“A photographer is an acrobat treading the high wire of chance, trying
to capture shooting stars.” Guy Le Querrec http://www.eyesinprogress.com/1917/masterclass-guylequerrec.html
Born in
1941 in Paris into a modest family from Brittany, Guy Le Querrec shot his first
pictures of jazz musicians in London in the late 1950s, making his professional
debut in 1967. Two years later he was hired by the weekly Jeune Afrique as
picture editor and photographer; he did his first reportages in Francophone
Africa, including Chad, Cameroon and Niger. In 1971 he entrusted his archives
to Vu, recently founded by Pierre de Fenoyl, and in 1972 he co-founded the
co-operative Viva agency, but left it three years later. Le Querrec joined
Magnum in 1976. In the late 1970s he co-directed two films, and in 1980
directed the first photo-graphic workshop organized by the City of Paris.
During the Rencontres d'Arles in 1983 he created a new form of show by
projecting photographs alongside a live quartet of jazz musicians, repeating
the experiment in 1993 and 2006.
Le Querrec has undertaken numerous reportages on the Concert Mayol in Paris, subjects in China and Africa, and North American Indians. He punctuates his work with breaks devoted to jazz (festivals, clubs and tours), and has traveled through twenty-five African countries with the Romano-Sclavis-Texier trio.
Le Querrec's background in jazz has informed his photography. He sees everyday scenes as a musical score, played or activated by natural forces. Sun rays in a café could be a cry or a trumpet call; Spanish workers resting on the edge of a limestone quarry are musical notations in a solo piece.
Le Querrec has also devoted much time to teaching workshops and classes in France and other countries. He has exhibited regularly throughout the world.
Le Querrec has undertaken numerous reportages on the Concert Mayol in Paris, subjects in China and Africa, and North American Indians. He punctuates his work with breaks devoted to jazz (festivals, clubs and tours), and has traveled through twenty-five African countries with the Romano-Sclavis-Texier trio.
Le Querrec's background in jazz has informed his photography. He sees everyday scenes as a musical score, played or activated by natural forces. Sun rays in a café could be a cry or a trumpet call; Spanish workers resting on the edge of a limestone quarry are musical notations in a solo piece.
Le Querrec has also devoted much time to teaching workshops and classes in France and other countries. He has exhibited regularly throughout the world.
All images © Guy Le Querrec /Magnum Photos
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