The Festival Photoreporter de Saint Brieuc opened over the weekend of the 11th and 12th of October. We left rainy Paris behind, arriving in sunny Saint Brieuc to the sound of bagpipes. It was official: we had reached Amorican land.
My opinion of my “maiden” visit to the festival is mixed. On the one hand, I saw some lavish exhibitions, including Philippe Chancel’s breathtaking show, as well as powerful new subjects thanks to Peter DiCampo and Bruno Boudjelal. One the other hand, I was disappointed by both the substance and the form of other exhibitions: the subjects were far from perfect and the images were pixellated.