From England With Love

The project In 2011, my move to Bristol allowed me to explore a country that I only knew through places I had visited on various occasions. By settling in England, I was able to experience the country on a daily basis. Without any particular aim, I began capturing it through photography. After several months, while editing my work, I realised that I had the beginnings of a photographic project right in front of me. Usually my projects start with observations, intuition, and feelings. While editing my photos, I had the impression that England is a country with significant social contrasts. I observed enclosed places within communities which conveyed a culture, social codes and behaviours specific to a particular social category. Based on this observation, I selected places and environments to photograph according to their social and cultural categories. A writer once remarked, with a touch of affectionate mockery, that the English could be a fascinating subject for an ethnologist. He was probably right. Their eccentricities, humour, morals, uprightness, and propensity for excess provide wonderful material for an engaging novel. In my own way, by creating this photographic portrait of England, I aim to capture part of this narrative in images. From England with Love is not a photojournalistic project but a documentary one inspired by the aesthetics and culture of street photography. From this perspective, I aimed to set aside my goal and project to free my mind and allow my eyes to capture candid moments. These photographs can be seen as postcards, snapshots with no judgment, on the back of which could be written the timeless phrase "From England With Love." This book has a foreword by Stephen Leslie, film director, screenwriter and photographer from London. The photobook This photobook will be printed in France by Escourbiac, a printing company known for the quality of its photo book prints. Technical specifications : - Format 18x24 (Portrait) - Coptic stitch binding for perfect flat opening and full enjoyment of the photos. - 46 photos for 96 pages printed in four-colour offset on 135g SYMBOL TATAMI White paper Hardback cover on Sirio Color paper 140g Fedrigoni including a 10x15cm label. The EPIC magazine team supported me throughout the development of this project. Jean-Matthieu Gautier was responsible for the art direction and graphic design, while Ambroise Touvet was responsible for project management. Who am I? I'm Jerome Lorieau, a photographer based in Paris. My documentary work is inspired by street photography, from the French humanist photography to American photography. Since 2005, my projects have focused on cultural and social themes in which people, cities, and landscapes play a central role. My photographs have been published in various magazines, both in France and abroad (Les Inrockuptibles, Les Echos, The Guardian, Courrier International, Scots Magazine, Real Travel, etc.). My work has been exhibited in France and the UK. Over the next few days, I'm delighted to invite you to help make this project a reality. I hope that you will be satisfied with the various contribution options available on this page. Each of your contributions will help finance the design and printing of this book. Many thanks in advance. When will the book be delivered? Delivery of each order will begin in July as soon as all the books have been received. For each hand-delivery, a private or joint appointment will be arranged. Interview UPP: https://upphotographers.com/interviews/interview-with-jerome-lorieau/