Nicolas Leblanc
Photography
Item
Metz, France
Documentary photographer based in France. Part of item collective
He is mainly working on social issues across Europe.
Graduated from the National school of Photography of
Arles (France).
Work with: Libération, Le Monde, A/R magazine, Sunday Mirror, Daily Mail, Barcroft media, Le Parisien, Revue Hommes & migrations, Altermondes, Makeshift, Le monde de la photographie, Rhin-Meuse info, Terre de festivals, Article11…
Personnal et collective exhibitions:
/ Wake-up Silesia ! - Black faces collective exhibition - 2015
/ Mer agitée à agitée - Solo exhibition commissioned by La Turballe city - 2013
/ Caravanes - RIP Arles - 2013
/ Sudanese refugees in Cairo - RIP Arles - 2012
/ Bamako s’apprête - Bamako photo festival - 2012
- Arts
- Corporate
- Environment
- Events
- Interview
- Portrait
- Reporting
- Sports
- Video capture
- Video editing
Green lung, Bamako
Nicolas Leblanc
In the southern corner of the Sahara, and on the fringe of the capital city Bamako, the fertile Magnambougou district offers an essential oasis. Along the banks of the river Niger, carefully organized plots of land crisscross broken houses and dirt roads. As urbanization of Mali’s capital continues — a trend replicated across West Africa — the tranquil ‘green lung’ plays an increasingly positive role in cooling and feeding the sun-soaked city.
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Wake-up Silesia !
Nicolas Leblanc
Wake-up Silesia !
Memories of State of war period in Silesia, 1981.
The eighties period in poland is known for the State of war, declared
by Jaruzelski in 1981. Social mouvements all around the country
as well as the rise of the first independent trade union of Poland,
Solidarnosc, led by Lech Wałęsa, left a mark on the begining of
this decade. During over one year, from 1980 to 81, workers were
on a way for better rights and social care. This was the first sign of
freedom after decades of Polish communism regime.
Later, contestation has been put down by blood, the month of
december 1981 was the begining of tree years of intense repression
in Silesia, as well as in the whole Poland.
Few years after the recognition of those events, in 2007, I travelled
through Upper Silesia to meet trade union leaders, activists,
opponents of Jaruzelski’s government, or anyone who could tell its
story and experience of Stan Wojenny.