Elodie Devaye

Photographer and director in motor sports, I have been immortalizing motorcycle acrobatics for ten years. Discipline known as "stunt". It was during my adolescence, thanks to a friend who left too soon and was a fan of this discipline, that I entered this environment. I discovered the passion that is to highlight, first in photos then in videos, the technical and artistic prowess of the pilots.

I travel the four corners of France to photograph the best pilots in the world during events and training; for fun or for the motorcycle press. My particularity as a sports photographer? I never use burst mode! I like this challenge which is to seize the moment at the right moment, by agreeing to the speed of the bike and the speed of the execution of the pilot, whether on the asphalt or in the air. Knowing the disciplines and the drivers allows me to anticipate the tricks. The way they position themselves on their bike, I guess what figure they are going to do, which allows me to react accordingly to position myself and get the photo I want. All of this happens in a matter of seconds. It's extremely rare that I ask a driver to do a particular trick, I prefer to be surprised. This allows you to have a little adrenaline and a high rate of concentration and reactivity!