Guy le Querrec is a French photographer and filmmaker born in 1941 in Brittany, France. He started his career in the late 1950s focusing on jazz musicians in London. Le Querrec joined Magnum Photos in 1976 and has devoted much of his work to photographing jazz festivals, clubs, and tours over 25 African countries. His background in jazz influences his photography, where he sees everyday scenes as musical scores and sunlight as trumpet calls.

1. Guy le Querrec
Guy le Querrec is a French photographer and film
maker, born in Brittany, France in 1941.
He started his photography career in the late 1950s ,
mainly focussing on jazz musicians in London.
His professional career started in 1967. He started
working as a picture editor and photographer for a
magazine called ‘Jeune Afrique’

2. Guy le Querrec joined Magnum Photos in 1976.
During the 1970’s he co-directed two films, and in 1980 directed the first photo-
graphic workshop organized by the City of Paris.
In 1983, he created a new form of show by projecting photographs alongside a
live quartet of jazz musicians. He did this again in 1993 and in 2006. His
photographs are devoted to jazz (festivals, clubs and tours). He has travelled
through twenty-five African countries performing with the Schlavis – Texier trio.
Guy le Querrec's background in jazz has influenced his photography. The scenes
of everyday life, he sees as a musical score, and the sunset and sun rays he
sees as a trumpet call. The Spanish workers he sees, resting on the edge of a
limestone quarry are musical notations in a solo piece. He has devoted a lot of
his time to teach music workshops in different countries, influencing photography.
Background

3. Other information
He also is famous for taking photographs of other objects. For example this
photograph…
• Viewpoint: looking down
• Texture: blurred. Nice effect of movement
• Tone: mainly blacks and greys
This photographer links to my project, because the objects he takes photographs
of are musical instruments, and other fashion objects like shoes.
I’m doing my project on ‘objects of interest to me’

4. Bibliography
• http://www.worldphoto.org/about-wpo/the-world-photographic-
academy%20/world-photographic-academy-members/the-world-
photographic-academy/the-world-photographic-academyguy-le-
querrec/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Le_Querrec
• http://www.magnumphotos.com/

5. Images