honorable mention
Patrick Desgraupes france
title
Bordeaux Winegrowers, revival & tradition
The fields and know-how are transmitted from generation to generation. Most of the time, the whole family works there and the children are sensitized from a very young age to the heritage value of the terroir because they will take over the management of the estate.
He currently lives and works in France.
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entry description
The "Crus Bourgeois",located often only a few hundred meters from prestigious “Grands Crus Classes” de Bordeaux/France, have a different positioning: More modest in size, they belonged to families for a long time, who already cultivated their vines in the 18th century for some of them.The fields and know-how are transmitted from generation to generation. Most of the time, the whole family works there and the children are sensitized from a very young age to the heritage value of the terroir because they will take over the management of the estate.
about the photographer
Patrick Desgraupes is a French photographer. He has trained on the job in different Parisian studios and in labs, in which he acquired an understanding of light, one of the strong traits of his current works. He made photographs of portrait, fashion, decoration, architecture and still life. His work has been published since 2004 at Editions de la Martinière (his book on the National Parks of France gets the second place at the National Tourism Award in 2010 in Paris), in numerous magazines and brochures. He has become a recognized landscape specialist in the 4x5 inches large format camera, and his work has been published in the USA and in seven European countries. He has made numerous exhibitions in Iceland, Belgium, France for the National Parks of France and the Ministry of Ecology, in Slovenia, on the island of Reunion and in Guadeloupe. His photographs testify to his passion for light.He currently lives and works in France.
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