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) 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.
Contact:
hughes.leglise [at] gmail.com
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Some quotes:
"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 presqu'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."
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Groups (50)
- Climate Justice Action 988 photos, 43 members
- Anticapitalism 856 photos, 76 members
- Konica Hexar AF Street Photos 121 photos, 25 members
- 7 seconds.War,Peace and Disaster 1306 photos, 1169 members
- Imagens da fé / images of faith 696 photos, 86 members
- B&W - Brasil - (ps1 - aw1) 6352 photos, 854 members
- Monochrome Brazil 9423 photos, 597 members
- Fotografia Documental / Photo Documentary 4361 photos, 463 members
- Fotógrafos Brasileiros / Brazilian Photographers 127556 photos, 4019 members
- Independent Journalism 1534 photos, 166 members
- Dont nuke the climate 5 photos, 22 members
- Not A Crime 412 photos, 1767 members
- "Migrantes" group 1629 photos, 284 members
- WHERE IS MY VOTE? 1110 photos, 64 members
- Le Monde.fr 751 photos, 291 members
- IRAN Politics 403 photos, 127 members
- Iran Pres. Election 2009 356 photos, 52 members
- Fotografía en soitu.es 8993 photos, 857 members
- Documentary Photography / Photojournalism 29207 photos, 1710 members
- Nucléaire Non Merci ! 18 photos, 37 members
- Your Pictures on Reuters 1651 photos, 133 members
- Tamil Protest Photography 124 photos, 22 members
- Tchernobyl Day 48 photos, 40 members
- Refugee Youth 1095 photos, 546 members
- Refugee Women 494 photos, 496 members
- Humanitarian Aid 2467 photos, 239 members
- Slogan en manifestation 479 photos, 77 members
- OTAN 2009, manif du 4 Avril: contre la stratégie totalitaire 106 photos, 14 members
- Nato / OTAN 60th Summit Strasbourg - Protest and Protesters 115 photos, 16 members
- Paris Social 511 photos, 41 members
- Mouvements universitaires 2009 712 photos, 38 members
- Dr Karanka's print stravaganza 186 photos, 220 members
- Flickr members against free photos 144 photos, 211 members
- Presetting Lightroom 10689 photos, 4294 members
- Street life...(Street photography / Street portraits) 12922 photos, 1058 members
- ~PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA~ 1555 photos, 708 members
- Slow View Lounge 1204 photos, 283 members
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- Pakistani Pictures 7137 photos, 363 members
- AntiWar: Pictures that Protest the Madness. 10993 photos, 1211 members
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- Lycéens contre la réforme Darcos 145 photos, 11 members
- Streets of the World (AntiWar, Anticapitalist , Protests) 3793 photos, 1146 members
- des mots et des images _ words and images 2194 photos, 292 members
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Testimonials (11)
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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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LNpom says:
"It's just that I would like to be Hugo. My words are unseless, just have a look at one of the more interesting (and I'm not talking about flickr interestingness!) photostream and... be addict."
10th 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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joostburger (.....solitary......) says:
"Hugo shows what dedicated and passionate photojournalism can be.
I admire his development. A lot of his pictures from his 'a stroll in Paris' set, bring back memories from my trips to Paris andurge me to take the Thalys to experience the city again."8th February, 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
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