About Lionel

My story in a few words

For as long as I can remember I have been travelling around the world. When I was 12, I discovered photography, when my father offered me my first reflex camera. Since then, I have always traveled with my camera in hand, first using black and white film and then moving onto digital photography. My third passion, animals and nature, shaped my professional career. I did a master thesis in Biology, studying wild chimpanzees in the Ivory Coast jungle for two years. After this experience, I studied infography for a post-graduate thesis. I worked for several years doing 3D real-time animation in addition to web and graphic design, the field in which I'm working at the moment.

This website combines all my passions. It’s a window for me to share experiences and images from my recent travels. I hope it will motivate others to discover the world or at least to travel through their mind.

Rewards

Swiss Photo Club

1 Public prize Geneva October 2023
1st Jury prize Geneva March 2023
1st Jury prize Geneva March 2021

Animan

1st Jury prize portrait photo contest 2023
1st Public prize portrait photo contest 2023

ND Awards

Honorable mention in People/Travel culture category 2023

Dodho

Published in Portrait Best photographers of the year 2023

Glass

Highlighted in African Portraiture