Patrick WILLOCQ
Introduction
Self-taught photographer for the last 25 years, his passion for travel, discovery, and learning about different cultures, his desire to document the realities that he witnesses since his childhood have been closely intertwined.
Currently 45 years old, he has lived 32 years outside France, out of which 7 years in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In 2012, and following a trip back to the Congo, he decides to devote himself entirely to photography (he was working for multinationals in Asia Pacific for over 20 years). Through his work he wants to offer a different image of the Congo and Africa in general, and go beyond images of war which media tend to focus on.
Biography
EXHIBITIONS :
2015
« I am walé respect me / forever walé », galerie baudoin lebon, Paris, France
GRID, Cape Town, Afrique du Sud
Format International Photography Festival, Derby, Royaume-Unis
Festival des Peuples Autochtones, Kinshasa, République Démocratique du Congo
2014
Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, France
Lagos Photo, Nigeria
Encontros da Imagen, Braga, Portugal
Les Rencontres d?Arles, France
Schau Dortmund (sélectionné par Martin Parr), Dortmund, Allemagne
Kolga Tbilisi Photo, Tbilisi, Géorgie
Flash Forward, Boston, États-Unis
MAC, Créteil, France
2013
Photo OFF, Paris, France
Angkor Wat Photo, Angkor, Cambodge
Lagos Photo, Nigeria
Agence Française de Développement, Paris, France
Institut Français de Kinshasa, République Démocratique du Congo
International Photography Festival, Belo Horizonte, Brésil
Les Photographes Voyageurs, Bordeaux, France
Circulation(s), Paris, France
AWARDS :
2014
Finaliste Lens Culture New Talent Award
Finaliste Renaissance Photography Prize
Finaliste Leica Oskar Barnack Award
Nominé au Prix Découverte d?Arles
Lauréat de La Bourse du Talent Portrait
Lauréat du Prix POPCAP
2013
Finaliste Lens Culture Exposure Award
2012
Finaliste Concours SFR Jeunes Talents Paris Photo
1er prix du meilleur reportage photo de l?AFD
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