{"id":10301,"date":"2026-06-15T09:59:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T09:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/?page_id=10301"},"modified":"2026-06-16T14:04:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T14:04:05","slug":"photographe-documentaire-silhouettes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/en\/photographe-documentaire-silhouettes\/","title":{"rendered":"Travail d\u2019auteur \u2013 Manuel VZ"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10301\" class=\"elementor elementor-10301\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6342e8 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"e6342e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2afd7a1\" data-id=\"2afd7a1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a301652 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a301652\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f1931b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f1931b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Author's work - VZ manual<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3876844 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3876844\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3b1555 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d3b1555\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3ceb7b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3ceb7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Documentary and social photography: making the invisible visible<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fbe48cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"fbe48cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d370db8\" data-id=\"d370db8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a42edeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a42edeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"I am a discreet witness. My camera does not steal images, it collects them like one picks up a forgotten object.\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95ef0cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95ef0cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For more than <strong>15 years<\/strong>I <strong>observe, capture and reveal<\/strong> what society prefers to ignore: <strong>les invisibles<\/strong>. My work, at the crossroads of <strong>documentary photography<\/strong> and<strong>social engagement<\/strong>, was born of my <strong>double course<\/strong> : photographer <em>and<\/em> manager at the Local Mission of Haute-Garonne. This experience taught me to <strong>see beyond appearances,<\/strong>to <strong>capture authenticity<\/strong> of people I photograph.<\/p><p>My approach is <strong>minimalist and timeless<\/strong> : the black and white is not an aesthetic choice, but a <strong>need.<\/strong>He simplifies the image to retain only the essential elements - <strong>the shapes, the emotions, the contrasts between light and shadow<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6675d7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"6675d7b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0024fbf\" data-id=\"0024fbf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf7f1d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf7f1d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My Artistic Approach<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-489f8e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"489f8e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>A Committed Photograph<\/strong><\/h4><p>My photography is <strong>a bridge between art and society<\/strong>. It does not simply show: it questions, disturbs, and invites reflection.<\/p><ul><li>Patient observation: I walk the streets, park benches, living spaces, and I stop where others pass. My subjects don't pose \u2013 they live, and it is this authenticity that I seek to capture.<\/li><li>The search for humanity: I reveal what society prefers to ignore, without accusing, without idealizing. Simply showing.<\/li><li>Black and white: Not an aesthetic choice, but a conceptual one. It allows us to transcend reality to reach a deeper truth.<\/li><\/ul><h4><strong>Why Black and White?<\/strong><\/h4><p><em>\u201cColor distracts. Black and white, on the other hand, reveals the soul of things.\u201d<\/em><\/p><ul><li>Purification: It removes distractions to focus on emotion and structure.<\/li><li>Timelessness: It gives my images a universal, timeless dimension.<\/li><li>Symbolism: The contrast between light and shadow reflects the duality of existence \u2013 visible\/invisible, present\/absent.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3088a2\" data-id=\"e3088a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61e6f0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61e6f0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/paris-solitaire_Foule-au-musee_Louvre_2024-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10305\" alt=\"Foule anonyme en noir et blanc, s\u00e9rie Silhouettes Parisiennes, photographie documentaire de Manuel VZ\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/paris-solitaire_Foule-au-musee_Louvre_2024-1024x683.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/paris-solitaire_Foule-au-musee_Louvre_2024-300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/paris-solitaire_Foule-au-musee_Louvre_2024-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/paris-solitaire_Foule-au-musee_Louvre_2024-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/paris-solitaire_Foule-au-musee_Louvre_2024-18x12.jpg.webp 18w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/paris-solitaire_Foule-au-musee_Louvre_2024-600x400.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/paris-solitaire_Foule-au-musee_Louvre_2024.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad9fc3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad9fc3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Paris-monumental_quai-dOrsay_2022-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10306\" alt=\"Silhouette solitaire dans une structure architecturale, s\u00e9rie Silhouettes Parisiennes, photographie en noir et blanc de Manuel VZ\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Paris-monumental_quai-dOrsay_2022-1024x683.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Paris-monumental_quai-dOrsay_2022-300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Paris-monumental_quai-dOrsay_2022-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Paris-monumental_quai-dOrsay_2022-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Paris-monumental_quai-dOrsay_2022-18x12.jpg.webp 18w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Paris-monumental_quai-dOrsay_2022-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Paris-monumental_quai-dOrsay_2022.jpg.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bc71d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"2bc71d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21488de\" data-id=\"21488de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eef04e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eef04e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Project<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9ad5ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9ad5ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4><p><em>SILHOUETTES<\/em> is a <strong>photographic trilogy<\/strong> who explores <strong>three ages of social invisibility<\/strong> :<\/p><p><strong>Wandering Carelessness<\/strong> Childhood and its fleeting freedom.<\/p><p><strong>Silhouettes of the Present Absent<\/strong> : Old age, often erased from view.<\/p><p><strong>Parisian silhouettes<\/strong> : Urban anonymity, where the individual blends into the crowd.<\/p><p>Each series is a chapter of the same story: that of our own trajectory, where we are all, at some point, silhouettes for someone else.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c96fb96 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"c96fb96\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3aad4bf\" data-id=\"3aad4bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1d0c34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1d0c34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1\ufe0f\u20e3 Wandering Carelessness<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13cfd27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13cfd27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>\u201cChildhood is that time when the body and mind break free from rules. Children occupy space without restraint, as if the world belonged to them. Yet, this freedom is only an illusion: it disappears with adulthood, giving way to constraint and oblivion.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96a2808\" data-id=\"96a2808\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de7e718 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"de7e718\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_2765-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10311\" alt=\"Deux enfants riant aux \u00e9clats, s\u00e9rie L\u2019Insouciance Vagabonde, photographie en noir et blanc de Manuel VZ\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_2765-1024x683.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_2765-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_2765-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_2765-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_2765-18x12.jpg.webp 18w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_2765-600x400.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_2765.jpg.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-698db90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"698db90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfcc5c6\" data-id=\"bfcc5c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4f7074 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4f7074\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2\ufe0f\u20e3 Silhouettes of Those Present and Absent<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc69400 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc69400\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>\u201cAt the other end of life, the elderly become living ghosts. Physically present, they are often absent from memories, conversations, and glances. These portraits are not a denunciation, but a revelation: that of an existence that resists, despite indifference.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ab63f8\" data-id=\"2ab63f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-399382b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"399382b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Silhouettes-des-Presents-Absents_-personne-agee-sur-le-bord-de-fenetre_2019.JPG-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10312\" alt=\"Femme \u00e2g\u00e9e \u00e0 la fen\u00eatre, entour\u00e9e de fils \u00e9lectriques, s\u00e9rie Silhouettes des Pr\u00e9sents Absents, photographie en noir et blanc de Manuel VZ\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Silhouettes-des-Presents-Absents_-personne-agee-sur-le-bord-de-fenetre_2019.JPG-1024x1024.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Silhouettes-des-Presents-Absents_-personne-agee-sur-le-bord-de-fenetre_2019.JPG-300x300.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Silhouettes-des-Presents-Absents_-personne-agee-sur-le-bord-de-fenetre_2019.JPG-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Silhouettes-des-Presents-Absents_-personne-agee-sur-le-bord-de-fenetre_2019.JPG-768x768.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Silhouettes-des-Presents-Absents_-personne-agee-sur-le-bord-de-fenetre_2019.JPG-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Silhouettes-des-Presents-Absents_-personne-agee-sur-le-bord-de-fenetre_2019.JPG-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Silhouettes-des-Presents-Absents_-personne-agee-sur-le-bord-de-fenetre_2019.JPG-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Silhouettes-des-Presents-Absents_-personne-agee-sur-le-bord-de-fenetre_2019.JPG-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ab9616 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"9ab9616\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf14c46\" data-id=\"bf14c46\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e3531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1e3531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3\ufe0f\u20e3 Parisian Silhouettes<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-066b8c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"066b8c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>\u00a0\u201cIn the bustle of cities, the individual is reduced to a shadow among shadows. Paris, with its monuments and crowds, is the ideal stage for this disappearance. Between solitude and poetry, these images question our place in the urban bustle: are we actors or spectators of our own lives?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6331f73\" data-id=\"6331f73\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b74d41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b74d41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Paris-solitaire_LHomme-Allonge_rive-de-Seine_2024-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10313\" alt=\"Silhouettes Parisiennes \u2013 L\u2019Ombre et l\u2019Homme&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Paris-solitaire_LHomme-Allonge_rive-de-Seine_2024-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Paris-solitaire_LHomme-Allonge_rive-de-Seine_2024-300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Paris-solitaire_LHomme-Allonge_rive-de-Seine_2024-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Paris-solitaire_LHomme-Allonge_rive-de-Seine_2024-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Paris-solitaire_LHomme-Allonge_rive-de-Seine_2024-18x12.jpg.webp 18w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Paris-solitaire_LHomme-Allonge_rive-de-Seine_2024-600x400.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Paris-solitaire_LHomme-Allonge_rive-de-Seine_2024.jpg.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fff8b2 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"0fff8b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c65a3a7\" data-id=\"c65a3a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2486121 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2486121\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/couverture-768x878.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-10318\" alt=\"Couverture du livre SILHOUETTES : trilogie photographique en noir et blanc sur l\u2019enfance, la vieillesse et l\u2019anonymat urbain, par Manuel VZ\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/couverture-768x878.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/couverture-263x300.png.webp 263w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/couverture-896x1024.png 896w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/couverture-1344x1536.png.webp 1344w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/couverture-11x12.png.webp 11w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/couverture-525x600.png.webp 525w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/couverture.png.webp 1750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-681c82b\" data-id=\"681c82b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e88809 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e88809\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2a31de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2a31de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Book<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6975f20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6975f20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Titre<\/strong> : <em>Silhouettes de bord de mer<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Auteur<\/strong> : Manuel VZ<\/p>\n<p><strong>Format<\/strong> : 21&#215;29,7 cm, 40 pages, papier premium.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00c9diteur<\/strong> : The Book Edition (2026)<\/p>\n<p><strong>D\u00e9p\u00f4t l\u00e9gal<\/strong> : Mai 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>ISBN<\/strong> : 10000001322539<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prix<\/strong> : 25 \u20ac<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed891ed elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ed891ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookedition.com\/fr\/silhouettes-p-429694.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Where to buy it<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-def732d\" data-id=\"def732d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36659a6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36659a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4eme-de-couverture-768x878.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-10319\" alt=\"Manuel VZ, photographe install\u00e9 \u00e0 Roquefort-sur-Garonne, publie un livre engag\u00e9 sur les invisibles de notre soci\u00e9t\u00e9\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4eme-de-couverture-768x878.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4eme-de-couverture-263x300.png.webp 263w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4eme-de-couverture-896x1024.png.webp 896w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4eme-de-couverture-1344x1536.png 1344w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4eme-de-couverture-11x12.png.webp 11w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4eme-de-couverture-525x600.png.webp 525w, https:\/\/manuelvz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4eme-de-couverture.png.webp 1750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ad196c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"8ad196c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39ac581\" data-id=\"39ac581\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c664ff1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c664ff1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My carrer : The Alliance of Art and Social Issues<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eb94a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8eb94a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>wedding <strong>documentary and social<\/strong>, <strong>self-taught<\/strong> born to a photographer father who specialized in capturing the invisible members of our society, my work explores themes of childhood, old age, and urban anonymity through an authentic and committed approach, nourished by <strong>15 years of experience in social integration<\/strong> (Mission Locale) and a <strong>inherited passion<\/strong> pour l\u2019image.<\/p><p>Founder of <strong>Manuel VZ Photographie<\/strong> (2022), I combine an artistic practice with <strong>conferences and workshops<\/strong> on the place of marginalized people.<\/p><h4><strong>Manuel VZ: Photographer and Social Manager<\/strong><\/h4><p>My <strong>double course<\/strong> est au c\u0153ur de ma d\u00e9marche artistique :<\/p><p><strong>wedding<\/strong> : Fondateur de <strong>Manuel VZ Photographie<\/strong> (2022), sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9 en <strong>documentaire, social et corporate<\/strong>.<\/p><p><strong>Responsable \u00e0 la Mission Locale<\/strong> : 2<strong>5 ans d\u2019exp\u00e9rience<\/strong> dans l\u2019insertion sociale, o\u00f9 j\u2019ai appris \u00e0 <strong>voir ceux que la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 ignore<\/strong>.<\/p><h4><strong>\u00a0Key Training<\/strong><\/h4><p><strong>Depuis 2024<\/strong> : Formation en <strong>direction artistique et technique photo<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>Nath Sakura<\/strong>.<\/p><p><strong>1999\u20132001<\/strong> : <strong>Ma\u00eetrise en Management des institutions sanitaires et sociales<\/strong> \u2013 IUP Bobigny-Paris XIII.<\/p><p><strong>1997\u20131998<\/strong> : <strong>Pr\u00e9paration du CAP Photo<\/strong> \u2013 CNED Rouen.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travail d&rsquo;auteur &#8211; manuel VZ photographie documentaire et sociale : rendre visible l&rsquo;invisible \u00ab\u00a0Je suis un t\u00e9moin discret. Mon appareil photo ne vole pas les images, il les recueille comme on ramasse un objet oubli\u00e9.\u00a0\u00bb Depuis plus de 15 ans, je observe, capture et r\u00e9v\u00e8le ce que la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 pr\u00e9f\u00e8re ignorer : les invisibles. Mon travail, \u00e0 la crois\u00e9e de la photographie documentaire et de l\u2019engagement social, est n\u00e9 de mon double parcours : photographe et responsable \u00e0 la Mission Locale de Haute-Garonne. Cette exp\u00e9rience m\u2019a appris \u00e0 voir au-del\u00e0 des apparences, \u00e0 saisir l\u2019authenticit\u00e9 des personnes que je photographie. Mon approche est minimaliste et intemporelle : le noir et blanc n\u2019est pas un choix esth\u00e9tique, mais une n\u00e9cessit\u00e9. Il \u00e9pure l\u2019image pour ne garder que l\u2019essentiel \u2013 les formes, les \u00e9motions, les contrastes entre lumi\u00e8re et ombre. Ma D\u00e9marche Artistique Une Photographie Engag\u00e9e Ma photographie est un pont entre l\u2019art et le social. Elle ne se contente pas de montrer : elle interroge, d\u00e9range, et invite \u00e0 la r\u00e9flexion. L\u2019observation patiente : J\u2019arpente les rues, les bancs publics, les lieux de vie, et je m\u2019arr\u00eate l\u00e0 o\u00f9 les autres passent. Mes sujets ne posent pas \u2013 ils vivent, et c\u2019est cette authenticit\u00e9 que je cherche \u00e0 saisir. La recherche d\u2019humanit\u00e9 : Je r\u00e9v\u00e8le ce que la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 pr\u00e9f\u00e8re ignorer, sans accuser, sans id\u00e9aliser. Simplement montrer. Le noir et blanc : Un choix non esth\u00e9tique, mais conceptuel. Il permet de d\u00e9passer le r\u00e9el pour atteindre une v\u00e9rit\u00e9 plus profonde. Pourquoi le Noir et Blanc ? \u00ab\u00a0La couleur distrait. Le noir et blanc, lui, r\u00e9v\u00e8le l\u2019\u00e2me des choses.\u00a0\u00bb \u00c9puration : Il supprime les distractions pour se concentrer sur l\u2019\u00e9motion et la structure. Intemporalit\u00e9 : Il donne \u00e0 mes images une dimension universelle, hors du temps. Symbolisme : Le contraste entre lumi\u00e8re et ombre refl\u00e8te la dualit\u00e9 de l\u2019existence \u2013 visible\/invisible, pr\u00e9sent\/absent. Le Projet \u00a0 SILHOUETTES est une trilogie photographique qui explore trois \u00e2ges de l\u2019invisibilit\u00e9 sociale : L\u2019Insouciance Vagabonde : L\u2019enfance et sa libert\u00e9 \u00e9ph\u00e9m\u00e8re. Silhouettes des Pr\u00e9sents Absents : La vieillesse, souvent effac\u00e9e des regards. Silhouettes Parisiennes : L\u2019anonymat urbain, o\u00f9 l\u2019individu se fond dans la foule. Chaque s\u00e9rie est un chapitre d\u2019une m\u00eame histoire : celle de notre propre trajectoire, o\u00f9 nous sommes tous, \u00e0 un moment, des silhouettes pour quelqu\u2019un d\u2019autre. 1\ufe0f\u20e3 L\u2019Insouciance Vagabonde \u00ab\u00a0L\u2019enfance est ce temps o\u00f9 le corps et l\u2019esprit s\u2019affranchissent des r\u00e8gles. Les enfants occupent l\u2019espace sans compter, comme si le monde leur appartenait. Pourtant, cette libert\u00e9 n\u2019est qu\u2019un leurre : elle dispara\u00eet avec l\u2019\u00e2ge adulte, laissant place \u00e0 la contrainte et \u00e0 l\u2019oubli.\u00a0\u00bb 2\ufe0f\u20e3 Silhouettes des Pr\u00e9sents Absents \u00ab\u00a0\u00c0 l\u2019autre bout de la vie, les a\u00een\u00e9s deviennent des fant\u00f4mes vivants. Pr\u00e9sents physiquement, ils sont souvent absents des m\u00e9moires, des conversations, des regards. Ces portraits ne sont pas une d\u00e9nonciation, mais une r\u00e9v\u00e9lation : celle d\u2019une existence qui r\u00e9siste, malgr\u00e9 l\u2019indiff\u00e9rence.\u00a0\u00bb 3\ufe0f\u20e3 Silhouettes Parisiennes \u00a0\u00ab\u00a0Dans l\u2019agitation des villes, l\u2019individu se r\u00e9duit \u00e0 une ombre parmi les ombres. Paris, avec ses monuments et ses foules, est le th\u00e9\u00e2tre id\u00e9al de cette disparition. Entre solitude et po\u00e9sie, ces images interrogent notre place dans l\u2019agitation urbaine : sommes-nous acteurs ou spectateurs de notre propre vie ?\u00a0\u00bb \u00a0\u00a0 Le Livre Titre : Silhouettes de bord de mer Auteur : Manuel VZ Format : 21&#215;29,7 cm, 40 pages, papier premium. \u00c9diteur : The Book Edition (2026) D\u00e9p\u00f4t l\u00e9gal : Mai 2026 ISBN : 10000001322539 Prix : 25 \u20ac O\u00f9 l\u2019acheter Mon Parcours : L\u2019Alliance de l\u2019Art et du Social Photographe documentaire et social, autodidacte issu d&rsquo;un p\u00e8re photographe, sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9 dans la capture des invisibles de notre soci\u00e9t\u00e9. Mon travail explore les th\u00e8mes de l\u2019enfance, la vieillesse et l\u2019anonymat urbain \u00e0 travers une approche authentique et engag\u00e9e, nourrie par 15 ans d\u2019exp\u00e9rience dans l\u2019insertion sociale (Mission Locale) et une passion h\u00e9rit\u00e9e pour l\u2019image. Fondateur de Manuel VZ Photographie (2022), je combine une pratique artistique avec des conf\u00e9rences et ateliers sur la place des personnes marginalis\u00e9es. Manuel VZ : Photographe et Responsable Social Mon double parcours est au c\u0153ur de ma d\u00e9marche artistique : Photographe : Fondateur de Manuel VZ Photographie (2022), sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9 en documentaire, social et corporate. Responsable \u00e0 la Mission Locale : 25 ans d\u2019exp\u00e9rience dans l\u2019insertion sociale, o\u00f9 j\u2019ai appris \u00e0 voir ceux que la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 ignore. \u00a0Formations Cl\u00e9s Depuis 2024 : Formation en direction artistique et technique photo \u2013 Nath Sakura. 1999\u20132001 : Ma\u00eetrise en Management des institutions sanitaires et sociales \u2013 IUP Bobigny-Paris XIII. 1997\u20131998 : Pr\u00e9paration du CAP Photo \u2013 CNED Rouen.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"two_page_speed":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10301","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Photographe Documentaire | SILHOUETTES par Manuel VZ<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"D\u00e9couvrez SILHOUETTES, trilogie de Manuel VZ,photographe documentaire. 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