1/ BUYING AN IMAGE
Please use the Request panel on the right to ask for a quote. I will need the reference, the dimension, the number of reproduction per image and the purpose of its use (i.e. wall deco, website, magazine etc). I will then get back to you within 24 hours with my best quote.
2/ USING THE LIGHTBOX
This site contains more than 6,000 images and I understand the fact of not being able to view them all and especially to memorize them. For your convenience, I strongly advise you to use the Lightbox to store your own pre selection of images and revisit or share them when needed.
What is a Lightbox ? : A lightbox is a selection of images from your website. Lightboxes allow you to to select images, save that selection, and also share it with others, along with comments. To add an image to a Lightbox, just click on the '✓ Add to lightbox' button below the main image or the check sign ✓ showing on the picture's thumbnail.
Lightboxes for new / anonymous visitors : A new lightbox is created as soon as a visitor clicks for the first time on an Add to lightbox button. To be able to access the lightbox later on, a client must save it to his account (i.e. create an account on your site if needed). Once a lightbox is saved, it receives a unique URL and can be shared.
Lightboxes for logged-in clients : Clients with a PhotoDeck Client account can save and manage multiple lightboxes. From the lightbox page on your account, you can switch easily between lightboxes you have created and share them with your client by email. The recipient then must log in to edit the lightbox (everyone with the link can view the lightbox).
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Camera slung over his shoulder, Patrick Laverdant traverses his native island in pursuit of light and life. He scans his surroundings for the beautiful, the raw, the authentic, the humble, offering tender insights into the diverse island culture and varied landscape.
Patrick is passionate about photography, surfing and the sea. At 23, he began his surf-wear company in Tamarin, which evolved into a major local surfing brand across the island. After years of the retail treadmill and tired of the routine, he picked up his forgotten camera to reconnect and express his artistic side. Despite the huge leap in camera technology, he quickly adapted to digital, enjoying the ease of Lightroom in place of a darkroom
Through his lens, this self-taught Mauritian photographer captures the unspoiled and the forgotten, juxtaposed with rapid modernisation - the stories told in the faces of his sensitive portraits.
Since his work is completely spontaneous, Patrick immerses himself into local life, gaining as much proximity to the people as they allow, offering us an unpretentious mix of reportage and crafted art. Delicately balancing his control over light, colour and unusual but impeccable composition, Patrick brings an original and honest view of the salt pans, fishermen, local shops, nature, faces and daily living. An illuminated narrative of the traditions of Mauritius and Rodrigues. His beautiful Black and Whites are highly sort after and hang on the walls of the islands most prestigious hotels, as well as featured in international magazines.