BM-photo | stephanie borcard & nicolas metraux
“Photography is a way to express our curiosity about life and its expressions, beyond cultural and language barriers.”
Both born in 1978, Stéphanie Borcard and Nicolas Métraux live in Fribourg, Switzerland, but spend most of their time in different Asian countries.
They like to immerse themselves in a country and quietly photograph their way through it. They work on personal projects, influenced by their travels and by other forms of expression such as books, paintings and movies. They prefer to create a set of atmospheres rather than to document a specific subject. Human interactions are at the heart of what they do: it shapes their process as well as the content of their photographs. One of their recent works “Waiting for Saigon” captures their long journey through Vietnam by train.
Unconcerned with ownership, Stéphanie and Nicolas do not reveal the author behind their images. Instead, they concentrate on creating a subjective body of work, which invites us to relive their experience in a certain place and time. An elaborate process takes place each time they go out on location involving introspection, truth and the reality around them.
They have had their work exhibited at the Salon de la Photo in Paris, Visa pour l’Image at Perpignan, and have won several awards. They work both digital and film, using Canon 5D Mark II and Rolleiflex cameras.
Currently, they are collaborating with swissinfo.ch, a Swiss news and information platform and CIAN agency.
They are now planning a new trip to China in early 2012.
Want to know more about them? Feel free to download their interview in F8 magazine.