In April 2015 I spent one week on Simple Wine News magazine assignment in Burgundy, photographing some of the greatest winemakers of the region. Here is the series of portraits shot for the magazine (color) and also as a part of my personal series (black and white).
Jean-Charles le Bault de la Morinière of Bonneau Du Martray
Bruno Claire of Domaine Bruno Clair
Géraldine Godot of Domaine de L'Arlot
Antoine Gouges of Domaine Henri Gouges
Eric Rousseau of Domaine Armand Rousseau
Étienne et Mathilde Grivot of Domaine Jean Grivot
François Parent and Anne-Françoise Gros of Domaine AF-GROS
Dominique Guyon and Vincent Nicot of Domaine Antonin Guyon
Laurent Lignier of Domaine Hubert et Laurent Lignier
Olivier Leflaive of Domaine Olivier Leflaive
Michel Mallard of Domaine Michel Mallard et Fils
Jacques Devauges of Clos de Tart
As one of the outcomes of this series I have assembled a short slideshow called The Listeners
«They do the most elegant, astonishingly complex and intriguing wines. They are Burgundy winemakers. They are humble, they say that they do not make wine, they just assist the vine through its lifecycle. They are listeners. They listen to the soil, the winds, the clouds and the rains, the Moon and the Sun, everything that is being more and more neglected by the digital generation. Their faces help to us to become listeners.»
Interview: Vasily Raskov
Stylist and set-designer: Tatiana Blinova
Photography and editing: Andrew Kovalev
Stylist and set-designer: Tatiana Blinova
Photography and editing: Andrew Kovalev
Photo editor: Sonia Markova
Burgundy, April 2015
