Spotlight: The city of Toulouse
I knew nothing about Toulouse the first time I went there. The people, the food, the landmarks nothing came to my mind immediately when I heard or read the name of this city except the fact that the people call it "la ville rose" and I also knew the music of a famous french singer/ songwriter named Claude Nougaro. After my very first visit, I knew that not giving this city a 2nd look was a huge mistake. Why didn't I stop here before? Why have I never visited this beautiful city? Better late than never in 2016, during my RV French tour we finally spent a few days in town and knew we had to go back. Since then, I developed a couple of projects:
If you ever visit the southwest of France, this city has to be on your list. I already feel that some of these images feel dated, so I hope to develop another series with a totally different approach. In the meantime, here is a selection of some of my favorite images made in Toulouse!
Scilla Cattafesta - Pont Saint Pierre ( Toulouse - September 2016)
More epic images from this series can be seen here: Toulouse; BTS photoshoots Vlog 14
Julie Loria, Basilique St Sernin (Toulouse - Septembre 2016)
More epic images from this series can be seen here: Toulouse; BTS photoshoots Vlog 14
Julie Loria, Basilique St Sernin (Toulouse - Septembre 2016)
More epic images from this series can be seen here: Toulouse; BTS photoshoots Vlog 14
Jatta Borg - somewhere in Toulouse (September 2016)
More epic images from this series can be seen here: Toulouse; BTS photoshoots Vlog 14
Charlotte Le May - Cité de l'espace (Toulouse - March 2017)
More epic images from this series can be seen here: InMotion Toulouse 2017 part III – Circus photography
Jatta Borg - Jardin Japonais (Toulouse - November 2017)
More epic images from this series can be seen here: InMotion Toulouse 2017 part III – Circus photography
Karita Tikka, La cartoucherie (Toulouse - November 2017)
Charlotte le May, Chapelle des carmélites (Toulouse - November 2017)
Manon Lys, Virginie Baïet Dartigalongue, Dafne Lugui Barbosa, Martin Arroyos and Nicolas Rombaut, sale des illustrates au Capitole ( Toulouse - June 2018)
More group photos here: How I photograph a group of dancers
Evie Ball, La cartoucherie (Toulouse - September 2018)
Julie Charlet, Château de la Reynerie (Toulouse - September 2018)
How I make these epic dance photos: Create EPIC dance photos with flying fabrics (part II)
Olivia Lindon, Grand hôtel de l'opéra (Toulouse - January 2019)
More on this series: How I shoot dancers at any given location
Isabelle Ménard, Hôtel d'Assézat (Toulouse, January 2019)
More on this series: How I shoot dancers at any given location
Florencia Chinellato, Musée des Augustins (Toulouse January 2019)
Wish to see more from this series, just click here: A creative dance photoshoot inside the Musée des Augustins
Marie Lou Lagrange - Eglise St Pierre des Chartreux (Toulouse - March 2019)
Alexandra Vadon, Musée Goerge Labit (Toulouse - August 2019)
More images from this series: The reason why I often use one light!
Olivia Lindon, Chapelle de la Grave (Toulouse - October 2019)
Have a look at the other images from this series: Breaking down 5 images of a Ballerina photoshoot!
I cannot wait to create new images in this city! Have you ever been to Toulouse? What is your favorite location? Check out the article I've written on the city of Bordeaux: Spotlight: The city of Bordeaux & Spotlight: The city of Bordeaux part II!