Author: Arnaud De Grave

Arnaud De Grave (a.k.a. mostly Hern42) came rather late to photography, like everything he does nowadays. Before that he was busy being good at school, or rather he was not enough of a rebel not to be... But the times, they are a-changing, as one says. He became interested in photography because he was not good enough in skateboarding, starting both around 2000 at the age of 25, which is, he knows, rather very late. So that kills the usual myth of having been given an ancient camera by one's father at age five and never looking back again. However he was indeed offered his first "real" camera by his father, albeit at a later time. Then started a long progression of travelling and shooting and collecting older and weirder cameras, buying more and more films and exposing them. Getting more and more addicted to producing images which would fit within whatever fancy he got inside his ever oh-so fastly (ghastly?) changing mood. He created many things in order to have more opportunities to perform photography: the French association BOP, the Copenhagen based group CCCP (which stood for "Color Climax Copenhagen Photographers"), etc. He prefers rather long projects based on travelling and social behaviour in the gonzo way (in reference to Hunter Thompson but without too much of the drug intake, not the Muppet Show...) "When you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk." - Tuco / The good, the bad and the ugly (1967)

A slideshow of Arnaud Thurel’s “Lost places” in music…

2013/02/082013/08/03 Categories: BOP Photography Collective - NewsTags: Arnaud Thurel · collaboration · music · slideshow · thLeave a comment

At the opening of “Lost Places 2,” Arnaud Thurel’s exhibition at Espace Paul Jarogt in Crolles, France, a musical slideshow was projected. It showed an incredible amount of Arnaud’s work and was created in collaboration with the musician Jean Thoumin.

Extreme Planting – Les Hommes qui plantaient des arbres en Colombie-Britannique

2012/12/292015/06/05 Categories: Exhibitions · ReportageTags: bc · british columbia · canada · extreme tree-planting

This exhibit presents a group of professional tree-planters in coastal BC. These people work in extremely challenging terrain and climate conditions, reforesting after clear-cuts. Beyond economical, political and ecological considerations and, the S word (sustainability, of course), these people perform a very difficult job with a great deal of optimism.

New real world exhibition by Th – “Sur la route de la soie”

2011/12/062013/08/03 Categories: BOP Photography Collective - NewsLeave a comment

We are happy to announce that BOP member Th (Arnaud Thurel) will be showing some of his pictures from China and specifically the silk road for a short show in Goncelin (France) at the end of December. A selection of fine prints of black and white pictures will be displayed in the main room of the redhouse of Goncelin. If you live in the vicinity we strongly encourage you to drop by and have a look. To be noted that there will be an opening on friday the 16th at 6pm. For more information please have a look at the…