Interview

Since 1981, through the Top/Rapho agency, my pictures have been published in the French press: Géo, Grands Reportages, Air France Magazine, Le Monde, Libération, etc.

I believe in the "humanistic photography" approach to the world of work and ever since 1994 have focused on prestige photo reports for numerous industrial corporations.

Bearing in mind the style dear to Robert Doisneau and Edouard Boubat, my predecessors at Top/Rapho, I portray corporate personnel and staff at work through spontaneous, realistic black and white photos.

This site is meant for you to browse through in order to get a better understanding of the evolution of my work (from reporting to corporate communication and portraits). In it you'll be able to view the photos I have created for France Télécom, Semences Cargill, Alcatel Space Industries, Turboméca, Sncf, Azur-Gmf, Aéroport de Toulouse Blagnac, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Bouygues, DDE de l'Aveyron, Ville de Pau, France Bleu Béarn, Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza, Diputacion de Huesca, INAEM and UNED.

Jacques Valat