Fred mortagne biography

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          Bewitched by skateboarding at the age of 8, my passion for the “useless wooden toy” eventually became the catalyst for my life to come.!

          Interview with Fred Mortagne

           

          WHO?

          I am Fred Mortagne, 47, I work and live in Lyon, France.

          People also call me French Fred, although I’m not your typical nor classical french guy. I don’t eat meat, I don’t smoke cigarettes, but yeah I drink coffee.

           

          WHAT?

          What I shoot keeps on evolving.

          My catalogue of topics and series is constantly growing.

          Biography.

        1. THE STREETS · ARCHITECTURE · SERIES · SOME WORKS · AUDIO-VISUAL · EXHIBITIONS · PRESS · BOOK.
        2. Bewitched by skateboarding at the age of 8, my passion for the “useless wooden toy” eventually became the catalyst for my life to come.
        3. Explore books by Fred Mortagne with our selection at Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over.
        4. Independent director and photographer, based in Lyon, France.

          5. Having grown up skateboarding in urban environments, for a long time I could not shoot at all in natural environments, nor I enjoyed so much being there indeed. They did not have the ingredients I was seeking for my photography.

          Well that’s what I believed, which was completely false. I now enjoy very much shooting in natural landscapes, not only for what I get to capture, but also for the great experiences of being out there, living spectacular moments.

          Visual artist, photographer and filmmaker since the s, Mortagne has worked and collaborated with numerous magazines and skateboarders, such.

          I found the keys I was missing. When looking at it in a certain way, the natural world can be incredibly minimalist and full of various types of geometries. And I