Valerian M.

About

Valerian Mazataud is a freelance documentary photographer based in Montreal, Canada. He has a strong focus on immigration and natural resources. A self taught photographer since 2009, he owns a Msc in agronomy with a specialty in marine biology. He has worked on projects in the Middle-East, Africa, or Latin America. He is represented by Studio Hans Lucas in France. His images have been published in Le Monde, der Spiegel, Le point, les Inrockuptibles or Liberation. He has also contributed to Pelerin, The Globe and Mail, TV5, Radio-Canada, Le Devoir, La Presse, The Walrus, Chatelaine, Oxfam and Handicap International. He has won awards and grants in photography and journalism, in Canada and abroad. His images have been exhibited during the Voies-Off festival in Arles, Contact festival in Toronto, Art souterrain in Montreal, and Zoom in Saguenay, as well as in galleries and artist run centres in Montreal. He has worked as a marine biologist, a scuba-diving instructor, a science educator and a clown. He also cycled 21000 km around the world and along the five continents between 2002 and 2004.

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