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In the Sweat of Their Brow

For several years, the French photographer Victorine Alisse has shared her daily life with farmers and fishermen of France. Here she tells the story of the last chapter in her series On avait tous un paysan dans la famille [We’ve All Had a Farmer in the Family].

“The peasant is the only poet who does not realize that he is a poet,” said the French writer Bernardin de Saint-Pierre. In the region of the Bay of Saint Brieuc, North of France, I went in search of those who provide the food for on our table. On a ...

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Victorine Alisse

Victorine Alisse is a French photographer, member of the Collectif Hors Format. With a documentary approach, she deals with social and environmental issues, and explores the faces of today's agriculture in France and abroad.

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