ECHANTÉ

SÉRIE PARISIENNE

ECHANTÉ

In November 2025, I participate in an intensive, mentor-led documentary photography program with Magnum Photos in Paris, working under the mentorship of Peter van Agtmael.

During this time, I developed an original body of work focused on color, observation, and everyday life, forming the foundation for an ongoing gallery exhibition, book project, and print series.

I photographed Paris as a backdrop, with people at the center. This series is not an attempt to define the city or capture it in full. It reflects what I encountered: faces, streets, color, and small moments that shaped my time there. The photographs focus on individuals, those who live in Paris and those passing through.

People sitting on a subway train, visible through a window, with a man looking at his phone and others with closed eyes or listening to music.

ARRIVAL

First observations, early frames, learning the pace of the city.

Profile of a woman wearing glasses, a black headscarf, a white hoodie, and a blue shirt outdoors at dusk.
Black and white portrait of a young woman with wavy hair wearing layered necklaces and a dark, fitted top.
A man sitting alone in a lounge, seen through a window with multiple panes, in black and white.
Night view of Louvre-Rivoli entrance, with two people inside near the window, one smiling woman and one man with back turned, with illuminated signs and glass reflections.
A man with a beard and mustache leaning against a counter in a cafe or restaurant with a menu board and shelves in the background.
Inside a cozy coffee shop named 'The Beans on Fire' with customers working on laptops and baristas preparing drinks, illuminated by warm indoor lighting.

IN SEQUENCE

On the final day of the program, we edited and refined a selection of approximately 30 images from each participant’s work. Peter van Agtmael then sequenced the photographs, not as a collection of individual “best images,” but as a body of work shaped by what functioned best together. The sequence shown here reflects that final edit, emphasizing rhythm, pacing, and visual conversation between frames.

A person walking down a street at sunset with illuminated windows and white buildings.
Profile of a woman wearing glasses, a black headscarf, a white hoodie, and a blue shirt outdoors at dusk.
An elderly woman with short white hair and glasses, painting in an art studio, surrounded by portraits and still life paintings on easels and walls, with two other people visible in the background.
A tree-lined pathway in a park during autumn with fallen leaves covering the ground, and a few people walking.
Black and white portrait of a young woman with wavy hair wearing layered necklaces and a dark, fitted top.
Silhouette of a person wearing a hat walking down stairs beside a waterway with a stone arch bridge overhead.
A man sitting alone in a lounge, seen through a window with multiple panes, in black and white.
A person is drawing a caricature of a woman who is sitting with her hand over her mouth and smiling, while she is on a video call with someone on her phone, also smiling.
Night view of Louvre-Rivoli entrance, with two people inside near the window, one smiling woman and one man with back turned, with illuminated signs and glass reflections.
Dining room with a wooden table, red chairs, a hanging spherical light, and a glass wall reflecting the room's interior.
Close-up of a pigeon walking on a ledge with a blurred background of a bridge, trees, and a hazy sky.
A man with a beard and mustache leaning against a counter in a cafe or restaurant with a menu board and shelves in the background.
Two people seen through separate windowpanes, one on the left taking a photo or video with a phone, the other on the right wearing a hat and glasses, inside a dimly lit room.