Description
Passionate about travel and in perpetual quest for a change of scenery, I travel the world whenever the opportunity arises. From the Icelandic glaciers to the Omani desert, from the Slovenian mountains to the mythical Bali, I am constantly looking for the most authentic experiences.
The link between photography and travel is so obvious to me that I have taken it as my motto: "I travel to photograph, just as I photograph to make people travel". My explorations in nearly 50 countries, on 5 continents, have been a great source of photographic inspiration and it is this vision of the world that I aspire to share through my photographs.
While traveling, the photo subjects are infinite but my sensitivity is oriented towards landscape photography with the objective of highlighting the beauty and diversity of nature. Life scenes, portraits of people or wildlife are other elements I like to capture during my explorations.
Whether it is in travel or in photography, I like to take the time to discover a country, to take the time to build a photographic series. Thus, some of my photo series have been in progress for several years now, such as "Terres glacées", "Portraits d'Asie(s)" or "Les Anonymes".
When I'm not on assignment, I'm a photo instructor for Graine de Photographe, the leader of photo courses in France, and I organize photo trips in Slovenia, Lisbon, the Bassin d'Arcachon and Bali, in partnership with the travel agencies Worldway Photo and Bali Autrement.
Find all my work on my website : www.michael-portillo.com