate reality while bringing my personal touch? These uncertainties, far from being obstacles, become drivers that encourage me to surpass myself, to refine my eye, and to deepen my art. It's a personal encounter. Each photograph is an open window on my perceptions, my emotions, and my reflections. One could say that I have found an art that allows me to weave links between what I see and what I feel, between the tangible and the intangible, between the other and myself.