Romain Thiery

Romain Thiery, is a professional photographer, born in 1988. He believes that the piano is deeply rooted in the depths of our culture and has sought to explore the instrument from an original angle. He has made it his mission to combine his two greatest passions, and has set out in search of abandoned manor houses throughout Europe where old pianos are left to rot. The series based on the works of Romain Thiery is entitled "Requiem pour pianos" and has taken off internationally.

In recent years, he has won international photography prizes in various competitions and festivals, including 1st prize winner at the Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA), Finalist at the Urban Photo Awards in Italy, Photographer of the Year at the Moscow International Foto Award (MIFA), Finalist at the OpenCall of the Indian Photography Festival, Finalist at the OpenCall of the Israel Photography Festival and the San Francisco Photo Festival. His solo exhibitions have been presented in many countries such as France, Italy, Norway, Germany, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, Hungary, Russia, Canada, the United States, Israel, Japan, China and India.

His artistic work has been presented in magazines such as ElPais, DerSpiegel, The Guardian, LonelyPlanet, Cultura Inquieta, Point de Vue ... and in TV reports on DW (Germany), Channel Cuatro (Spain), TV5 Monde (France) and I24News (France and Israel).