This series is a study of hope. Hope that the sailor will reach home safely, hope of
finding a better life across an ocean, hope of bringing back home wealth etc.
Born in France in 1981, Thibault ROLAND lives currently in the USA, where he works as a biophysicist in a laboratory at Cornell University (Ithaca, NY).
His enthusiasm for photography started very early, when he was about 15, during his first trip to Egypt. Since then, he travelled to many distant and exotic countries. Since then, his enthusiasm for photography never stopped deepening, and turned into a real fascination for light, and the infinite possibilities it brings up.
This is one of the reasons why he chose to study Physics in France, and to specialize later in Biophysics. In his research, he uses light to manipulate and better understand the fundamental aspects of life, by studying DNA.
His website http://thibaultroland.com reflects the numerous aspects of photography he studied, from close-up photography, to landscapes and seascapes, as well as portraits. Recently, he developed a deep interest into black and white fine art photography, and more precisely long exposure techniques (up to ~5 minutes).
Regarding his work, Thibault ROLAND says: â??My life is about light. The light that I hunt from dawn till dusk, and even during night time. The light that springs out from unexpected encounters, as well as the light that of the laser I use to study the fundamental mechanisms of life in my lab.
My goal is to take you oversees, to introduce you to abstract, poetic and artistic universes, with exploding colors, or composed of gorgeous black and whites.
Multi-faceted or blurred with my lenses, I offer to share with you my discoveries, my travels, as well as the the people I met.
Awards 1st place 2012 International Photography Awards, category Architecture, Non-Pro
