Link: Renowned skateboarding film-maker and photographer, Fred Mortagne, alias French Fred, set out to capture this urban sport with the new Leica SL. Shooting on location at the industrial canals and concrete bed of the Los Angeles River he staged the Element skateboard team with Nick Garcia, Nassim Guammaz, Alex Lawton, Dominick Walkera and Brandon…
[contentcards url=”http://blog.leica-camera.com/2018/01/01/modernist-forms-monochrome-tones/”] Modernist Forms & Monochrome Tones – The Leica Camera Blog Having started out making skateboarding videos in LA in the late 90s, Fred Mortagne then discovered his passion for black and white photography. During his recent exhibition at the MIMPI film festival in Rio de Janeiro, Fred found time to rekindle his love…
Capturing the Fine Art of Skateboarding Most skateboard photography is hyper-focused on the technical details and the action of a trick, but French photographer Fred Mortagne (more commonly known by his nickname French Fred) isn’t most photographers. In his first book, Attraper Au Vol, which roughly translates to To Catch in the Air, Mortagne takes…
Juxtapoz Magazine – “Rolling Through the Shadows” @ Leica Gallery, LA We are excited to show you today works from an upcoming show at Leica Gallery in Los Angeles, “Rolling Through the Shadows,” featuring some the l… Link: http://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/rolling-through-the-shadows-leica-gallery-la/ We are excited to show you today works from an upcoming show at Leica Gallery in Los…
Link: Fred Mortagne: a.k.a FrenchFred: Putting Skaters in their Environment and Beyond, Part 2 « The Leica Camera Here is the second part of our interview with renowned skateboarding filmmaker and cameraman, Fred Mortagne (a.k.a. FrenchFred). He shares more images taken with the Leica M Monochrom and his career as a photographer.
Link: Fred Mortagne a.k.a FrenchFred: Putting Skaters in their Environment and Beyond, Part 1 « The Leica Camera The internationally renowned skateboarding filmmaker and cameraman, Fred Mortagne – a.k.a FrenchFred – shares in this two part series a selection of images taken with a Monochrom in Paris, Barcelona, Lisbon, Lyon, among others. He also shares…
