Gilles Martin, born May 14, 1956,
is a French
photojournalist and
artivist.
Biography
Gilles Martin spent his early years in
Touraine
Touraine (; ) is one of the traditional provinces of France. Its capital was Tours. During the political reorganization of French territory in 1790, Touraine was divided between the departments of Indre-et-Loire, :Loir-et-Cher, Indre and Vien ...
where his father painted watercolors. Thus he learned to appreciate nature and then, to take pictures of it. At age 7, his grandfather offered him his first camera. Young teenager, he observed wildlife in the forest of
Villandry
Villandry () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. The Château de Villandry is located there.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department
The following is a list of the 272 communes of the Ind ...
. Later on, he had to reconcile his passion for naturalistic image and his profession as dental technician. He then made his reputation thanks to his book about dragonflies, ''La Vie secrète des filles de l'air'' (published by
La Martinière), he decided to dedicate himself entirely to
nature photography
Nature photography is a wide range of photography taken outdoors and devoted to displaying natural elements such as landscapes, wildlife, plants, and close-ups of natural scenes and textures. Nature photography tends to put a stronger emphasis o ...
. Since then, he published a dozen of books, amongst them : ''Photographier la nature'', ''La Macrophotographie'', ''Les Oiseaux du monde'', ''Les Papillons du monde'' (published by La Martinière).
Distributed in agencies, his pictures are regularly published by magazines such as ''
GEO
Geo- is a prefix derived from the Greek word ''γη'' or ''γαια'', meaning "earth", usually in the sense of "ground or land”.
GEO or Geo may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''GEO'' (magazine), a popular scientific magazine ...
',
Le Figaro Magazine
''Le Figaro Magazine'' is a French language weekly news magazine published in Paris, France. The magazine is the weekly supplement of the daily newspaper ''Le Figaro''.
History and profile
The magazine is the first supplement of ''Le Figaro'' n ...
', Terre sauvage,
Life
Life is a quality that distinguishes matter that has biological processes, such as Cell signaling, signaling and self-sustaining processes, from that which does not, and is defined by the capacity for Cell growth, growth, reaction to Stimu ...
,
National Geographic''... He has been working for several years on the creation of a
global photographic arch, which consists of taking pictures of all rare or threatened species on the
IUCN Red List
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biol ...
.
* 1982 : Laureate of the ''Guilde européenne du raid'', which finances his first great report on the
Aldabra atoll
Aldabra is the world's second-largest coral atoll, lying south-east of the continent of Africa. It is part of the Aldabra Group of islands in the Indian Ocean that are part of the Outer Islands (Seychelles), Outer Islands of the Seychelles, with ...
.
* 1986 : First publication of the report o
the massacre of sea turtlesin the magazine ''Le Courrier de la Nature''.
* 1989 :
First prize of the ''Kodak Grand reportage'' allowance for the exploration ''Expédition Thylacine'' in Australia.
His pictures were shown in numerous exhibitions notably at the Senate in Paris in 2008 and in great festivals of natural and environmental photography.
* 2005 : Gilles Martin creates « L'Arche photographique » which aims to realize a global photographic inventory of endangered species. In this context, he launched five actions in support of biodiversity. The goal is to raise people awareness on threats on wildlife and encourage each and everyone of us to act for its preservation. To this day, he has travelled in 90 countries on all six continents to feed his ambitious project.
* 2013 : Gilles Martin creates the
happening ''Mémoires d'un dos argenté'' (English : ''Memoirs of a Silverback'') in the context of the international festival of wildlife and nature photography of Montier-en-Der
''.''
* 2015 : He launches the photo/video agency
Biospher Pictures''
* 2016 : Gilles Martin gets into ''artivism'' which depicts a new way to campaign for a cause. This activity allows him to paint his dreams on walls, to take pictures of his claims, to act out his beliefs. During the same year, he creates the studio/gallery called
Top floor studio'.
*2017 : He organizes a
street art campaign in New York to alert the general public of the United States to the disappearance of primates. This campaign is followed by an exhibition of street art at the Gabillet gallery in the context of Ateliers mode d'emploi, and later on by a publication of a report on street art in the magazine TMV Tours.
*2018 : Gilles Martin publishes a portfolio on the work of artivists in the magazine Chasseur d'Images.
Happening
Allan Kaprow
Allan Kaprow (August 23, 1927 – April 5, 2006) was an American painter, assemblagist and a pioneer in establishing the concepts of performance art. He helped to develop the " Environment" and " Happening" in the late 1950s and 1960s, as well ...
, abstract painter, invented the term ''happening'' in 1957. It is described as an event or performance art which involves an active participation of the audience.
* 2013 : Production du happening ''2027 - Mémoires d'un dos argenté'' (English : ''2027 - Memoirs of a Silverback''), dans le cadre du festival international de la photo animalière et de nature de Montier-en-Der.
Books
* 1994 :
Les libellules' . Photographs : Gilles Martin. Text : Emmanuel Thévenon. Publisher : Éditions de La Martinière.
* 1995 :
Australie continent sauvage'. Photographs : Gilles Martin. Text : Houria Arhab et Gilles Martin. Publisher : Solar.
* 1996 : ''Australien Der fünfte Kontinent''. Photographs : Gilles Martin. Text : Houria Arhab et Gilles Martin. Publisher : Karl Müller Verlag.
* 2000 : ''Le Poitou & Les Charentes''. Photographs : Gilles Martin. Publisher :
Éditions Larousse
Éditions Larousse is a French publishing house specialising in reference works such as dictionaries. It was founded by Pierre Larousse and its best-known work is the ''Petit Larousse''.
It was acquired from private owners by Compagnie Europée ...
.
* 2000 :
Photographier la nature dans tous ses milieux'. Photographs : Gilles Martin. Text : Denis Boyard. Publisher : Éditions de La Martinière.
* 2002 :
La macrophotographie'. Photographs : Gilles Martin. Text : Ronan Loaëc. Publisher : Éditions de La Martinière.
* 2003 :
Nature Photography' . Photographs : Gilles Martin. Text : Denis Boyard. Publisher : Abrams.
* 2003 :
Natur fotografie' . Photographs : Gilles Martin. Text : Denis Boyard. Publisher : Christian Verlag.
* 2003 : ''Természetfotózás''. Photographs : Gilles Martin. Text : Denis Boyard. Publisher : Alexandra Kiadó.
* 2003 :
Macrophotography' . Photographs : Gilles Martin. Text : Ronan Loaëc. Publisher : Abrams.
* 2003 :
Makro fotografie' . Photographs : Gilles Martin. Text : Ronan Loaëc. Publisher : Christian Verlag.
* 2003 :
Les oiseaux du Monde' . Photographs : Gilles Martin. Text : Myriam Baran. Publisher : Éditions de La Martinière.
* 2003 : ''Les oiseaux du Monde''. Photographs : Gilles Martin. Text : Myriam Baran. Publisher : Hurtubise HMH.
* 2004 : ''Les oiseaux du monde racontés aux enfants''. Photographs : Gilles Martin. Text : Philippe J. Dubois et Valérie Guidoux. Publisher : Éditions de La Martinière jeunesse.
* 2005 :
Birds of the World' . Photographs : Gilles Martin. Text : Myriam Baran. Publisher : Abrams.
* 2005 :
A Világ Madarai' . Photographs : Gilles Martin. Text : Myriam Baran. Publisher : Alexandra Kiadó.
* 2005 : ''Birds''. Photographs : Gilles Martin. Text : Philippe J. Dubois et Valérie Guidoux. Publisher : Abrams.
* 2005 : ''Die Welt der Vögel für Kinder erzählt''. Photographs : Gilles Martin. Text : Philippe J. Dubois et Valérie Guidoux. Publisher : Knesebeck.
* 2005 : ''Gli uccelli raccontati ai ragazzi''. Photographs : Gilles Martin. Text : Philippe J. Dubois et Valérie Guidoux. Publisher : L’ippocampo.
* 2005 : ''Vogels aan kinderen verteld''. Photographs : Gilles Martin. Text : Philippe J. Dubois et Valérie Guidoux. Publisher : Lannoo.
* 2006 :
Papillons du monde' . Photographs : Gilles Martin. Text : Myriam Baran. Publisher : Éditions de La Martinière.
* 2008 :
Butterflies of the World' . Photographs : Gilles Martin. Text : Myriam Baran. Publisher : Abrams.
* 2009 : ''Les oiseaux''. Photographs : Gilles Martin. Text : Catherine Levesque. Publisher :
Éditions Milan
Milan Presse is a publishing company based in Toulouse, France, that has been owned by Bayard Presse since 2004.
It runs an imprint, Éditions Milan, which specialises in children's literature. This branch has published the original ''Beechwood B ...
.
Movies
* 2009 : ''Les Secrets des photographes animaliers 2''. Director : Ronan Fournier-Christol. Production : Songes de Moaï.
* 2012 : ''Portrait de Gilles Martin.'' Director : Patrice Grange. Production
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* 2014 : ''2027 - Mémoires d'un dos argenté''. Director : Gilles Martin. Production : L'Arche photographique.
References
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20th-century French photographers
Living people
1956 births
21st-century French photographers