Family photographer - Jacques Lartigue

Jacques Henri Lartigue

This photo is of Jacques Henri Lartigue when he was 8 years old, he's holding a glass plate camera that was given to him by his dad. When he first started taking photos he didn't consider himself to be a serious photographer so only showed his images to friends, this was until 1963 when he was 69 years old when John Szarkowski saw his images and thought they were so good had them arranged to be shown at the museum of modern art in New York.

This is an image of his first wife Bibi, this is an 'autochrome' image. Jacques took photos in many formats, such as glass plate negatives size 2 ¼ medium format film and 35mm. Later he also experimented with the newly introduced 'autochrome' colour process. 

This is his cousin Jean on his bobsled. Many members of his family created things or tried to make new inventions. His family was wealthy so they lived a life filled with new adventures and everything they could want. 

This  is his brother Zissou and one of his invention the tire boat.  I like his images because each one is something that you wouldn't be able to capture again. As Jacques started at a young age he has so many interesting photos as he documented everything that happened in his life. 

This is his friend Suzanne playing tennis, this is my favourite image as it's something that she could do as a hobby or everyday as her job. As the viewer we don't know the story so we create something ourself, I like how the image is frozen in time, she's jumping in the air trying to hit the ball back. This is something that couldn't be captured in that same way again.