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Julia Briend

freelance graphic designer

About

Born in 1980, lives in Nantes (France).

Portfolio on demand

Graduated from the École Nationale Supérieure Louis Lumière in 2003, I first worked as a retoucher, an artist’s assistant, then as a graphic designer. I have been devoting myself to photography since 2021.

My obsession with encounters leads me to use photography as a pretext to connect with others. My work explores the mechanisms of power shaping social worlds, with a particular focus on gender, identity, youth, and religion. Through my photographs, I showcase life stories that inevitably push beyond the confines assigned to them by society.

EXhibitionS

2025
Les Photographiques (screening), Le Mans, France

2024
Les Nuits Photo (screening), Paris, France
« Sportives » Le voyage à Nantes
, Cale2Créateurs, Nantes, France
Lovely Autonomy, galerie Bøwie, Genève, Suisse

2023
Les Mercredis photographiques, Bordeaux, France
Les Nuits Photographiques de Pierrevert (screening), Pierrevert, France

Grants

2024
Bourse d’aide à la création en arts visuels, Saint-Nazaire city
Aide Individuelle à la Création, DRAC Pays de la Loire

EDUCATION

2025
Mentorship Programme ENSP with Sergio Valenzuela-Escobedo and SMITH, École Nationale Supérieure de la Photographie (Arles)

2003
Graduated from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure Louis Lumière (Noisy-le-Grand), in Photography – Image processing.

Workshops / Mediation

2025
Photographic residency Transitions, lycée agricole La Germinière (Le Mans), DRAC-DRAAF-FRAC

2023
Interventions in schools, BTS Audiovisual at the Léonard de Vinci high school, Montaigu (Vendée)



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