Bikers MC Vol. III
"Ultimate"
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Six années et le Covid sont passés depuis la sortie du volume 2 de Bikers MC. L’histoire semblait close. Il n’était pas question de se lancer dans un troisième opus avec le sentiment de surfer sur un filon. Et pourtant, voici qu’en février 2024, après de nombreuses relances du style « Ton histoire n’est pas terminée, il reste encore plein de MC à rencontrer » et moi de répondre « Ce milieu est tellement volatile et instable que lorsque je sortirai le volume N°10, de nombreux MC auront disparus, et d’autres auront vu le jour… il restera encore des dizaines de MC à rencontrer. » Donc, je me décide à produire un 3ème volet, et pour être sûr que c’est le dernier de la Saga, j’ai décidé de l’appeler « Ultime ». Je me suis lancé dans cette aventure socio-ethno-photographique en 2017, il y a de cela 8 ans. Je n’avais aucune idée sur le milieu que j’allais rencontrer. Je connaissait une poignées de bikers qui se retrouvaient tous les mardis dans un restaurant « Le Bistrot » proche de la Place de la République à Paris et tenu par Tony, un futur Hells Angels. Dès le départ, le monde Biker me semblait confus, obscure, désordonné avec des alliances entre clubs, mais également des guerres de clochers alimentées par des clubs internationaux essayant d’avoir la main mise sur des pays tout entier. Pour mieux comprendre ce qui pouvait motiver un biker à intégrer un club et surtout un MC, Je me suis donc plongé dans l’univers des bikers avec la lecture d’incontournables romans, récits, mais également de documentaires et témoignages relatant ce milieu. Et finalement, ce qui m’a réellement décidé à entreprendre ce travail photographique, ce sont les premiers épisodes de Sons of Anarchy. Je ne voyait pas de lien entre le fantasme et la réalité. 304 pages de photos et interviews "exclusifs" Format : 19 x 23,5cm Textes : Français / Anglais Edité par : Booster Publishing - juin 2025 ISBN: 9 782956 341840
Six years as well as the Covid have passed since the release of Bikers MC Volume 2. The story seemed completed. There was no question of embarking on a third opus with the feeling of surfing on a vein. And yet, in February 2024, after numerous reminders along the lines of “Your story isn't finished yet’’. still plenty of MCs to meet”, and I replied ”This business is so volatile and unstablethat by the time I release volume N°10, many MCs will have disappeared, and others will have been born and so there will still be dozens of MCs to meet.” So, I decide to produce a 3rd installment, and to make sure it's the last of the Saga … I've decided to call it “Ultimate”. A quick reminder. I started this socio-ethno-photographic adventure in 2017, some 8 years ago. I had no idea what kind of people I was going to meet. I knew a handful of bikers who met every Tuesday in a restaurant called “Le Bistrot” near the Place de la République in Paris, run by Tony, a future Hells Angels member. Right from the start, the biker world seemed confusing, obscure and disorganized. with alliances between clubs, but also turf wars fuelled by international clubs trying to control entire countries. To better understand what might motivate a biker to join a club, I immersed myself in the world of bikers by reading must read novels and stories, as well as documentaries and first hand accounts of biker life. And finally, it was the first episodes of the television series Sons of Anarchy that really made me decide to undertake this photographic work. I couldn't simply see or understand the link between all the fantasy and the reality. 304 pages of photos and "exclusive" interviews . Format : 7.5" x 9.25" Texts : French / English Published by : Booster Publishing - june 2025 ISBN: 9 782956 341840
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8 années à documenter le milieu des bikers
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KULT magazine N°7 (Jan. Feb. March 2026)
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FREEWAY magazine No. 389 (Dec., Jan., Feb. 2025-2026)
ABOUT
As a serial entrepreneur, I share my activity as a photographer between personal work, corporate portraits, book publishing, filming of video clips and short films (from capture to final editing) as well as the creation of mobile Apps.
I am above all driven by the pleasure of meeting and the game of exchange between the photographer / videographer and the model, whether in studio appointments, in situ for corporate events or by pure chance during a reportage..
After having been a great "freelance - freelancer" traveler for about fifteen years, I put down my boxes to devote myself to others, to photographers who had little notion of business and who despite their talent struggled to sell their reports in France and internationally.
In 2018, the desire to get back on the road of documentary reporting allowed me to design and publish my first book BIKERS MC
KULT magazine N°7 (Jan. Feb. March 2026)
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