Meet up with Romain Laurendeau – 2020 World Press Photo Awards Winner

Fujifilm meet up with Romain Laurendeau 2020 World Press Photo Awards Winner. Below is a summary of the interview:

Romain Laurendeau is a french photographer that started with science and moved into photography
He became a visual journalist to tell stories of people different than him
For Romain, the award validates his work
He likes to tell stories about human tragedy
His photo was to get people to wonder how people in Algeria live
For him there is a universal story of people facing ideology that prevents them from dreaming
It was difficult for him to get a visa and room to sleep in Algeria
The project took about 5 years to complete
He took about 1,000 photos a day while in Algeria
x100 is very quiet so it didn’t disturb the scene
The X100 lets Romain Laurendeau photograph the intimate because it is small, light, and silent, so it is forgotten
They knew he was taking pictures, but never knew very well
He has X100, X100S, X100T, X100S and plans to get an X100V probably
Romain believes Fujifilm understands photographers

Fujifilm X100V: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Fujifilm X100F: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama