EVENT PHOTOGRAPHERPARIS · DAMIEN GUILLAUME

INSTITUTIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY / REPORTAGE

Speaking.
And listening.

Cercle de l’Union Interalliée · Paris
31 August 2022

A conference is not told only from the lectern. Conversations, glances and questions from the audience are part of its story.

Photographs by Damien Guillaume

01 / ENCOUNTERS

Before the speeches,
the encounters.

Before the conference, I photograph guests in conversation. A wide view shows the group; a closer frame captures an expression.

Guests talking before the conference at the Cercle de l’Union Interalliée.
A smiling guest talking with other participants before the conference.

02 / THE SPEAKER

A presence.
A voice.

At the lectern, I frame the speaker with part of the decor. The portrait remains connected to the conference venue.

A speaker addresses the audience from the Cercle de l’Union Interalliée lectern.

03 / THE DIALOGUE

The words.
The response.

A shared smile, then attentive listening: the reportage follows both the person speaking and the reactions across from them.

Two speakers share a smile during the conference.
A speaker talks into a microphone while the other listens.

04 / THE AUDIENCE

The conversation
changes sides.

Speaking from the audience, listening from the stage: two moments from the conference show how the public joins the conversation.

An audience member takes the microphone to join the discussion.
The speakers listen to a participant standing in the audience.

05 / THE FACES

Remembering
the people.

Before the speeches, I also take portraits: a group posing, then a guest photographed during a conversation. They complement the conference photographs.

Three guests pose together during the gathering at the Cercle de l’Union Interalliée.
A guest portrait during conversations before the conference.
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