Alexandre Sattler - Gaiaimages Photography

Travel and cultural immersion are the main subjects of Alexandre Sattler’s work, through photography and radio documentary. His playgrounds were the forests and neighbours’ farms. He developed his care for all living beings at a young age. His love for nature led him to naturalist studies. His adventurous soul brought him to Africa at the age of 20. He returned to France to finish his naturalist and mountain guide diplomas and hit the road again as soon as possible. Alexandre decided, in 2002, to travel Australia for 6 months in order to meet and experience Aboriginal culture. He then obtained financial support from the French Ministry of Sport, Youth and Education to set up a slideshow conference on native Australian flora and fauna species. From there he embarked on one trip after another with many missions abroad. During the past ten years, Alexandre has spent over half of his lifetime on the road discovering our planet and its populations (Japan, Australia, Burma, India, Nepal, Mongolia, Togo, Ghana, Russia, Korea, Laos, Vietnam, Bangladesh, China, Morocco …). During his several peregrinations, Alexandre always remained focused on sharing his life experiences, largely through photography. He soon started realising video documentary and creating radio broadcasts. In 2006 he gave birth to the “Regard’Ailleurs” association (literally meaning “look abroad” and “views from elsewhere” at the same time), sticking with his will to share diversity that may either tear humans apart or unite us. While he was in France he worked for an independent radio station, further training himself in journalism. He then found himself producing radio programs, interviews and reports broadcast by over 40 French radio stations, Carbone Zéro and Regard’Ailleurs being the most famous. Elaborating on photography or radio projects, Alexandre’s studio is the space where he evolves, armed with curious observations and open ears to gatherings and diversity.