Nicolas Pascarel

{{ Infobox person | name = Nicolas Pascarel | image = Nicolas_pascarel_the_passenger_photography.jpg | birth_name = Nicolas Charles Roger Pascarel | birth_date = | birth_place = Paris, France | nationality = French | occupation = Photographer | residence = Naples, Italy | education = Paris-Sorbonne University | organization = The Passenger Photography | style = Saudade | website = }}

Nicolas Pascarel is a French Photographer, born in Paris, France in 1966. He has worked as a Photographer for over twenty five years. He lives in Naples, Italy since 1999.

Life and career

Nicolas Pascarel’s career has evolved through two major phases. The first phase from 1990 to 1998, he was a freelance photo reporter working for Parisian newspapers such as Libération, Le Monde, L'Humanité, Courrier International and the like. Nicolas has also worked in Cairo, Damascus, Rome and completed reportage of the last coal mine in North of France. The second phase from 1998 he embraced a more artistic approach; his work from this phase was exhibited not only in France, but around the world. He was referred too as the Robert Frank of his generation of photographers. Nicolas Pascarel speaks 4 languages: French, Italian, English and Spanish.

Since the early 90’s, has spent the majority of his time in Naples, Cambodia, Vietnam and Havana. He lived in Havana in 1996 and 1997. In 1998 after having lived in Havana, his approach to photography changed, and took on a more personal style; he began a close collaboration with the French Foreign Ministry to teach photography in several Fine Art schools in the world such as the Royal Academy of the Fine Arts School of Phnom Penh in Cambodia, Chiang Rai in Northern Thailand and also Bangkok; as well as Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) in Vietnam and the Fine Art school of Havana, Cuba.

In the beginning of the 21st century, he collaborated often with a Cambodian NGO taking care of street children in Phnom Penh. During these years, he held several international exhibitions with the collaboration of French Embassy, the different Ministry of Culture, in Cambodia and Cuba and French Foreign Office.

His works speak AbOUT past memories, lost places and Saudade. His work was exhibited in more than 40 galleries across France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, United States, Cuba, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore and China. He also created a documentary about Cambodia called “Durant la Pluie” (During the rain) in 2004.

In 2006 he created Fotoasia, which had two missions: providing full- immersion photography tours and curating photographic exhibitions. Under Fotoasia, Nicolas conducted photography workshops for over 10 years.

In 2016, approaching 50 years old, he closed Fotoasia in order to pursue a new photo story, inspired by Michelangelo Antonioni's critically acclaimed film, The Passenger, he created The Passenger Photography. The concept is to continue the full immersion photo workshops in Asia and Cuba, but to include new destinations with a new spirit and way of Life. In Pascarel’s words “The Passenger Photography encompasses photography, cinema, and atmospheres. It's about certain parts of the world, mine, or those I lived, learned, loved, wanted and suffered. The Passenger Photography is a subtle blend of fact and fiction, intertwined. It is this world that I invite you to read and look to still dream a little, together. The Passenger is a self portrait of every element that has made my life, that of yesterday and today, sprinkled with mystery, vitality, unanswered questions to distant adventures, Saudade, and love; above all, Love. The Passenger is an unfinished romance, as the life of a man who is still in search of what he seeks, disregarding the passing of time”.

Exhibitions

The most important photo exhibitions of Nicolas Pascarel:

  1. 2016.Italy. Naples. Spazio Kromia. Winter in America
  2. 2015.France. Biarritz. Festival Amériques Latines 2015. Antes de la noche
  3. 2014. Italy Naples. Gallery d'Ayala6: Kep sur mer
  4. 2011. Italy. Naples. French institute of Naples: Gilberto, Le cri
  5. 2011. Italy. Capri. Museo della Certosa di San Giacomo : L'Infinito Instante
  6. 2008. Singapore. International photo biennal: 106° 39’ 7’’E 10° 49’ 8’’N
  7. 2008. Indonesia. Jakarta. Goethe Haus Institute: Another Asia - The blue corridor
  8. 2008. Thailand. Bangkok. PhotoArtAsia : Short cutmemory
  9. 2007. USA. San Antonio Fotoseptiembre : Una vita nuova
  10. 2006. China. Qinghai International Photography Festival: The blue corridor
  11. 2006. Holland. Noorderlicht Photofestival: The blue corridor
  12. 2006. Italy. Rome. Gallerry Santa Cecilia: At South of Cholon
  13. 2006. Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City. Month of Photography : The blue corridor
  14. 2005. Cambodia. Genocie Museum of S21 and French Cultural Centre of Phnom Penh: Short cut memory
  15. 2005. Italy. Rome. Museum di Roma in Trastevere. Festival Internazionale di Fotografia : Short cut memory
  16. 2003. Italiy. Venice. Gallery Immagina: Short cut memory
  17. 2002. France. Honfleur.: International Photo Festival : Short cut memory
  18. 2001. Cuba. Havana. Fototeca de Cuba : Una vita nuova
  19. 2001. Spain. Ténérife. Fotonoviembre : Una vita nuova
  20. 2000. France. Biarritz. International Photo Festival : Una vita nuova
  21. 2000. Cuba. Havana. Fototeca de Cuba : Moros y cristianos
  22. 1999. France. Toulouse. Gallery municipale du château d’eau : Moros y cristianos
  23. 1998. France. Nantes. International Photo Festival : Moros y cristianos

Some links to Nicolas' work: