Around Fontainebleau: it offers a photographic journey through the megacities of the world

For four decades, Jean-Luc Grzeskowiak, radio man, photographer and resident of Samois-sur-Seine (Seine et Marne) travels through the great cities of the world, capturing the life of these metropolises through his lens. A photographic retrospective covering the period from 1984 to 2024, which is to be published by Editions du Puits Fleuri.

Urban evolution

This book brings together around 250 photographs which bear witness to urban developments and architectural transformations. “With Pascal Delannoy, a journalist and friend with whom I have worked for 20 years, we found it important to evoke the urban evolution of these major cities through this work,” he explains.

Photographs and texts constitute this four-handed project, which summarizes their point of view of a world that is changing considerably. The two men have traveled the world, sharing their passions through reports, columns and musical research on France Info notably.

Jean-Luc Grzeskowiak, who today lives in Samois-sur-Seine, has immortalized cities such as Venice, Rio de Janeiro, New Delhi, Shanghai and Samarkand, among many others.

“Each of these photos reveals unique architectural details and tells the story of the cities where I lived, or those where I worked as a senior reporter,” he explains.

Fundraiser

Major events, historical upheavals and meetings with city dwellers on five continents: so many moments captured by his lens and explained by the texts of Pascal Delannoy, director of France Info (2002) and Radio France multimedia (2007).

The release of this photography book is scheduled for October 2024, but by pre-ordering, you can help the author cover printing costs and benefit from a reduced price (€20). The fundraising campaign is open until July 5.

From Rio to Singapore, a look at the world’s leading citiesby Jean-Luc Grzeskowiak and Pascal Delannoy, editions of Puits Fleuri, 120 pages, €25.

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