INTERVIEW
Christophe Jacrot
Niall Hampton meets the French photographer to discover his fascination for extreme conditions in his book, Lost in the Beauty of Bad Weather
Christophe Jacrot
Climate photographer
Jacrot’s photographic journey began as a teenager, but he switched to making short films and, aged 45, took up photography again.
He discovered his niche when trying to shoot sunny photos of Paris for a travel guide company. This gave him the idea of capturing the city in the rain and led to the publication of a book.
Five collections of Jacrot’s photography have been published: Météores, Snjór, NewYorkin Black, Neiges, and EauxFortes.
His sixth book, Lost in the Beautyof BadWeather, was recently released by teNeues and features 160 photos of bad weather taken across the world.
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There’s no such thing as bad weather, so the saying goes – only the wrong clothing. While most of us would be happy to put up with some discomfort en route to capturing a scintillating scenic view, going outdoors specifically to take photos of appalling weather conditions is surely not a major motivation. However, this was the raison d’etre of the French photographer Christophe Jacrot for his latest book, Lost in the Beauty of Bad Weather.