The adventure began in the summer of 2019, at one of those crossroads that life sometimes throws our way. A change of scenery, a move to the countryside, and a desire to discover the forests and explore the paths leading from my home… and to give it all meaning, I had the idea of ​​ordering a camera. I don’t think a single day has gone by since without being connected to photography.

I remember that at first, the camera was my excuse to get outside. And then, gradually, it became the main reason for my outings. I think now it and I have become one; being outside with my camera is simply part of my life.

Macro photography and spiders

From my very first photo outing, I’ve been drawn to what the lens allowed me to appreciate better than with my own eyes. The little creatures by the roadside, the mushrooms in the rain, the dew at dawn on spiderwebs…

But it wasn’t until the summer of 2021 that I truly discovered macro photography and all its possibilities. I was completely absorbed by all the details, this whole unknown world of creatures, each stranger than the last, and to be honest, creatures that used to terrify me so much… Because yes, I’ve always been afraid of insects, but especially spiders. I was, and I probably still am to some extent, an arachnophobe. But I’ve always been fascinated by these animals and their power to both repel and attract…

And strangely enough, through the lens, the fear faded away. These teeming creatures organized themselves before my eyes, revealing antennae, legs of all different kinds, incredible colors, sharp fangs, and almost expressive eyes. Some insects even went from repulsive to cute in a single afternoon—unbelievable. And then, by observing them again and again, curiosity turned into fascination.

My approach

And I could stop the paragraph here. Because it’s all in the process. No matter what the results, expectations or feedback, what counts is the process. Here too, as in my walks, I apply this concept of conscious wandering. It is through exploration and a consistently empirical approach that I can create.

I will never be satisfied with a photo, not out of frustration, but simply because it makes me want to take another, different one, to improve this or that. In short, I enjoy taking photos, and that is fundamentally the only thing that matters.

My photography also aims to reflect the extraordinary aspects of the ordinary. I don’t believe that rarity creates value. Beauty is everywhere; you just have to stop, bend down, and look. I focus a lot on my region, primarily the foothills of the Jura Mountains, the ridges and their pastures, the Orbe plains, and so on.