Pique nique face à la mer, 2001

Franck Pourcel  

Independent photographer and author Franck Pourcel lives in Marseille. He explores the relationship between humankind and its environment. His photographic work, in black and white or color, combines a documentary approach with contemporary artistic creation. His photographs are regularly exhibited in France (notably at the Rencontres d'Arles and at Montmajour Abbey in 2013) and abroad. They are included in the collections of the National Library of France, the European House of Photography, the Regional Contemporary Art Fund (FRAC) Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, the Bouches-du-Rhône Departmental Archives, the Ziem Museum in Martigues, the Mediterranean Center for Photography in Bastia, the Cherbourg Art Library, the Camargue Museum, the Muséon Arlaten, and others, and are also part of private collections.
Franck Pourcel has been the recipient of several awards and has received various grants to support publishing, creation and research, such as the grant from the mission of ethnological heritage of the Ministry of Culture.
He is the author of numerous books published by Le Bec en l'air, including (2015); text by Gilles Mora (2013); (2009); text by Jean-Pierre Ostende (2006); text by Jean-Louis Fabiani (2006); text by Anne Attané and Katrin Langewiesche (2004).