YANN TURCHI IS A FRENCH-CAMEROONIAN PHOTOGRAPHER WHOSE WORK BRIDGES CULTURES, STORIES, AND IDENTITY. WITH A SHARP DOCUMENTARY EYE, HE EXPLORES THE DIVERSE REALITIES OF COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE AFRICAN CONTINENT AND EUROPE. HIS WORK IS A DELIBERATE ACT OF REFRAMING AND CHALLENGING STEREOTYPES ABOUT COMMUNITIES OF COLOUR, AND CELEBRATING THE BEAUTY, DEPTH, AND OVERLOOKED NARRATIVES WITHIN THESE CULTURES. THROUGH HIS LENS, HE REVEALS THE HUMANITY AND RESILIENCE OFTEN OVERSHADOWED BY MAINSTREAM NARRATIVES.

BORN IN THIONVILLE IN 1992. STARTING HIS CAREER AS A HAIR STYLIST IN THE FIELD OF FASHION, WHERE HIS FASCINATION WITH HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CRAFTSMANSHIP FIRST TOOK ROOT. HE BRANCHED OUT TO EXPLORE THE MEDIUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY. YANN MERGES HIS DOCUMENTARY SENSIBILITY WITH THE ARTISTRY OF STYLE AND NOW WISHES TO EXPEND HIS PRACTICE TO COMMISSIONED WORK IN ADDITION TO HIS PERSONAL PROJECT, WHICH WILL TAKE SHAPE OF A BOOK.