I am a freelance photographer. I am self taught. I live in Nantes, France. I have started to work as a professional photographer in september 2013. I am doing social photography as well as fashion, and personnal projects. I also shoot stage shows.

I used to teach french as a foreign language in Jamaica for 4 years. I have also worked in Togo in Africa for 5 years as the head of the library at the French Cultural Center. Back in France in 2013 with my two children, I have taught english in a high school for two years. I got fed up and decided it was time for me to do what i have always dreamed about : To be a photographer.

I am always in the process of learning, staying up to date and experimenting. I love to create characters, scenes, and to do portraiture.

Since my childhood, my father has always put a camera in my hands. I was shy and at ease with people. This lens is my door to the outside world and my innner world. It is my way to live and express myself, to find beauty in everything, to be happy and creative.

I believe in the truth and that is what i try to reveal in my photos. Even though i may do composite sometimes, it is for me the way to express what i believe is the truth and the way to convey my idea. The reality of what we see is far from being real as our eyes and brain trick us in seeing what we want to see as being true but the camera don't cheat. Therefore i will use every technique in my hands to achieve my goal.

Thank you for your attention.

Yours truly,

Antoine Violleau