Biografy
Jean-Jacques Feyfant
Asnières-sur-Seine – France
He discovered photography as a child thanks to the photography lab that his father installed in the bathroom and in which he sometimes took part, being amazed to see the image appear on the sheet of paper immersed in the development tank. It was precisely this magic that gave birth to the passion that would accompany him throughout his life. An electrician by profession, in 1971 he bought a second-hand camera and soon after an enlarger with various photographic equipment. Immediately attracted to street photography, he photographed in analog but after an accident that led to the amputation of his left arm in 1988, he was forced to use digital equipment. He loves walking with his camera on his shoulder and capturing moments of life of the people he meets, capturing attitudes, situations, events, scenes, in which man is the main subject. Influenced by great photographers such as Vivian Maier, Sabine Weiss, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Doisneau, Brassaï and Willy Ronis, one of his photos was chosen by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to represent France in the “EXPOMIN 2014” catalogue in Chile. He has made some photographic reportages in Africa for humanitarian associations in Senegal, Togo and Madagascar. Freelance photographer in South Africa, Namibia, Tanzania, Ivory Coast and Vietnam. He has walked the streets of New York on several occasions. He has participated in numerous exhibitions in which he has received numerous positive consents.
The Project
Street portraits, Moments of life.
The 6 photos that I present to you are portraits taken in Africa during meetings with the population. They were taken in Ivory Coast, Senegal, Namibia and Tanzania.
In Ivory Coast and Senegal I stayed and lived with the locals. I was part of a French delegation in charge of providing assistance to humanitarian projects.
In Namibia and Tanzania I was just a traveler passing through. I had gone to these countries to do a photographic safari.