François Portmann was born in Bienne in 1957. The house of his paternal grandparents was located in Évilard. Later, that of the father in Rocourt. The family passed on to him a love of nature. A fan of action sports (mountain biking, cycling, skateboarding), the young man becomes a ski instructor in Zermatt and meets an American photographer who is looking for a skier to boost a cigarette advertisement.
From this unexpected encounter a taste for photography resurfaced. François Portmann settles in New York. It was 37 years ago. He has a series of orders – fashion photos, portraits, advertisements, reports. Then came a second key moment, in 2007, namely his encounter with a red-tailed hawk which nested in Central Park. “It was love at first sight,” explains Isabelle, the sister of…
2023-10-07 09:10:00
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