About French photographer Richard PAK (b.1972)

Richard PAK is a photographer since 1998. He lives and works in Paris since 2003 after having lived five years in London. From 2003 to 2009 he made several trips to the United States. In parallel to his personal photographic research, he collaborates with numerous press publications such as The Independent, The Observer, Le Monde, Madame Figaro, etc. In 2009 he was laureate of the Mission Jeunes Artistes (Toulouse) and nominated for the New York Photography Awards (USA). His works are part of public and private collections including the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris) and the Centre Atlantique de la Photographie (Brest).

Photo books by Richard PAK

  • 'Pursuit' (2012)
    'Les frères-pareils' (2015)

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In 'Pursuit', Richard PAK juxtaposes the reality of everyday American life with a mental construction, seeing it as a metaphor for a larger experience. His photographs suggest rather than describe, translating the small dramas of life into the universal.
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The work by Richard PAK has been exhibited and screened on several occasions, in France and abroad, including Le Pavillon Populaire, Montpellier; Centre Atlantique de la Photographie, Brest; Galerie Stieglitz19, Antwerp; Mai Photographies, Quimper; PhotoPhnomPenh (Cambodia); Noorderlicht Photofestival, Groningen (The Netherlands); Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie, Arles; Festival Images Singulières, Sète, among others.