Régis Lesieur
Régis Lesieur, a French photographer born on 23 August 1968 in Paris, transformed his childhood passion into a profession in 1999 and specialized in landscape photography from the sky. Looking for new ways to see the world differently, he started by helicopter before adopting drones in 2011, technology that gives him total frame freedom. This approach earns him international recognition with 65 awards for his photographs and videos. His use of the drone pushes the boundaries of the medium, both for panoramic views and for close-up shots at only 50 centimeters of height, revealing unprecedented perspectives and undeniable details of the Mauritius landscape.
En 2013, Régis Lesieur s’installe à l’île Maurice où il développe un travail de documentation approfondi du territoire. En dix ans, il réalise 273 000 photographies par drone, parcourant plus de 8 000 kilomètres dans les airs au cours d’environ 6 000 vols. Naviguant de site en site, il explore chaque recoin de l’île, révélant des compositions où lagons turquoise, reliefs volcaniques, champs de canne et villages côtiers dessinent des tableaux d’une beauté saisissante. Sa vidéo “Mauritius from the sky 2015” remporte plusieurs prix internationaux et devient en 2016 la vidéo officielle de l’île Maurice, témoignant de sa capacité à capturer l’essence d’un territoire dans toute sa diversité géographique et chromatique.
His work is not limited to documenting: it transforms our gaze on familiar places by presenting them from angles impossible to the naked eye. Each series presented, consisting of three separate photographs taken at a few minutes interval and printed on bright Chromaluxe, offers a timely reading of the landscape, capturing the subtle variations of light and color. These trips invite to a contemplation where repetition creates the difference and where the ordinary reveals its hidden beauty. At Régis Lesieur, aerial photography becomes a patient and thorough exploration of the fragile and changing beauty of Mauritius seen from above.
The works of Regis Lesieur
