Tag: Free portrait
Christophe Martet, the fight of a lifetime against HIV
Christophe Martet, a French journalist, has dedicated his life to the fight against HIV. HIV-positive, he was an activist with ACT UP-New York in the 1990s, before becoming president of…
Luna, dancer and choreographer, pioneer of “ballroom” culture in Reunion Island
Johan Piémont is a 28-year-old dancer and choreographer from Reunion. On stage, his alter ego is called Luna, and it is with her that he has brought back, for several…
Larry Tchogninou, creation in his skin
From Cotonou to Chicago, via Paris, Larry Tchogninou has accumulated experiences, to become today a rising figure in design. An artistic jack-of-all-trades, the young Beninese sets no limits, and wants…
Big Boo, from Senegalese wrestler to star of the small screen in France
Amadou Papis Konez has as many nicknames as stories to tell. If he started in the Senegalese wrestling arenas as “Rocky Balboa”, the native of Dakar, who is preparing for…
Anousha Nazari, classical singer and supporter of Iranian women
Mezzo-soprano Anousha Nazari has lived in Paris for eight years. Imbued with poetry, this 34-year-old classical singer from northern Iran would like to see women perform solo roles in her…
Traoré, threatened with death in Mali because of his homosexuality
To save his life, Traoré had to leave his country, in disaster, overnight, in 2018. Exiled in the north of France, he no longer lives in hiding and found a…
Élise, prison visitor, listening to inmates
For almost seven years, Élise has been a prison visitor. An unusual commitment for a young woman of 34, who goes almost every Saturday to the Nanterre remand center, in…
Érika Sauzeau, Paris Paralympic Games goal with wrist strength
She has already experienced the joy of an Olympic podium, bronze around her neck, in 2021 in Tokyo, with her mixed coxed four rowing team. Next challenge for the French…
Rakajoo, between brushes and uppercuts
Baye-Dam Cissé, better known under the pseudonym Rakajoo, alternates between punches and brushstrokes. While he has just closed his first personal exhibition at the Palais de Tokyo, this self-taught half-boxer,…
Mariangel Vargas, exiled, chess prodigy
At the age of 12, Mariangel Vargas dreamed of becoming an “international grandmaster” of chess. This Colombian, who fled her country with her family, has already won a few tournaments,…