Jean-Jacques Grezet
Photographe
Jean-Jacques Grezet est né en Suisse en 1948. Formé à l’École de photographie de Vevey, il parcourt le monde et travaille dans plusieurs pays avant de s’installer en France en 1990. Il est l’auteur des illustrations d’une cinquantaine de livres traitant du patrimoine, des métiers, de la nature, des voyages. Ses travaux personnels ont fait l’objet d’expositions et de projections dans de nombreuses institutions reconnues.
Sensible à la transmission des savoirs, il consacre dès le début de sa carrière professionnelle une partie de son temps à l’enseignement de la photographie. Depuis 2001, il est en charge avec Yve Flatard de La Photographie à l’école menée par la Maison de la Photographie Robert Doisneau de Gentilly.
La photographie par les enfants
Yve Flatard / Jean-Jacques Grezet / Annie-Laure Wanaverbecq
"Photography in Schools" is a project initiated in 2001 by the Robert Doisneau House of Photography in elementary schools (grades 3-5) in Gentilly. In 2008, it expanded to all schools in the Val de Bièvre Agglomeration Community. Led by two professional photographers, Yve Flatard and Jean-Jacques Grezet, this training program is integrated into the school curriculum. It introduces children to photography and image analysis, culminating in an annual exhibition showcasing their work. In collaboration with teachers, the program continues with educational activities in various subjects, including reading, writing, visual arts, history, geography, and oral expression.
The book recounts ten years of a unique educational experience: introducing children to photography and teaching them how to analyze a photographic image. Each year, the project's initiators propose a theme (The Passage of Time, Light and Space, Materials and Colors, Writing, etc.). Placed in real-life photojournalism situations, the budding photographers engage with the city, its people, and their surroundings to find their subject and consider the best viewpoint before deciding to take a photograph. This fosters a genuine appreciation of the eye, one that goes beyond simply pressing the shutter and discovering the result almost by chance: the images themselves bear witness to this.
La photographie par les enfants
17 x 22 cm, 584 pages, 500 four-color reproductions, paperback with flaps
Co-published with the Robert Doisneau House of Photography
Graphic design: Danish Pastry Design
ISBN: 978-2-919507-04-7