From India to photography
“In India there is the whole world.”
While traveling, his photography learning was forged over the years, according to encounters and kilometers traveled.
“It was very important for me to adapt, live as much as the locals, eat like them, ride the same transportation with them. I always work like this. Travel is not a vacation. I don’t go to rest but to feel alive! I also think it’s a way of respecting the country you’re visiting.”
Driven by immense curiosity, the desire to move and not return to the norm, the passionate self-taught decided to devote his life to photography. He left the comforts of his life in Brussels and took the initiative of his journey in the hope that it would be published at the end of the race.
“That path is no longer enough for me, I need to be creative and share. Otherwise, things are just lived. ”
Be happy for a moment. This moment is your life. – Omar Khayyam
This artist inhabited by humanity and boundless joy offers us photos that are vivid and powerful. You can see the flame he lit in the eyes of the people he met on his travels. “Sit down and enjoy a simple moment, exchange glances, then start the discussion. In times like these, many things happen. It’s very free. Nothing was pre-planned in reality.”
And this is what characterizes Pascal’s work and makes it successful: his freedom!
After several publications in prestigious titles – National Geographic, BBC or Geo -, publisher Hachette devoted a book to him a few years later, “Parchemins d’Ailleurs”, the fruit of his explorations around the world.
Images to convey, make people think, move
“Over time, I needed to dig into the subject, to give meaning to my photos.”
Pascal bears witness to many realities. Everywhere there is life to tell, but he always tries a place where community is forgotten. It is proven by the portraits of women in India which he highlights for their daily struggles.
“There are so many prejudices and misunderstandings while on the other side of the glass there are only people and extraordinary discoveries. And finally an affinity that we don’t know about in Europe. There is a gap between what we hear and what we experience. And travel plays the role of a bridge between people.”
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