French portrait photographer Rémi Chapeaublanc travelled all the way from Paris to Mongolia, driven by the desire to find the answer to a deceptively simple question: “who is this person standing in front of me?”
“I often end up doing projects which are kind of crazy,” says portrait photographer Rémi Chapeaublanc. And he is not exaggerating. After having his motorcycle license for just two weeks, he packed his camera, an AcuteB2 battery pack, an Air Sync and an RFi soft box, and started driving towards Mongolia.
After he had reached his destination and spent some time with the Mongolian people, an idea started to form in his head. He was going to take their portraits, one by one, with the same process and the same setup. The idea was that by keeping it simple, he would be able to focus on the person in front of the camera, see beyond the surface and ask himself: “who is this person?”
An inspiring ambition and a great testament to the power of portrait photography.
See more of Rémi’s work at his website.
