Pierre François D
Pierre François is a self-taught photographer with an interest in documentary, travel and street photography. His photographic practice is based on observation, on allowing himself to be guided by curiosity, and on attempting to give visual meaning to what presents itself before his eyes. It is an exploration that draws on the photographer’s inner states: in this sense, the images, whilst resulting from the observation of the world, also echo feelings, emotions and thoughts. The images may, on occasion, have a touch of gentle irony. His practice consists of non-judgemental observation, as the photographs are taken from a position of respect and a certain empathy. He writes the newsletter Tales of Ink and Light (www.talesofinkandlight.net). His projects often combine the languages of words (ink) and images (light) to tell stories about the strange world we live in.
Portugal
Belgium
Street photography. Image of a runner on a morning by the river Tejo, in Lisboa, Portugal. A scene I saw as I was…
Another image from the project 'the drama on the stage within', in which I combine a short, free-form text, with a…
Opening image in the project 'the drama on the stage within', in which I combine a short, free-form text, with a…
Final image in the project 'the drama on the stage within', in which I combine a short, free-form text, with a…
My father's dog — part of documenting the becoming of my childhood home, a reflection on the passage of time, family…
Plantscape - part of a series in which I bring the lens close to plants in order to create black and white…
Street photography — a vendor at the Feira do Relógio, a large Sunday market in Lisbon.
Part of a series on the Cats of Cemetery of Pleasures — the cemitério dos Prazeres ('cemetery of Pleasures' in…
Part of a series on the Cats of the Cemetery of Pleasures — the cemitério dos Prazeres (the name translates as the…
On that sunny December day, I had the palácio de Queluz (Portugal) all to myself.
Image made during a photo walk in Lisbon, Portugal. …
Image made during the 2026 carnaval of Colombina Clandestina in Lisbon, Portugal. …
Image made during a photo walk in Lisbon, Portugal, where I now live. …
The year i was born, my parents planted a cherry tree in their garden. This is an image of that tree, more than 50…
Image made during the 2026 commemoration of the 25 de Abril 1974 revolution ('The Carnation Revolution') that brought…