When he hears on the radio that protests have started in the Latin Quarter, Claude Dityvon, who just started photography, rushes to the area and starts taking pictures of the events with a freedom that fits the subject matter. He improvises, carried by the energy of youth that changes the world. Already very modern, Claude Dityvon uses a very intense black and white. At the heart of the protests, Claude Dityvon, lives the adventure as an involved spectator, capturing, gestures, looks, attitudes and states of being. His silent photographs rustle with the improvised music of insurrection. Stone throwing by protestors, tear gas by the police, revolutionary songs, burned cars, broken store windows, slogans on walls that have been given a voice. While staying documentary in nature, his pictures witness the pleasure of being in the middle of the action. For the French photographer, this reporting will mark the beginning of a career filled with black and white images subtly composed which brought a fresh look upon the photo journalism of the 1970’s.
Claude Dityvon : Mai 68, State of play
Texts by Christian Caujolle and Francois Cheval
Published by André Frère
33,50€
