People take pictures for one purpose; and that is to capture a moment you find beautiful, indescribable, or so terrifying that you would only be able to use that photo to share that feeling with someone. Laurent Chehere, I feel has mastered the capture and manipulation of still life and his works evoke those same three emotions described above. His photos give a very cinematic feel and range from simple but beautiful scenery shots, shots of people’s faces or interacting with each other, to the floating houses that leave me awestruck due to the amazing editing of the picture. One of the homes is even on fire giving a feeling of hopelessness due to the situation of the house not being grounded. Then there are the unexpected and terrifying pictures of death. Beautiful women lying dead in pools of their blood that are taking shape to whatever surface is near. Laurent’s range of pictures is fantastic because it shows that mastery to do whatever he wants and is able to evoke whatever emotion he wants.

All works belong to Laurent Chehere