SUMMER WORKSHOP 2025

Meunier BERTRAND

Itinerary for a personal vision

From Mon 08 September to Fri 12 September 2025

35 hours on 5 day(s)

820,00€ - 5 jours - Tarif en autofinancement 2025

1er prélèvement de 30% : 14 jours après inscription (expiration du délai de rétractation)
2d prélèvement de 70% : Après l'entrée en formation

Fabrice Courthial & Marie Couteux
stage@rencontres-arles.com
+33(0) 490 967 606

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Five exceptional days which will allow you to explore territories in order to deliver a unique vision. Participants will be able to focus their attention on areas of great diversity located near Arles.

The challenge will be to compose a coherent set of photographs testifying to a personal point of view which avoids “expected” images, regardless of the spaces covered. Over the days, the discussions, the editing sessions, the rigorous and stimulating monitoring of Bertrand Meunier, everyone will look for a common thread, define a distance, a bias.

Initially, the photographs taken will each be approached in a relatively autonomous manner, focusing on very specific points which are linked in particular to the composition of an image, to a certain poetry, to a force that emerges from it.

Subsequently, by trial and error, by experimentation, it will be a question of assembling several photographs, of finding the writing which will allow us to tell a singular story. His history. A narrative born in a moment, in a territory, but which carries within it something universal, tells what surrounds us, questions our societies.

This exciting approach will also focus on the way of meeting people, understanding the time available, the present environment... A set of small concrete things which will condition the shots and therefore what we will show. .

The last day will allow us to finalize a series which will be presented in the form of an exhibition at the beginning of the evening.

Workshop in French (with English translation if necessary).
Registration Procedures and Methods

Self taught, Bertrand Meunier bought his first camera in 1993 and went on an “apprenticeship” for several years in South East Asia and Mexico.
Since 1997, he has been drawing a picture of contemporary China which is far from its conventional image, intent on showing the reality behind the economic miracle, the hidden face of the country: the demolition of industrial zones in the north
(awarded the Leica Oscar Barnack Prize in 2001), the transformations of the peasant world, the destruction of ancient parts of Pekin, people who suffer from AIDS because they sold some blood, suppressed into silence by corrupt authorities…
In 2005, his book Le sang de la Chine, quand le silence tue (the blood of China, when silence kills), done in collaboration with the journalist Pierre Haski, was awarded the International Media Prize and the Joseph Kessel Prize.
Beside his ongoing research project in China, he has made many documentaries throughout the world, inspired by his wanderings and investigations. Afghanistan, Pakistan, Argentina, Peru, Syria, Iran: territories which have known havoc, in which he examines the traumas and explores the areas long since ignored.

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PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Face-to-face training course
Location: historic center of Arles
Mobility: stairs to access the building and for several interior rooms (contact us)
Number of participants: between 6 and 10 people
Start of the photo course on the first day: 10:00 a.m.
End of the photo course on the last day: 7:00 p.m. followed by a group presentation until 9:00 p.m.
Hours on other days: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Possibility to bring your own meal and eat on site during the lunch break

CONTENT
Daily shooting
Selection session on computer and/or on reading print
Study and analysis of the photographs taken
Daily reflections and discussions to define the characteristics of a personal approach
Analysis of the different central stages of a photographic production
“Final editing” session in order to produce a series homogeneous
Finalization of a series on digital file, printed then hung

OBJECTIVES
- Understand different stages of the production of a photographic series: take shots
- Finalize a “coherent” set of digital photographs on a personal theme

SKILLS TARGETED
- Be able to conduct a photoshoot session independently
- Succeed in selecting a coherent set of photographs on a personal theme

PRE-REQUISITES
None.

TARGET AUDIENCE
Anyone wishing to develop their photographic practice. Amateur photographers, novices or experienced. People working or studying in the field of image, communication, journalism, architecture… Professional photographers wishing to explore a new field, a new technique.

PRICES
see the price list according to the duration and type of support. Request a quote

BRING (IDEALLY)
- A selection of about 30 images showing your practice (preferably on paper / format of your choice) / Highly recommended to get to know the trainer.
- Your camera with charger, batteries ... (Free loan possible on request)
- 2 memory cards (to keep your photos)
- Possibly hard drive (mac compatible) or your computer if you wish

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ACCESS
After receiving the registration and self-positioning form, a telephone or message exchange may be made. Registration is definitively validated after acceptance of the training contract and receipt of the 30% deposit after a 14-day withdrawal period.

TEACHING METHODS
Supervision by a professional trainer/photographer
The trainer reads the registration and self-positioning form in advance in order to adapt the process and methods to the objectives.

TECHNICAL METHODS
Mac computer workstations/card reader
Video projector
Flash and LED lighting on request
Hybrid digital camera on request
A library of photographic works

ASSESSMENT
- Interview and individualized assessment upon entering the training
- Carrying out practical exercises continuously assessed by the trainer
- Oral assessment at the end of the training

FORMALIZATION AT THE END OF THE TRAINING
Certificate of completion of training

ACCESSIBILITY AND DISABILITY
Whether you are recognized as having a disability or not, we are at your disposal for any information, and will do everything possible to support you, adapt the content, the materials, the pace and facilitate your reception.
For any further information please contact Mr Fabrice Courthial at 04.90.96.76.06

CONDITIONS OF ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH REDUCED MOBILITY
Presence of stairs to access the training location
Building with stairs to access certain classrooms and shooting locations.
No access ramp or elevator.