Claude Riou

Originally from Brittany, a Celtic land of legends, I grew up in this marvellous setting where art, the sea and picturesque landscapes have always gone hand in hand.
art, the sea and picturesque landscapes.

My camera has often accompanied me on my many journeys around the world, enabling me to meet other cultures and peoples. From Asia to America, from Canada to Cape Horn, there have been many opportunities to experience this passion. Naturally attracted by colour, life, movement and detail, I have recently been seduced by black and white.

Respectful of the world around me, I try to integrate the emotion I feel when I take the shot so that your eyes find, in my photos, this same perception, these same emotions.
I have always used photography to share, to show the world as my eyes have seen it, as I have felt it. My favourite themes have always been landscapes, then encounters. My Breton origins have led me towards the sea and related themes (boats, water).

All my photos have one thing in common, which is to show the details, with tight shots, to eliminate the superfluous, the useless, to concentrate only on the desired subject, and to bring in that dose of humanity that is so dear to me.
My greatest reward is when you look at one of these photos, without saying a word, and immerse yourself in it for a while... Then I can be satisfied, because I know I've achieved my aim: to make you feel an emotion, or even take you on a journey.