BOMPARD Francis.
An African parenthesis.
Fournel editions
Regular price
€29,00
| N° d'inventaire | 28562 |
| Format | 30.5 x 21 |
| Détails | 200 p., numerous color photographs, publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | L'Argentière-la-Bessée, 2023 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | |
Guessing the intent in the fixed pupil of a crocodile floating a few meters from its hiding place and finally lowering its gaze; witnessing the victory of a young mother elephant defending its cub from the claws of four lionesses and sighing with relief; trying to discern the speckled fur of a panther in a boulder of bushes and realizing that in the city, imitations are more conspicuous...
Through Francis Bompard's lens, the photos move and tell countless stories: those of our dreams, those of our fears, those of our childhood tales or our cult films where the marvelous always prevails over the terrifying. With this book, Francis takes us by the hand, places us next to him and places our gaze in his. Then we truly see differently. Better still, we are surprised by a nature full of life as at the beginning of the world, which we would like to see never again be the object of human predation.
And we find ourselves hoping that these fortuitous sequences won't be final rescues but perpetual hymns to the beauty and fragility of our planet. Francis fell in love. In love with Botswana, its people, the setting sun, and the sounds of the bush. His book is a beautiful declaration of love. We want to be witnesses...
Through Francis Bompard's lens, the photos move and tell countless stories: those of our dreams, those of our fears, those of our childhood tales or our cult films where the marvelous always prevails over the terrifying. With this book, Francis takes us by the hand, places us next to him and places our gaze in his. Then we truly see differently. Better still, we are surprised by a nature full of life as at the beginning of the world, which we would like to see never again be the object of human predation.
And we find ourselves hoping that these fortuitous sequences won't be final rescues but perpetual hymns to the beauty and fragility of our planet. Francis fell in love. In love with Botswana, its people, the setting sun, and the sounds of the bush. His book is a beautiful declaration of love. We want to be witnesses...
Through Francis Bompard's lens, the photos move and tell countless stories: those of our dreams, those of our fears, those of our childhood tales or our cult films where the marvelous always prevails over the terrifying. With this book, Francis takes us by the hand, places us next to him and places our gaze in his. Then we truly see differently. Better still, we are surprised by a nature full of life as at the beginning of the world, which we would like to see never again be the object of human predation.
And we find ourselves hoping that these fortuitous sequences won't be final rescues but perpetual hymns to the beauty and fragility of our planet. Francis fell in love. In love with Botswana, its people, the setting sun, and the sounds of the bush. His book is a beautiful declaration of love. We want to be witnesses...