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JUNE 4/21, 2015 NARBONNE
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SPORT PICTURES
www.festivalsportfolio.fr
©2015 Agence Sherpa Narbonne
The second Sportfolio Festival, which is
entirely free of charge and held in the heart
of the city of Narbonne from 4-21 June 2015,
offers a chance to see the best sporting
photographs from around the world.
Sixteen exhibitions reveal the extreme
diversity of this well-known and much-loved
photographic subject. The genres – like their
subjects – are many: portrait, action,
reportage, unusual, funny, extreme or
private, famous or anonymous, agony or
ecstasy, news or history... This wealth of
riches is brought to life by amazing
photographic talent.
This year, the Festival showcases numerous
subjects on the themes of discovery and
reflection, as seen through the eyes of these
brilliant photographers.
With this festival of professional sporting
images from around the world, Narbonne
has become a window on the world of sport
photography.
On 4 June, you can meet the people behind
the images. On 11 June, the winners of the
Sportfolio Competition will be announced.
Powerful emotions guaranteed.
Have a great festival!
©Michel Birot / Attitude Rugby
©Romana Manpreet / AFP
AFP EXHIBITION
A Risky Business
MICHEL BIROT
EXHIBITION/HOMAGE
Consuls Hall,
Archbishops' Palace
To rise to a challenge, to beat
a record, top athletes must
always be ready to push the
limits - of speed, of endurance,
of balance - but sometimes an
accident brings them crashing
down to Earth with a bump...
There are also other, more
incongruous slips, such as
when a footballer headbutts
or bites an opponent...
©Franck Seguin / Pressesports L’Équipe
Men and Games
Madeleine Court,
Archbishops' Palace
You have to be brave to launch a
magazine devoted entirely to rugby,
featuring only black and white
photographs. Or, maybe, just a little
crazy... In this Rugby World Cup year,
The Sportfolio Festival pays tribute to
Michel Birot, the founder of 'Attitude
Rugby' magazine, who died in
December 2012. It is the only sports
magazine Andy Warhol could have
subscribed to and it would not have
looked out of place next to a copy of
New York's stylish Interview magazine.
Here, in Narbonne's rugby heartland,
the exhibition “Men and the Game”, an
extract of the magnificent eponymous
work, brings sport and art together like
never before. Thank you, Michel...
FRANCK SEGUIN
EXHIBITION
Marriage Hall,
Archbishops' Palace
“Guillaume Néry is a world
champion freediver in the
Constant Weight category.
I'd photographed him in 2007,
and one of those images won
that year's World Press Prize.
For L'Equipe magazine, the idea
was to work with the subject
both above and below the water.
At my request, red and blue
swimwear was created to get
original 'day for night' images.
All the photographs were taken
while freediving. “
F.S.
©Frédéric Le Floch / DPPI
Freediving with
Guillaume Néry
DPPI EXHIBITION
Extreme lands,
extreme seas
André Malraux Esplanade
Between the spirit of adventure and
wide-open spaces, discover the most
beautiful images of the Dakar Rally
and the Vendée Globe. The Dakar was
created in 1979, the Vendée in 1989.
DPPI has followed every staging of
these two epic competitions.
It's sport and nature combined.
©Rancinan / Courtesy JD Walter Galerie
Court of Honour,
Archbishops' Palace
The Youth Olympic Games, the
Winter Olympics at Sochi, the World
Gymnastics Championships... These
events show how Chinese sports
photography has developed in the
years after Beijing 2008. The passion
of talented photographers has
allowed the Xinhua news agency to
cover the majority of big sporting
occasions and present spectacular
images - knowing like no other how to
make the most of a striking close-up.
Sport is intense. This is as intense as
sport gets.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
EXHIBITION
Superbowl,
Superstars,
Super Game
Mirabeau Court, AP Gallery
The Super Bowl is the final
of the American Football
championships which sees
the winners of the two
leagues battle it out for the
NFL championship. It's the
most-watched sporting event in
the US: 111.5 million Americans
tuned in to the last Super Bowl,
making it the most-watched
show in the history of American
television. The Sportfolio Festival
offers the chance to learn more
about this iconic sporting event,
which was created in 1967.
©Adrian Dennis / AFP
International Games
©Jeffrey Phelps / Associated Press
©Liao Yujie / Xinhua News Agency
XINHUA NEWS
AGENCY EXHIBITION
GALLERY EXHIBITION
JEAN-DENIS WALTER
One Image. One Artist.
One Story.
Pilier Room, Archbishops' Palace
Former photography director and then
editor-in-chief of L'Equipe magazine,
creator of Hobo, packed with
photographic sports reports, JD Walter
is today one of the greatest specialists
in sports images. In welcoming a
selection - unique in France - from his
gallery, the Sportfolio Festival invites
you to discover one of the finest talents
in sport photography, as well as a
singular story that is sure to move you.
2013 WINNERS
EXHIBITION
The Most Beautiful
Images from the
2013 Competition
Théâtre de Narbonne
The images selected by the
jury of the first Sportfolio
Competition. Masterpieces
of their genre. Unmissable.
©Alain Mounic / Pressesports L’Équipe
©Karim El Hadj
LE MONDE EXHIBITION
KARIM EL HADJ
Street Sports
L’ÉQUIPE EXHIBITION
Mirabeau Court, Le Monde Gallery
In the squares and parks of Paris, you
will find more than just lovers and mothers
with their toddlers. More often, you'll
bump into athletes. Street workout,
street fishing, slackline - Le Monde met
three leading figures in each discipline
who are at the top of their respective
games. A multimedia journalist, Karim
El Hadj directs documentaries for the
web. In 2009, he won the Visa Grand
Prix for 'The Incarcerated Body'.
Mirabeau Court, L'Equipe Gallery
If L'Equipe's photos travel the
world, showing us sporting
achievements, they also try to
take a step back, and offer a
glimpse of rare and pure images.
Through these photos, we
discover as well as action in
space, the effort and the beauty
of the body in all the places
dedicated to sport. A must.
LE MONDE EXHIBITION
RENAUD BOUCHEZ
©Pauce
©Renaud Bouchez
Take a step back
The Everest of Swimmers
L’ÉQUIPE EXHIBITION
Mirabeau Court, Le Monde Gallery
Every year, from the end of June to the
beginning of October, people attempt
to swim the English Channel. The first
person to take on the challenge was
Briton Captain Matthew Webb, on
August 25, 1875. Only an authorised
swimsuit separates the swimmers
from the 15-degree water, while
disqualification awaits those who
hang onto their support boat. The feat
requires months of training, making
swimming the English Channel not
unlike climbing Everest. As the waves
churn, the famous quote from Captain
Webb resounds through the mind of
every person to attempt the crossing:
“Nothing great is easy.”
Mirabeau Court, L'Equipe Gallery
Even during the biggest sporting
occasion, there are moments of
intimacy, when the stars of the
sporting stage offer a glimpse at
their personalities - and that's a
particular talent of L'Equipe's
photographers. Whether it's elfin
long jumper Darya Klishina,
pole-vaulter Renaud Lavillenie
as he reaches for the clouds, a
sand-clad Eloyse Lesueur in the
long jump, tennis hero Jo-Wilfried
Tsonga as he yells with fury, and
an exuberant Canto, L'Equipe
offers a dazzling selection of star
sporting portraits.
Portraits
©Pauce
©Erik S. Daenitz
THE NEW YORK TIMES PAUCE
EXHIBITION
EXHIBITION
E.S. DAENITZ,
Out of the Ordinary
M. STRAVATO
Mirabeau Court
Surfer, rock climber, swimmer, karter,
sprinter, sailor or rider... These are
Mirabeau Court, NYT Gallery
extraordinary athletes who never let
“It's their father who trained the
their handicaps hold them back.
girls... I thought that their parents
Pauce, a photographer who loves
would push for better performances,
but it wasn't the case. They had a pro- direction and to play with light, is
found desire to succeed in the sport the creator of this astonishing series
of images for L'Equipe.
they had chosen. I was faced with a
The photographer's keen eye and
rather shocking reality,”
creative thirst has led the athletes
said Erik Szylard Daenitz. Aged 12
who love to pose for him to say
and 10 years, Katylynn and Heather
that, “shooting with Pauce is like
are young American long-distance
an adventure.” A rarity!
runners. They take part in high-level
competitions twice a week...
©Nicolas Hairon
©Damon Winter / The New York Times
Too young too fast
THE NEW YORK TIMES NICOLAS HAIRON
EXHIBITION
EXHIBITION
DAMON WINTER
El Cap at Arm's Length
Their golden years
Mirabeau Court, NYT Gallery
Shortly before the Olympic Games
returned to London in 2012, New York
Times photographer Damon Winter
met 14 American athletes. They had
competed at the last Olympic Games
held in London, in 1948, when the
city was still badly scarred by Nazi
bombs. This set of black-and-white
portraits has already become part of
sporting history and is reminiscent
of the great Richard Avedon.
Mirabeau Court
Nicolas Hairon directs documentary
adventures, chronicling the emotional
and positive stories of adventure sport
stars who inhabit a mountain-top world.
That's how, in October 2013, he came
to be a part of the 'El Cap at Arm's
Length' expedition to Yosemite National
Park in America with paraplegic Vanessa
François. Her aim was to climb the
legendary El Capitan rock, an
out-of-the-ordinary challenge he
couldn't pass up.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
EXHIBITION
EXPO L’ÉQUIPE
Portraits
Mirabeau court,
L’Équipe galery
Superbowl,
Superstars,
Super Game
Mirabeau court, AP galery
EXPO L’ÉQUIPE
Take a step back
Mirabeau court,
L’Équipe galery
NICOLAS HAIRON
EXHIBITION
El Cap at Arm's
Length
Mirabeau court,
Nors Normes galery
PAUCE EXHIBITION
Out of the
Ordinary
Mirabeau court,
Nors Normes galery
LE MONDE EXHIBITION
RENAUD BOUCHEZ
L’Everest des nageurs
Mirabeau court,
Le Monde galery
© Illustration Gilbert Benedicto / Agence Sherpa Narbonne
E MONDE EXHIBITION
KARIM EL HADJ
Sports de rue
Mirabeau court,
Le Monde galery
NEW YORK TIMES
EXHIBITION
DAMON WINTER
Their golden years
Mirabeau court, NYT galery
NEW YORK TIMES
EXHIBITION
E.S. DAENITZ,
M. STRAVATO
Too young too fast
Mirabeau court, NYT galery
2015 EXHIBITIONS MAP
DPPI EXHIBITION
AFP EXHIBITION
André Malraux Esplanade
Consuls Hall,
Archbishops' Palace
A risky business
Extreme lands,
extreme seas
Workshops
Conferences
Hall of Synods
QG FESTIVAL
NIKON
Tourist Office
WINNERS 2013
EXHIBITION
The 2013 most
beautiful pictures
Théâtre de Narbonne
Une image, un auteur,
une histoire…
Pilier Room,
Archbishops' Palace
MICHEL BIROT
EXHIBITION/HOMAGE
Men and Games
Madeleine Court,
Archbishops' Palace
FRANCK SEGUIN
EXHIBITION
Freediving with
Guillaume Néry
Marriage Hall,
Archbishops' Palace
XINHUA NEWS
AGENCY EXHIBITION
International games
Court of Honour,
Archbishops' Palace
JUNE 9, 10, 11 PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMME
GALERY EXHIBITION
JEAN-DENIS WALTER
TUESDAY 9 JUNE
WEDNESDAY 10 JUNE
WORKSHOP 2pm-3.30pm
Tourist Office
Terrasse Entre-Deux-Villes
How to Photograph an Athlete
in Action
With Guillaume Cuvillier
(Nikon Pro). Free entry.
CONFERENCE 8.15pm-9.15pm
Hall of Synods
Archbishops' Palace
Rugby: Not Just a Sport,
an Attitude
Led by speaker Christian
Montaignac and Philippe Simon,
director of Attitude Rugby
magazine.
WORKSHOP 4pm-5.30pm
Tourist Office
Techniques of Flash Photography
With Guillaume Cuvillier (Nikon Pro).
Free entry.
CONFERENCE 7.30pm-8.30pm
Hall of Synods
Archbishops' Palace
One Image. One Artist. One Story.
Sometimes fate can turn a simple photo
into a masterpiece.
With Jean-Denis Walter
(Jean-Denis Walter Gallery).
Free entry.
WEDNESDAY 10 JUNE
WORKSHOP 10.30am-12noon
Tourist Office
Current Techniques on Image
Transmission
With Guillaume Cuvillier (Nikon Pro).
Free entry.
PORTFOLIOS LECTURES 11am-12noon
Tourist Office
Get analysis and comment on your
photos from the professionals.
With gallery owner Jean-Denis Walter,
journalist Michel Puech and François
Gille (Pressesports, L’Équipe)
WORKSHOP FROM 5.30pm
Terrasse basse Tourist Office
Taking 'Live' Images of an
Athlete in Action
Workshop open to the public led by
specialist urban street sports
photographers Jonathan Dumont and
Laetitia Guichard. Nikon equipment is
available to borrow free of charge
for the workshop (available at the Tourist
Office, upon receipt of an identity card.
Don't forget your Secure Digital memory
card).
THURSDAY 11 JUNE
PORTFOLIOS LECTURES
11am-12noon
Tourist Office
With Daphné Anglès
(New York Times's European
Picture Coordinator), Michel
Puech (L’Œil)...
WORKSHOP 3.30pm-5pm
Olympic Pool, Espace de
Liberté with Philippe Lucas
and his swimmers
Underwater photography
in the pool
by François-Xavier Marit / AFP
To register, email:
[email protected]
Access is limited to 20 people.
Seating area open to the public.
Free access.
COMPETITION PRIZE-GIVING
CEREMONY 7.30pm
Narbonne Theatre,
red room.
2,000 Photos, 20 Nominees,
12 Winners, 1 Grand Prize
The second competition of the
Sportfolio / Nikon Festival in the
presence of the jury.
Free gala evening, open to all,
though places are limited.