Stéphane Navailles

Born in 1967

If inspiration comes from sleeping, mine appeared the day I opened my eyes!

I have been practicing photography since 1993, the year I discovered San Francisco and its Hip Hop culture. Only graffiti was of interest to me and for years I thought so.

And then this bad "friend", the burn-out insinuated itself in my existence for months to prevent me from doing what I liked to prevent me from living serenely.

After months of "nothing" my narrow gaze has finally opened up to the beauty of "everything", the lines, the curves, the colors, the people…

Even the black and white which I found tasteless and became a most motivating freedom of expression.

I feel alive with each of my shots.

My desire to share is growing; my desire to make my emotions sweat and to receive in return the emotions of others nourishes me and pushes me to become better.