Overview
When a bad weather front piles up in front of a big city, Christophe Jacrot is certainly not far away. The French photographer specifically looks for rain and snow to capture his atmospheric snapshots. The bad weather conditions give the motifs special lighting conditions. Jacrot's subjects could come from film noir, but they are deliberately in colour. For more than a decade, the name Christophe Jacrot has been associated with the photography of landscapes (urban or natural) determined by the weather. In his work, weather conditions are always extreme: the city is seen through a windowpane dripping with rain or a curtain of snow. His images capture the beauty of megacities transfigured by the weather with perfection and poetry. In his eyes, there are two ways of photographing the world: capturing its horror or sublimating it. In view of his nature photography, it quickly becomes clear which he prefers. Text in English and German. AUTHOR: Born in 1960, the French artist Christophe Jacrot has been experimenting with photography since his youth, but he first attracted attention in the world of film. He made several short films, most of which won awards. Faced with the financial constraints imposed by the film industry, Christophe Jacrot returned to photography, an art to which he now devotes himself entirely. SELLING POINTS: . The great French photographer of melancholy creates a touching world of images . The first monograph of the French photographer Christophe Jacrot . Perfection and poetry - a unique look at extreme weather conditions 140 colour illustrations
Full Product Details
Author: Christophe Jacrot
Publisher: teNeues Publishing UK Ltd
Imprint: teNeues Media GmbH & Co. KG
Weight: 1.722kg
ISBN: 9783961714971
ISBN 10: 3961714975
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 11 September 2023
Audience:
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
"Watch an interview with photographer Christophe Jacrot on Meteo a la carte YouTube as he explains his photography work and shoots. - Meteo a la carte YouTube ""A perfect storm! Spellbinding photo book by 'the pope of bad weather photography' shows the beauty of the world when the sun isn't shining, from rainy Scotland to wintry New York."" - Daily Mail ""There’s no such thing as bad weather, so the saying goes – only the wrong clothing. While most of us would be happy to put up with some discomfort en route to capturing a scintillating scenic view, going outdoors specifically to take photos of appalling weather conditions is surely not a major motivation. However, this was the raison d’etre of the French photographer Christophe Jacrot for his latest book, Lost in the Beauty of Bad Weather."" - Digital Camera World"
Watch an interview with photographer Christophe Jacrot on Meteo a la carte YouTube as he explains his photography work and shoots. - Meteo a la carte YouTube
Author Information
Born in 1960, the French artist Christophe Jacrot has been experimenting with photography since his youth, but he first attracted attention in the world of film. He made several short films, most of which won awards. Faced with the financial constraints imposed by the film industry, Christophe Jacrot returned to photography, an art to which he now devotes himself entirely.
