Poet Photographer
FROM OBJECTIVE TO SUBJECTIVE
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📸 “I don’t retouch photos”: Nathalie Audin, the poetry of reality
This self-taught photographer captures the raw beauty of everyday life, without artifice. A sincere approach that takes on its full meaning in the age of filters and artificial intelligence.
"You are the artist."
A turning point. This is often how a vocation begins. For Nathalie Audin, this pivotal moment occurred when an artist friend discovered her photos:
“He said to me, ‘I’m the one who studied art, but you’re the artist.’”
This sentence, both simple and powerful, acts as a revelation. Nathalie, who until then hadn't allowed herself to dream of an artistic destiny, then threw herself into developing her photographs. A way to realize what had previously seemed unattainable: being part of the art world.
“I didn’t know I could be part of that world.”
Before photography, Nathalie Audin already had an artistic sensibility, but without any framework or recognition. It is this particular view of the world that she refines with the lens. A view that she wants to be free, sincere, unaltered by technology.
"I don't retouch photos. I don't have filters, pads, or Photoshop."
This refusal of retouching is not simply an aesthetic choice; it is a commitment. A commitment to photography that celebrates reality as it is—with its imperfections, its unexpected play of light, its natural colors.
“Show people reality as it is”
His photography is a quest for authenticity. But not just any kind: that of happiness, joy, and everyday wonder.
“My eye is drawn to what makes me happy.”
Nathalie photographs what sparkles, what illuminates. She captures the luminous moments that often escape the hurried gaze. For her, art is a way to convey an optimistic vision of the world.
"You have to have a good eye to see them, that is to say, the spirit of the glass half full."
“A photo, then I choose the medium”
His works come to life on various supports: aluminum, synthetic crystal, or canvas. Each material has its own charm, its own texture, its own way of interacting with light.
"What I like about canvas, for example, is that it's close to painting."
Some of his photographs are so abstract that they can be mistaken for paintings. Crystal, on the other hand, offers a brilliance reminiscent of glass, without its fragility. As for aluminum, it gives a matte, more raw, almost mineral finish. But the choice of support always comes after the photo is taken.
“First I am attracted to something, I take the photo… only then do I wonder what medium to print it on.”
"I'm not interested in artificial intelligence."
At a time when retouching software and AI are transforming photography into recomposed images, Nathalie Audin stands out as a resistance fighter. She embraces her natural style, sometimes going against the grain.
“People spend their time retouching photos. I’m glad I’m one of those who doesn’t retouch.”
His work then takes on an almost political dimension: a call to slow down, to contemplate, to trust the raw beauty of the world. A handcrafted, human photography, without simulation.
“It is wonder that inspires me.”
No fixed model, no imposed theme: Nathalie's source of inspiration is joy. The joy of a ray of light, an unexpected reflection, a banal but vibrant street scene.
“Whenever there is wonder somewhere, I try to introduce people to seeing it.”
She defines herself as a conveyor of emotions, a visual mediator. By photographing ordinary beauty, she invites us to take a fresh look at our environment.
A poetry of everyday life
Far from the canons of the perfect image, Nathalie Audin forges her path with a simple requirement: that of the truth of the moment. Her photographic approach, almost spiritual, invites us to slow down, to contemplate, to marvel. An artistic gesture in the form of joyful resistance.
DB+IA 09/04/2025
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