Claude Riou's photographic work revolves around the notions of gesture, matter and time.
His series — whether they concern artisans, faces, sea or wildlife — A close look at the relationship between human beings and their environment.
Natural light, black and white as well as color, become instruments of interpretation and revelation.
Through a demanding documentary approach, he seeks to record in the image the trace of the real and the memory of the passage, between the force of labor, the beauty of the world and the fragility of the living.
2025/11 – National Exhibition of Fine Arts – Boulogne Billancourt – Photography Prize
2025/10 and 2024/10 – Automne – Paris
2025/01 – Galerie La Ville a des Arts – Paris (Exhibition solo)
2024/12 – Salon National des Beaux Arts – Réfectoire des Cordeliers – Paris – Silver Medal of the Jury Guest
2024/06 – Salon National des Beaux Arts – Orangerie du Sénat – Paris
2024/02 - Los Angeles Art Show – USA
2024/02 – Salon des Artistes Français / Art Capital – Paris – Hahnemühle Prize
