| Roland Cabon was introduced at a very early
age to the joys of photography and of black and white
print development by his father. After having completed
his studies in photography in Paris, he took it up as
a career, specializing in architecture and decoration.
Photography eventually led him to another field, that
of graphic arts. To him, it was a logical and natural
occurrence because, in his opinion, photography and page
layout are one of the same specially with the advent of
computer graphic design and of computerized image touch-ups.
From design studios to ad agencies (in Paris, Aix-en-Provence
and, since 1989, in Montreal), he defines himself as
a photographiste. From art director to journalist to
editor-in-chief and most recently to events coordinator
for artists and skilled professionals in the communications
field, Roland Cabon has always known that he would eventually
go back to photography, his first trade.
It is thanks to his series of nudes that Roland Cabon
has made a serious come-back to photography. To him,
it was a journey back to the strict basics and these
images were to reflect, in turn, a return to sheer simplicity.
No futile devices nor computer-generated special effects
– just beauty without any pretence, honouring
the female body adorned simply by light and shadow.
His experience as a graphic artist is perceived in the
studied framing of each one of his compositions which
are reproduced from his own original sketches. From
portraits to nudes to architecture or nature photography
– all images captured by Roland Cabon are products
of his special graphic approach to his art and of his
appreciation of unique compositions.
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