I started taking pictures during my trips abroad over thirty years ago. When digital photography appeared, I changed film, slides and camera for the new technology. Quality has slowly improved, prices have become more accessible and little by little naturalistic photography has been filling a great part of my free time for the last twenty years. Macrophotography, landscape, flora or animals are all subjects that I’m very enthusiastic about.
High in the mountains, peace and tranquillity offer good opportunities to encounter several species of animals that bring happiness to photographers close to nature. Of course, everything has its price. The environment may be difficult, sometimes challenging, and it can also be dangerous if the elements are not taken seriously.
So I chose the mountain as my favourite place to work. In this activity everything is paid for in cash. The weather conditions are not always mild and favourable; the backpack cannot be ignored. You have to constantly make compromises and choose the right equipment adapted to your purpose. In winter, you have to wait in the cold to catch your subjects, which often do not show up and force you to get back home empty-handed… Masochistic, perhaps? Yes, you might think so but if you show perseverance, you will eventually reach your goal. Then, the euphoria you feel makes you forget the difficulties and gives you the best motivation for all the next outings… successful or not!
Some events related to my activity:
A few trips:
1999 Canada
2002 Sicily
2003 Yellowstone during the winter
2004 Spain, meeting wolves
2004 France, Dombes, first contact with the floating hide
2006 Ukraine
2006 Sweden
2004 Spain
2005 Bulgaria, first trip, discovery of this wild country
2005 Anticosti (Canada)
2007-2014 Several trips to Sweden and Bulgaria
2014 Norway
2015 Sweden – Norway
2016 Bulgaria
2017 Bulgaria
2022 Bulgaria
Some exhibitions and projections:
2009 Pronatura Geneva Competition, exhibition on Quai Wilson
2009 Exhibition in Crest (France)
2009 Valphotos 2010 calendar
2010 Exhibition in Salanfe
2010 Exhibition at Raiffeisen Bank in Nyon
2010 3 Italian National Parks competition, 1st prize for mammals
2010 Nat’ Images publication
2010 Photo Echo Magazine Reader
2010 Valphotos 2011 calendar
2011 Valphotos 2012 calendar
2012 Nat’ Images publication
2012 Exhibition in Vallée de Joux
2012 Christmas Market in Vallorbe
2012 Valphotos 2013 calendar
2013 Cluses (France), Images & Neige Exhibition with ASPN
2013 Bex Festival, exhibition and slide show projection
2013 4th meeting of the mountain image Bourg d’ Oisan, Parc des Ecrins (France)
2013 Exhibition in Männedorf / Zürich
2013 Salamandre Festival in Morges
2013 Publication in the Oikos Institute’s book “The ibex in Lombardy and the Alpine Arc”
2013 Valphotos 2014 calendar
2014 Cluses (France), Images & Neige Exhibition with ASPN
2014 Festival in Vaudioux (France) with SWP
2014 Festival SPA St-Légier with SWP
2014 Slide show Festival of La Tourrette (France), slide show projection
2014 Festival de Montier en Der (France) with the SWP
2014 Christmas Market in Vallorbe
2014 Valphotos 2015 calendar
2015 Cluses (France), Images & Neige Exhibition with ASPN
2015 Slide show Festival of La Tourrette (France) , slide show projection
2015 Bolle Foundation Exhibition in Morges
2015 Publication in the book of Benoît Viollier, article about my photography
2015 Salamandre Festival in Morges
2015 Exhibition at the Museum of Bagnes in Le Châble
2015 Valphotos 2016 calendar
2016 Cluses (France), Images & Neige Exhibition
2016 Creation of the individual firm Valphotos
2016 Transport Handicap Calendar 2017
2016 Exhibition at Raiffeisen Bank in Chavornay
2016 Exhibition at Raiffeisen Bank in Nyon
2016 Valphotos 2017 calendar
2017 Exhibition at Raiffeisen Bank in Nyon
2017 Publication of a new booklet: Symphonie multicolore au fil des saisons / A Symphony
of Seasonal Colors
2017 Upload of my new booklet on KOBO
2017 Salamandre Festival in Morges
2017 Nat’ Images publication (No 45 Auguste-September P. 66 à 69)
2017 Valphotos 2018 calendar
2017 Christmas Market in Vallorbe
2017 Website Valphotos renewal
2018 Participation at the “43rd Annuelle d’ Art et d’Artisanat” at
L’Essor in Le Sentier (Vallée de Joux) from 18 to 25 March
2018 from 14h00 to 18h00 – closed on Monday. Last day,
closing at 5 pm
2018 Participation at the “Swiss Photo Club PHOTO AWARDS Geneva 2018”
2018 Projection of a slide show at the Crots “Nature and photograohy Festival” (26-27 May 2018)
2018 Construction of the website https://pattteo.com and start up in June
2018 Expo Photos ” La Montagne s’invite à Vouvry”
2018-2019 Photo exhibition at the “Galerie de l’Hôpital de Nyon”
2018 (Christmas Market) of Magasin du Monde, Vallorbe
2019 Photo exhibition at the “Galerie de l’Hôpital de Nyon” until 31.01.2019
2019 Photo exhibition at the “Galerie de l’Hôpital de Lavaux” from 04.02.2019 to 30.03.2019
2019 (Christmas Market) of Magasin du Monde, Vallorbe
2020 Creation and sale of a new slideshow entitled: “The feets in the snow from sea level to over 13450 ft”.
2020 Creation and sale of a new slideshow entitled: “4 seasons of altitude”
2020 No exhibition this year due to “Covid-19”
2021 Small Exhibition in the Firm “À LIVRE OUVERT”
2022 “Insects from Lake Geneva to the Jura” Exhibition at the Fondation Bolle in Morges
2022 Nature Photography Festival in Crots, Hautes Alpes
2022 Exhibition at l’Essor, Cultural Center on the Sentier
2022 Creation of 2023 Calendar
2023 Creation of a book entitled ALTITUDE
2023 ValTV Interview
2023 Creation of 2024 Calendar