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Interview with Valerie Jardin

Graffiti of Belgade

Interview with Markos Görges

Interview with Marie Laigneau

Interview with Anderson Peron

How to Move in Crowds

Street Shooters of Issue 10

Interview with Valerie Jardin

If you’re a fan of the popular photo podcast This Week in Photo, you are probably already familiar with Valerie Jardin. If not, here’s the skinny on our guest.

Valerie is a native of Normandy in France but now makes her home in the Midwestern US in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She’s a longtime commercial and portrait photographer who recently made the switch to teach the craft to others. Through her very popular (and often sold out) workshops around the world¨, Valerie works with small groups to help students sharpen a variety of photography skills, including street photography.

As a native of France she specializes in photo-related travel to both Paris and Normandy. Here she goes beyond the standard workshop fare to give attendees a taste of her home country’s food, culture and history from a native’s perspective. I called her the Rick Steves of photo travel.

Among her most popular are several street photo workshops taught in Paris and other locales like, Chicago, New York Minneapolis and Melbourne. In fact, when Valerie isn’t teaching, one of her favorite pastimes is street photography.

Because Valerie is so passionate about teaching street photography I asked her to visit with us to share some of her experience with us. She kindly took time from her busy travel schedule to spend with us.

Use the player below to learn more about Valerie and her take on street photography, travel and learning.

http://spm-media.s3.amazonaws.com/Valerie_Jardin_Final.mp3

A Selection of Valerie’s Photos From Her Recent Melbourne Workshop

Valerie’s Street Gear

  • Fuji X100s
  • Samsung NX300
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Valerie Jardin

Photography changed my life forever. The day I picked up a camera I became a storyteller. Photography is my passion, my obsession, my addiction. It’s what I do to earn a living and for pleasure on my days off. I live and breathe in pixels! My passion for humankind drives me to shoot mostly street photography. I thrive on searching and waiting for just the right moment when a story unfolds in a single frame. I also look to shoot the extraordinary in the ordinary - it's in the details. I've learned to see when I look, to find beauty everywhere. Although I love wandering the streets of large cities, the natural world around me always amazes me. I feel so privileged to see it all through my lens. Born and raised in France, I currently live in Minnesota, USA.

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Articles
March 2014

Interview with Valerie Jardin

International travel and street photography instructor shares her experience

Graffiti of Belgade

Wedding photographer explores the world of graffiti in Belgrade

Interview with Markos Görges

London shooter captures the quirky side of his city

Interview with Marie Laigneau

French photographer's vision of the Windy City

Interview with Anderson Peron

Street Life in Sao Paulo Brazil

How to Move in Crowds

John Cox shows us how to look natural when shooting in busy places

Street Shooters of Issue 10

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