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Lueurs de pays

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Léon photographies (Saint-Priest-des-Champs, France) on 25 January 2017 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

Slapsko - Countryside (Jihočeský Kraj), Czech Republic

Telle une flamme vacillant dans l’air frais de l’inconnu, la route n’ouvrait pas les chemins du bout du monde, elle ne faisait, tout au plus, qu’escorter les hommes jusqu’au bout de leurs espérances. Assis sur le bord des routes, l’horizon paraissait lointain. Debout, il paraissait infini.

As a flame flickering in the fresh air of the unknown, the road wasn’t opening up the tracks towards the end of the world, it was at most escorting men until the end of their expectations. Sitting on the side of the roads, the horizon seemed far. Standing up, it seemed endless.

From inside cultures, people and countries, Léon wants to reflect the world as it is. With and without lines, Léon tries not to lie about what he sees and lets know what people express, and what landscapes tell. Photographic work processed with films (Ilford HP5, XP2, FP4, Pan 100 & Pan 50, Portra 800, 400 & 160, Velvia 100 & 50, Sensia 100, Ektar 100, APX 100, Fomapan 200, Tri-X 400, Rolleï 400, BW400CN & Superia 400) by Nikkormat FS, 1968 & Praktica MTL5, 1984.