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Hughes Léglise-Bataille's photostream
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Photography for me is synonymous to going out and discovering. In parallel with street photography, I'm covering some of the news, mostly in Paris but also abroad (G8 in Germany, elections in Pakistan and Bolivia, Climate Summit in Copenhagen, earthquake in Haiti, G20 in Toronto) as part of a "photojournalism" work.
The latter has been mentioned in newspapers Le Monde and Le Figaro as well as French TV channel LCI, with photos featured in Le Journal du Dimanche, CNN Exchange, RMC Info, BBC World, Salon, German MAX magazine (April 06 issue) and the cover of JPG magazine (Street Photography issue). My submissions to National Press Photographers Association - Best of Photojournalism 2007 were awarded the 1st places in the News and Photojournalism categories for Amateurs Photoblogs.
In June 2008, I finally decided to put an end to a 13-year career in investment banking to dedicate myself to photojournalism. In Sept. 2008, I was awarded in Perpignan the "Tremplin Photo" grant for a 6 month formation at the EMI-CFD. My recent work is distributed by Wostok Press.
Contact:
hughes.leglise [at] gmail.com
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Some quotes:
Photography is the easiest art, which perhaps makes it the hardest.” - Lisette Model
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"If your photographs aren’t good enough, you aren’t reading enough.” - Tod Papageorge
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"Un des problèmes réels auxquels les rédacteurs en chef comme le photographes doivent faire face est le nombre de pages limités dévolu à la photo. Au début de ma carrière, je cherchais le moment le plus dramatique, susceptible de transmettre l'essence d'un évènement en une seule image. Je guettais ces moments avec une sorte d'instinct viscéral, un mélange d'adrénaline pure, ce qui m'amenait à exclure presque entièrement les détails donnant un cadre à l'évènement en question. Dans l'Enfer, je cherche à traiter les évènements plus globalement et plus en profondeur -en leur donnant une qualité narrative, cinétique, qui rende compte non seulement de la structure propre à l'image unique, mais aussi des relations entre les images. C'est une tentative pour dépasser la simple collection des soi-disant "meilleures photos" afin de faire sentir le flux des évènements: un mouvement réel, qui se poursuit en dehors de la présence d'un photographe. Je me suis efforcé de saisir les moments qui précèdent et qui suivent le moment décisif, et de tenir compte de l'accumulation de détails parfois répétitifs qui informent la réalité."
James Nachtwey, postface of L'Enfer.
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One agency photographer remembers meeting Antonin Kratochvil at a Croatia refugee camp, thinking he was some shaggy-haired old loser who got there too late. “I got everything,” he boasted, “food distribution, water queue, ICRC doctors, tents, kids being vaccinated, the whole story. Now I’m going to file." Kratochvil looked at him and said, "You missed it. It’s about boredom, baby, boredom."
Seen in Dispatches
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Places I've been...
visited 64 states (28.4%)Create your own visited map of The World
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Photos of Hughes Léglise-Bataille (3)
Hughes Léglise-Bataille's favorite photos from other Flickr members (1,605)
Contacts (670)
Groups (50)
- Tunisia_Revolution 637 photos, 57 members
- SOS Haiti 1,494 photos, 384 members
- Haiti Earthquake and Recovery 904 photos, 95 members
- Harlingen 1,029 photos, 102 members
- Luttez! 150 photos, 6 members
- Greenpeace 7,275 photos, 1,222 members
- Castor-Proteste-2010 406 photos, 33 members
- Black Dog Collective 1,010 photos, 545 members
- Instruction #1 390 photos, 1,629 members
- Street Reverb Magazine 69 photos, 464 members
- Global Photojournalism; Politics, News, Protest, and Culture 133,434 photos, 9,847 members
- Gendarmerie Nationale 436 photos, 67 members
- Pompiers de France 1,873 photos, 142 members
- Crosswalk 792 photos, 145 members
- Favelas do Brasil (Slum of Brazil) 3,390 photos, 293 members
- Cotidiano Brasileiro 18,816 photos, 782 members
- G-8/G-20 Huntsville/Toronto 2010 1,448 photos, 76 members
- Toronto G20 2010 242 photos, 23 members
- G20 Toronto Summit 1,480 photos, 89 members
- Toronto Mounted Police 643 photos, 31 members
- Cover Street 285 photos, 717 members
- Free Palestine 21,324 photos, 1,251 members
- Campaign For Nuclear Disarmament / CND Images 267 photos, 36 members
- CONTACT-SHEETS 75 photos, 70 members
- International NGOs 5,200 photos, 480 members
- lecteursmatindimanche 151 photos, 22 members
- Natural Disasters 1,884 photos, 165 members
- Disasters 4,517 photos, 791 members
- Landslides & Gravity-Driven Processes 138 photos, 42 members
- Angra dos Reis - RJ 957 photos, 372 members
- Climate Justice Action 1,349 photos, 54 members
- Anticapitalism 2,088 photos, 117 members
- Konica Hexar AF Street Photos 365 photos, 89 members
- 7 seconds.War,Peace and Disaster 3,516 photos, 1,262 members
- Imagens da fé / images of faith 2,264 photos, 185 members
- B&W - Brasil - (ps1 - aw1) 13,253 photos, 947 members
- Monochrome Brazil 12,023 photos, 610 members
- Fotografia Documental / Photo Documentary 13,064 photos, 665 members
- Fotógrafos Brasileiros / Brazilian Photographers 233,160 photos, 6,276 members
- Independent Journalism 3,300 photos, 199 members
- Dont nuke the climate 7 photos, 23 members
- Not A Crime 547 photos, 1,921 members
- "Migrantes" group 2,604 photos, 326 members
- WHERE IS MY VOTE? 1,291 photos, 61 members
- Le Monde.fr 8,804 photos, 845 members
- IRAN Politics 535 photos, 124 members
- Iran Pres. Election 2009 559 photos, 56 members
- Fotografía en soitu.es 12,724 photos, 848 members
- Documentary Photography / Photojournalism 33,165 photos, 1,591 members
- Nucléaire Non Merci ! 124 photos, 57 members
Testimonials (9)
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Robin Thom says:
"One of the very best on Flickr.
He always finds the graphic essence."8th July, 2008
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PhotosNormandie says:
"Au delà de la qualité des images proposées par Hugues, que tout le monde s'accorde à saluer, on doit aussi remarquer le soin apporté à la rédaction des descriptions. Bravo!"
17th January, 2008
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François Lafite says:
"Maybe the best photoreporter of Flickr's community."
11th October, 2007
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cromacom says:
"Hugo is one of the greats. An outstanding photographer whose interpretative development is extraordinary. A world class photographer giving us superb, cutting edge images. One of Flickr's best, for sure..."
13th May, 2007
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troycochrane says:
"There are few streams that I visit on a regular basis. Hugo's is one of them. He has created an aesthetic of his own without becoming redundant or predictable. A casual style and undeniably brilliant eye conspire to create one memorable image after another."
17th April, 2007
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pschmutz says:
"Hughes photographies are full of power, contrast, light and story. His work is inspiring and perfect promotion for paris... He is definitely one of the best photographers on flickr. Thanks Hughes!"
5th April, 2007
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Wylie Maercklein says:
"A master of light and observation; Hugo's daring photojournalism speaks of more than most writers can put to words, his silhouettes are stunning examples of composition, and his black and whites are flawless."
5th December, 2006
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elfis gallery says:
"Hugo is for me one of the best photographers at flickr...
his reportage-photos and his street-photos are fascinating and inspiring...
it's a real pleasure to view his works of art
thanks for that
p.s.
it seems that everything in front of his camera becomes afterwards a brilliant photo, no matter which motive...
so his Iceland-landscapes are brilliant too..."6th October, 2006
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Pensiero says:
"I consider Hugo one of the best 10 photographer here in Flickr. His vision of the world, of human being and for the details is so unique and original. Great font of inspiration for everyone."
29th May, 2006
- Name:
- Hughes Léglise-Bataille
- Joined:
- March 2005
- Currently:
- Paris, France
- I am:
- Male and Taken
- Occupation:
- Photojournalist
- Website:
- Hughes Léglise-Bataille Portfolio
- Email:
- hughes.leglise [at] gmail.com







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