Bernard Motte

In 1964 I joined the Photo Film Argenteuillais where I learned to combine the techniques of Photography, Slideshow and Cinema.

After moving to Essonne, in 2009 I accepted the position of UR18 commissioner for Audiovisual.

I have long worked for the freedom of authors in their choices and the promotion of creativity. I defend, for example, the possibility of including video sequences in short photographic films. Furthermore, I think that we should not pass a CAP for software manipulation. I have a marked preference for achievements that have meaning.

Michel Primault

Very happy to be invited to participate in this jury.

I became interested in photography at the age of twelve, after receiving a modest 6x6 Kodak Brownie Flash as a gift. Later, having had the chance during my military service to be assigned to a photographic service, I learned the basics of B&W processing in the laboratory and benefited from advice on the purchase of more ambitious equipment. The impulse being given, I then moved from a simple interest to a passion that would never leave me, accentuated by a career in the distribution of opto-mechanical and opto-electronic topography instruments within a leading company also specializing in the production of microscopes and high-end 24x36 cameras.

At the beginning of the 2000s, the advent of digital photography naturally led me into the vast world of digital processing and creative retouching. For ten years and thanks to my retirement, I have been a member of the Clic Triel photo club in Triel sur Seine (78) where I continue to practice photography as well as, more modestly, audio-visual creation, benefiting from the experience and advice from “elders”.

I particularly appreciate montages that convey a story, full of emotion, poetry, humor and served by well-chosen music.

I am convinced that the 2024 selection will live up to those of past years.