ABOUT
My passion for photography began as a teenager. As an author photographer, I am drawn to images in all possible forms. I previously pursued a career in the field of communications and advertising, both in France and abroad - most notably in Morocco and French Polynesia. Nowadays I devote my time to photography on a daily basis.
I am a keen traveler and my camera acts as an extension of my gaze. I capture my subjects with a mix of discretion, amusement and occasionally tenderness. Composition and geometry are paramount to my work, and I apply them to architectural and minimal urban contexts, as well as to scenes including the human figure. While I tend to declutter my pictures, I also enjoy deconstructing landscapes through fragments, to play with the lines and colors that compose them.
I am particularly fascinated by the United States, having traveled there many times in a quest to discover old forgotten motels along the Route 66, abandonned gasoline stations or rusty signs in faded colors, that seem to have been frozen in time. I like to document this American dream with an aesthetic style, which I have developed over time and drawn from history of art - a subject I also study at the Ecole du Louvre.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
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Labo Négatif+, Paris, France, "Vintage Signs" April 6 >18 2022
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Galerie du Montparnasse, Paris, France, "A Day By The Sea" March18>31 2022
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
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Grand Prix Photo of Saint-Tropez, France, May 06 > 11 2023
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Grand Prix Photo of Saint-Tropez, France, May 15 > 20 2023
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Art Exhibition Center, Kobe, Japan, Sept.2022
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35th International Photographic Salon of Riedisheim, France, March 5>13 2022
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PhotoMenton Festival, Palais de l'Europe, Menton, France, Nov.20>28 2021
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22nd International Photographic Art Festival of Tulle, France, Oct>Nov. 2021
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Flore Artist Gallery, Kobe, Japan, Sept. 2021
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International Photography Fair of Bièvres, France, Sept. 2021
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Daguerre Gallery, Paris, Best photos from the 2021 competitions, July 2021
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Flore Artist Gallery, Kobe, Japan, Sept.2020
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International Photography Fair of Bièvres, France, June>July 2020
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International Salon of New York, USA, April 2020
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8th Photography Fair, Aurillac, France, March>April 2020
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Town Hall of the14th District, Paris November 2019
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20th International Photographic Art Festival of Tulle, France, Nov.2019
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Daguerre Gallery, Paris , France, "Reportages", October 2019
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International Photography Fair of Bièvres,France, June 2019
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Léo-Ferré Media Center, Marcoussis, France, May>June 2019
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7th Photography Fair, Aurillac, France, March 2019
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Kitano Museum, Kobe, Japan, October 2018
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International Photography Fair of Bièvres, France, June 2018
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Daguerre Gallery, Paris, France, "Pixels à Savourer", April>May 2018
AWARDS
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Finalist in the Grand Prix Photo of Saint-Tropez, France 2024
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AFIAP (Artist of the International Federation of Photographic Art), 2023
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Finalist in the Grand Prix Photo of Saint-Tropez, France 2023
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International Photographic Salon of Riedisheim, France PSA Ruban, 2022
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1st Managua Salon, Nicaragua, MPC Diploma, 2022
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8th Pannonia Reflexions, Slovenia, Salon Honorable Mention, 2021
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9th Olympic Photo Circuit, Greece, GAP Honorable Mention, 2021
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5th Digital Exhibition Vision, Finland, Award People, judges choice, 2021
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S-Kadar Salon, Montenegro, Master of Light Diploma, 2019
PUBLICATIONS
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My series 'Forgotten Roads' is published on the French webmagazine OPENEYE, a contemporary look on photography, Feb/March 2024
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THE EYE OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Publication of my picture 'Summer Self Portrait' Aug.11th, 2023
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My series 'A Day By The Sea' is published on the Spanish contemporary photography web blog ADFPHOTO run by Francisco González Fernández,
May 1st, 2022
https://www.adfphoto.com/catherine-bailly-cazenave-a-day-by-the-sea/