Photo essay Street photography
Patrice Collaud
Minimal photographs of streets with very strong graphic compositions and amazing colors by Geneva-based graphic designer in architecture and photographer Patrice Collaud.
Tell us a little about your background – what path led you to becoming a photographer, and to doing what you’re doing today?
I started photography as a teenager already by traveling the city with an Olympus OM-1 camera and developing my black-and-white prints. I also worked in a photographic studio in Geneva
How would you describe your work?
I research the history in the city through the urban and architectural layers. To bring out the joints and volumes linked to aesthetics and the colors to form a timeless picture
Can you tell us a bit more about your process?
Lots of walking and passing. Nothing is prepared. sometimes it takes luck
Which camera and lenses do you use?
For this work I use an Olympus digital camera and sometimes an iphone for other renderings
What defines a good picture for you?
in a good photo there is mystery and emotion with obvious beauty
© Pictures by
Patrice Collaud
