Richard Vantielcke is a French photographer who has been living in Paris for 10 years now taking pictures all over. his work mainly consist of urban, conceptual, narrative and self portrait photography. his work revolvers around the use of light a shadow and night time photography. "Obsessed with the perfect mix between form and substance, my photographs stand out for its poetic, dreamlike often humorous approach, but always thoughtful in spite of appearances"
"With digital cameras and photo editing, it is now easier to produce beautiful images, but it is much harder creating meaningful images within a personal and coherent universe. A successful photograph must get a visceral impact on the viewer, it must catch his eyes, it must inspire him.The aesthetic choices of composition, framing and lighting are involved in the development of what we want to show / tell / share : they are not the final goal of photography, just tools to achieve a “visual message.” I prefer an imperfect photograph which illustrates nicely its subject, rather than a perfectly executed photograph, which has nothing to show but its technical qualities. From an early age, Richard Vantielcke has repeatedly tried a unique approach to narrative photography through “conceptual photo novels”, mixing narrative cinema and meaningful photographic framing construction to serve a story."