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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 (4)
Hughes Léglise-Bataille's favorite photos from other Flickr members (1,576)
Contacts (659)
Groups (50)
- Tunisia_Revolution 694 photos, 60 members
- SOS Haiti 1,543 photos, 374 members
- Haiti Earthquake and Recovery 957 photos, 102 members
- Harlingen 1,070 photos, 109 members
- Luttez! 124 photos, 5 members
- Greenpeace 7,648 photos, 1,284 members
- Castor-Proteste-2010 395 photos, 32 members
- Black Dog Collective 843 photos, 533 members
- Instruction #1 366 photos, 1,541 members
- Street Reverb Magazine 67 photos, 542 members
- Global Photojournalism; Politics, News, Protest, and Culture 231,366 photos, 16,245 members
- Gendarmerie Nationale 280 photos, 81 members
- Pompiers de France 2,322 photos, 170 members
- Crosswalk 863 photos, 151 members
- Favelas do Brasil (Slum of Brazil) 3,501 photos, 329 members
- Cotidiano Brasileiro 20,337 photos, 839 members
- G-8/G-20 Huntsville/Toronto 2010 1,384 photos, 73 members
- Toronto G20 2010 171 photos, 21 members
- G20 Toronto Summit 1,404 photos, 87 members
- Toronto Mounted Police 748 photos, 44 members
- Cover Street 271 photos, 725 members
- Free Palestine 21,230 photos, 1,310 members
- Campaign For Nuclear Disarmament / CND Images 325 photos, 43 members
- CONTACT-SHEETS 108 photos, 78 members
- International NGOs 5,771 photos, 504 members
- lecteursmatindimanche 218 photos, 26 members
- Natural Disasters 1,812 photos, 172 members
- Disasters 5,464 photos, 839 members
- Landslides & Gravity-Driven Processes 160 photos, 44 members
- Angra dos Reis - RJ 1,031 photos, 378 members
- Climate Justice Action 1,339 photos, 55 members
- Anticapitalism 2,619 photos, 130 members
- Konica Hexar AF Street Photos 397 photos, 112 members
- 7 seconds.War,Peace and Disaster 4,118 photos, 1,255 members
- Imagens da fé / images of faith 2,740 photos, 186 members
- B&W - Brasil - (ps1 - aw1) 13,823 photos, 942 members
- Monochrome Brazil 12,024 photos, 596 members
- Fotografia Documental / Photo Documentary 15,379 photos, 716 members
- Fotógrafos Brasileiros / Brazilian Photographers 272,208 photos, 6,879 members
- Independent Journalism 3,645 photos, 220 members
- Dont nuke the climate 12 photos, 23 members
- Not A Crime 531 photos, 1,878 members
- "Migrantes" group 2,649 photos, 327 members
- WHERE IS MY VOTE? 1,290 photos, 60 members
- Le Monde.fr 14,225 photos, 867 members
- IRAN Politics 530 photos, 125 members
- Iran Pres. Election 2009 578 photos, 61 members
- Fotografía en soitu.es 13,809 photos, 828 members
- Documentary Photography / Photojournalism 35,205 photos, 1,564 members
- Nucléaire Non Merci ! 174 photos, 65 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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Robert Croma 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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