Canal Street 55

Yvan is a photographer based in Nice. He photographs everyday life, spontaneous moments, and things as they are. The camera accompanies him daily, becoming a way of observing, recording, and slowing down.

During our conversation, we spoke about photography as freedom, the value of practice, swimming, archives, and the moments that already exist before a photograph is taken.

When we asked if there was a philosophy behind his work, he paused for a moment. "Not really," he said. At least not one he could name. What appeared throughout our conversation was something simpler: intuition. Taking his camera into the street, walking, observing, looking, recording, enjoying.

He said that your first ten thousand photographs are going to be bad. What matters is what you keep returning to.

Photography credits: Canal Street 55.

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