Discover the contemporary work of Sophie Denis

I started taking photos at the age of 10. I've been taking good quality film photos since I was 16. In the 1980s, I worked with a photographer named Pierre Kill, whose prints I made in his studio in Avallon, Burgundy. I specialized in high-contrast black and white portraits and nudes at the time. I also do landscapes and use a 6X6, an Olympus OM1 with a 35mm 2.8. I spent a lot of time with the people I photographed, which allowed me to capture their innermost selves, the essence of their soul. Now I do street photography, landscapes because I don't have a "model" at the moment. I photograph everything I can when I see an opportunity to take a good shot during my wanderings, always with a camera around my neck. The "photos" you see here are not photos. They are my negatives that I digitize. I offer prints on baryta paper.

Above all, I seek to bring out the depth and beauty of souls, bodies, and nature. I particularly enjoy black and white, but I also occasionally use color. I also love unusual places and wild, impetuous nature.