Marie Docher
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Marie Docher (born 1963 Auvergne ) is a French photographer, director and feminist and lesbian activist . She is c-founder of the La Part des femmes collective . In 2021, she was awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.[1]
Life[edit]
Marie Docher was born in 1963, and grew up in Clermont-Ferrand. Her father was an amateur photographer . She began practicing photography at the age of 12, with a Kodak camera given to her by her aunt. .[2] After a literary baccalaureate, which did not allow her to access technical training, she entered the École supérieure de commerce de Clermont-Ferrand , where she studied at the photo laboratory..
She began her career in Paris in 1987, as an executive in the publishing and communications sector . She sometimes hired studio photographers, which was perceived at the time as a male profession. In 1994, Marie Docher switched to open her own agency. In 1995, she met the photographer and visual artist Isabelle Rozenbaum . The latter, who had just created an image bank , encouraged her to reconnect with photography and commissioned a series of images on religion.
She photographed her Camino de Santiago pilgrimage. This work is exhibited under the title Santiago at Voies Off d'Arle s 2003. Marie Docher also worked as a photographer for the magazines Sciences et Vie and Sciences et Vie Découvertes .[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Docher, Marie (2021-12-29). "Remise des insignes de Chevaleresse des Arts et des Lettres". Marie Docher, photographe, réalisatrice et activiste (in français). Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ↑ Rédaction, La (2019-03-05). "Carte blanche à Marie Docher : Devenir photographe". 9 Lives Magazine (in français). Retrieved 2024-03-31.
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