Jerome Gence | Photoreporter

Photoreporter

Photo reporter and writer documenting the impact of new technologies on society and human stories through travel.

Jerome Gence is originally from the island of Réunion, where he grew up, and first discovered the Himalayas while he was at school through visiting guest speakers. The mountains became a childhood dream of his—a dream he fulfilled in 2015 when he arrived in Nepal after traveling for over a year from Paris. It was during this journey that he took his first photographs. In Nepal, he met the photographer Eric Valli, who was moved by his early images and became his mentor.

In 2016, he held his first exhibition—The Himalayas—at the Yann Arthus-Bertrand studio in Paris. Since then, he has developed a particular interest in the impact of the internet and new technologies on the lives of the people he photographs.

His photo reports have been published in numerous international media outlets, including Le Figaro Magazine, Paris Match, Stern, Der Spiegel, Le Monde, Die Zeit, and National Geographic.

Jerome doesn’t have any social media accounts.

I learned to make stories in the old school way by dedicating time and more time on the subject. The problem with social media is that you are only dedicated to yourself, and when you spend more time, you want to have more and more likes.

Jérome Gence - Interview for PetaPixel

“Meeting in a restaurant in Kathmandu with a bright young man. Stories of journeys in total immersion, on foot, by bicycle, hitchhiking, with very little means: Armenia, Iran, China… months spent wandering, sensing things. A love for the Himalayas and for its people, whom he approaches with sensitivity, precision, and humility — and photographs of great sincerity, reflecting who Jérôme is, quite simply. An adventurous and artistic bond between us, and naturally, a path together."

- Eric Valli

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Photo reporter and writer documenting the impact of new technologies on society and human stories through travel.

Photoreporter

Photo reporter and writer documenting the impact of new technologies on society and human stories through travel.

I learned to make stories in the old school way by dedicating time and more time on the subject. The problem with social media is that you are only dedicated to yourself, and when you spend more time, you want to have more and more likes.