Biography
b. 1980 France
Mathias Depardon was raised between Belgium, France and the United States. After studying communication and journalism in Brussels, Mathias briefly joined the Belgian national newspaper Le Soir before devoting himself to reportage and feature work. His immersive process and slower approach to journalism allow for comprehensive bodies of work that reveal and frame important social, economic and political issues in territories under tension where he question the idea of identity and territory.
In 2018 he is the finalist of the Grand Prix de la Photographie Documentaire in Sète and the recipient of the CNAP Grant (Centre National des Arts Plastiques, Paris) for Contemporary Documentary Photography. Mathias was also part of 'A Pillar of Smoke' in Les Rencontres d'Arles - a look at Turkey’s contemporary photography scene.
Exhibitions have included the Bibliothèque nationale de France and more recently the Musée des Archives nationales in Paris for his solo exhibition TRANSANATOLIA. He's work is published and commissioned regularly by leading international periodicals including National Geographic, Le Monde Magazine, The Sunday Times Magazine and Marie Claire among others. He is represented by INSTITUTE and EB Enterprise.
Solo+Group Exhibitions
2018- Jimei X Arles International Photo Festival. Une Colonne de Fumée. Group show. Xiamen, China
2018 - Thessaloniki Photo Biennale. Iron Earth, Copper Sky. Group Show. Thessaloniki, Greece
2018 - Les Rencontres d'Arles. Une Colonne de Fumée. Group show. Arles, France
2017 - Musée des Archives nationales. TransAnatolia. Solo Exhibition. Paris, France
2017 - Rule-Breakers The Exhibition. GoldRivers. Group Show. London, England
2017 - Les Rencontres d’Arles. Projection of Gold Rivers. Arles, France
2017 - Just Another Photo Festival. The WildWest. Varanasi, India
2017 - Tbilisi Photo Festival. Gold Rivers. Tbilisi, Georgia
2016 - Tianshui Photography Biennale. Postcards of The Black Sea. Tianshui, China
2015 - Foto Istanbul Festival. Postcards of The Black Sea. Istanbul, Turkey
2015 - Institut Français d’Istanbul. Postcards of The Black Sea. Istanbul, Turkey
2014 - Transcontinent/Obscura Photo Festival. Postcards of The Black Sea. Penang, Malaysia
2013 - Mahal Cultural Center. Beyond The Borders. Cannakale, Turkey
2013 - Institut Français d’Istanbul. Beyond The Borders. Istanbul, Turkey
2012 - Hannover Young Photojournalism Lumix Festival. Beyond The Borders. Hannover, Germany
2012 - Dust and Scratches Gallery. Beyond The Borders. Moscow, Russia
2011 - Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Bourse du Talent. BeyondThe Borders. Paris, France
2011 - Press Scoop Grand Lille. UnPrintemps Arabe. Group Show. Lille, France
2011 - Visa Pour l’Image. Arab Spring. Group Show - Paris Match. Perpignan, France
2011 - Instituto Cervantes. Revolutiones with CensuraLab and MJR. Group Show. New York, USA
Awards
2018 - CNAP. Soutien à la Photographie Documentaire et Contemporaine. Nominee. Paris, France
2018 - Grand Prix de la Photographie Documentaire. Images Singulières/Mediapart. Finalist. Sète, France
2016 - Gd4Photoart Award by MAST Foundation. Shotlisted nominee. Bologna, Italy
2011 - International Photography Awards. Honorable Mention. Editorial Reportage. Los Angeles, USA
2011 - Bourse du Talent/Reportage. Winner. Paris, France
Agencies
2017/Now - EB Enterprise >> BR Enterprise. Paris, France
2017/Now - Institute of Artist. Los Angeles/London
2012/2016 - Getty Images. New York, USA (2012-2016)
2011/2012 - Getty Reportage/Emerging Talent. New York/London (2011-2012)
Workshop/Residencies
2016 - Docking Station. Amsterdam, Holland
2016 - Tianshui Photography Biennale. Tianshui, China
2011 - Eddie Adams Workshop XXIV. New York, USA