Colas
LEMAIRE

About Me

My name is Colas and I have always been passionate about images and their power.
Photographer and videographer, I create meaningful visual stories and give your content the exposure it deserves.
Eager to travel and discover new cultures, I have freelanced in Africa and Europe after graduating from ESRA Film School in Paris. (Now based in Lille, France, I accept oversea jobs.)
From luxury hotels to urban slums, in national parks or banks, on bikes or boats, in savannas or tropical forests, I have worked in challenging environments and I loved it !
Still or moving, my images will transport you directly to unseen spaces, immerse you into very real people’s lives and dreams, revealing their beauty and meanings.

Videography

I worked various positions in content creation, as a director, a camera operator, an editor and a drone pilot. All these experiences gave me a good insight on how a film should be made, as a team member or autonomously.
Parts of very distinct projects, we filmed ads, documentaries, BTS, conferences and after-movies, for various partners : NGOs, artists, hotels, institutions, festivals, music bands, …
I create films to engage and informs viewers, always leaving them with lasting powerful impressions.

Selected Video Work: PAMOJA

In Kenyan slums, policemen kill, torture and extort everyday. While violence often results in silence or submission, here it brought people together, a young father and a mourning mother are fighting back with activism, art and solidarity. This documentary is their story.

Photography

Capturing raw, real and magical moments as they unfold naturally is my modus operandi. Spontaneity is my motto, even if sometimes you have to give it a little push…
From artistic performances to humanitarian projects, I create powerful images to transport you directly to unseen spaces, artists’ dreams or into people’s daily lives, always putting humans in the forefront of the stories.
Wither I’m working with NGOs, performers, institutions or festivals, I will always connect to the core of my partners’ projects in order to make genuine and unforgettable pictures.
Influenced by humanities, my photography can be seen as an aesthetic reading grid to understand untold realities.

Selected Photo Work: