Biographie de Hugues Bonnel
Hugues Bonnel est né le 30 janvier 1955 à Versailles. Photographe-éditeur installé à Annecy depuis 1988, il exerce sa passion en s'efforçant de concilier esthétismes divers et exigences commerciales. Le procédé panoramique lui permet une véritable mise en scène de certains sites de la région ; tout en préservant leurs véritables dimensions, il leur donne un aspect original et attachant. " La photographie, se plaît-il à dire, c'est non seulement savoir attendre, mais aussi suspendre certaines réflexions pour mieux surprendre le temps. " Ce livre, somme de patiences, concrétise l'un de ses " rêves " d'enfant.
Hugues Bonnel was born on 30 January 1955 in Versailles. He has been working in Annecy as a freelance photographer and publisher since 1988. His work attempts to reconcile various aesthetic trends and commercial pressures. The choice of panoramic views enables him to show certain locations in a completely new light; without changing their dimensions, he manages to alter their appearance, making them even more attractive. Photographers, he often says, not only need to know how to wait but also how to stop thinking, the better to convey a sense of time. This book, the sum of hours of patient work, is the culmination of one of his childhood dreams.