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FRENCH WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER
Charlie is a 16-year-old wildlife photographer. Driven by a deep curiosity and a growing passion, he travels through diverse environments: from the secret valleys of the Somme to the shores shaped by the tides, passing through forests, marshes and mountains with patience and perseverance.
For several years, Charlie has devoted much of his free time to observing wildlife, understanding its behavior, and capturing often unseen moments. He leads several ambitious photographic projects: immersing himself in nature, tracking elusive species, exploring fragile landscapes, and documenting their biodiversity. His approach, blending sensitivity, endurance, and respect for life, allows him to capture rare, sometimes fleeting, but always authentic scenes.
CHARLIE'S PROJECTS
BETWEEN THE GRAVES
For several years, Charlie has been exploring the Madeleine Cemetery in Amiens, a place where silence, memory and nature come together. Behind its motionless appearance, this site steeped in history is home to a discreet but surprisingly rich fauna.
During his visits, Charlie has discovered a space suspended between city and nature, where deer, jays and squirrels appear among the graves. His project aims to reveal this hidden life, often overlooked by visitors, and to show how living creatures continue to thrive in the very heart of a place dedicated to remembrance.
WILD FARM
This photographic project began in Charlie's mother's goat farm, on the edge of a village in the Somme region. It highlights the discreet wildlife that coexists with daily agricultural life, revealing the beauty of a wildness that is often invisible. For several years, Charlie has been exploring the Chèvrerie des Farfadets (Goat Farm of the Elves), a place on the border between human activity and nature, where the unexpected encounter with a fox, an owl, or a falcon testifies to the silent richness of this coexistence.
STEPS FROM THE WILD
Just a stone's throw from the familiar landscapes of Monsures, a discreet wildlife unfolds in the silence of the fields, hedgerows, and woodland edges. Behind this apparent ordinariness lies a fascinating biodiversity, made up of elusive animals and invisible balances. It was here that Charlie, from childhood, found his first field of observation, marked by encounters with deer, foxes, and birds of prey. "Two Steps from the Wild" invites us to look closely at these fleeting moments and to reveal the richness of a living world, present right near us.
PYRENEES
Charlie spent two weeks immersed in the Pyrenees, exploring their silent valleys and ever-changing landscapes. This mountain range, both magnificent and demanding, offered him rare moments where nature reveals itself in all its subtlety.
Through his lens, he captures the wildlife of this region: chamois emerging from the snowfields, grass snakes along the trails, and the majestic flight of griffon vultures. His work offers an intimate look at a specific biodiversity, revealing the beauty of life in this mountainous world.
COASTAL
For several years, Charlie has been exploring the French coastlines, fascinated by their ever-changing landscapes shaped by wind, sand, and light. Through his lens, he reveals the discreet life that unfolds there: plovers on the strandline, gulls in the mist, or seals resting on sandbanks, offering an intimate glimpse into a coastline that is ephemeral yet resolutely alive.
