THE BOOK

Published at the end of 2022 by the Favre publishing house (Lausanne, Switzerland) the book MIROIR DU LEMAN - LAKE A MIRROR is a selection of photographs from the collection LAKE A MIRROR. 

REVIEWS AND OPINIONS

Inspired and inspiring images.

Journal des Indépendants de Genève

A highly successful work, as poetic as it is contemplative. 

Journal Lausanne Cité

A subtle tribute to our Lake. 

Magazine Aimer Lire Payot

A photographic masterpiece on Lake Geneva: a subtle tribute to your lake. 

This book is a marvel! It didn't find a place on a shelf where it would remain lifeless... It's simply on my sofa... 

I made a fantastic discovery with your book LAKE A MIRROR. These photos touch me deeply. Each one is a meditation. 

A work of precise observation, but also of patience and subtle work. BRAVO! 

Readers

AWARD

Sélection Magazine AIMER Lire - Payot - November/December 2022

OPENING

Opening of the book at the  Swiss Camera Museum  in Vevey at the invitation of Luc Debraine, director.

LEMAN BLEU TV INTERVIEW

Lake Geneva, the jewel of the Alps, can look very different depending on the season and the weather. Photographers have a field day, as does François Ventura. He has published MIROIR DU LÉMAN - LAKE A MIRROR with Editions Favre. These photos were taken from my home, explains the man who is also a doctor in Geneva. I've had the opportunity to be a little more at home in recent years, and I had this lake in front of me. It shines, it's incredible, and I had a spontaneous urge to pick up the camera and photograph it. The images presented in the book were taken without filters and were not worked on in post-production. It's a way for readers, he says, to dive into the photo and look at the emotions the lake brings us. The photos are untitled, with only the date and time to give an indication. Some photos are accompanied by a small quotation, either from Swiss authors (Ramuz, Blaise Cendrars), or from authors who have passed through Lake Geneva, such as Benjamin Constant. I didn't feel in a good position to write a whole text, so I did this research work, to find sentences that matched. I confess I didn't know that Victor Hugo had come to Vevey.

BOOK SIGNING 

BOOKSHOPS

MIROIR DU LÉMAN - LAKE A MIRROR is on sale in PAYOT, fnac and Coop bookshops, at the Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts MCBA in Lausanne, at the Swiss Camera Museum in Vevey, at the Musée du Léman in Lyon, and online.