Beauce is a vast, seemingly endless plain stretching across five departments: Eure-et-Loir, Loir-et-Cher, Loiret, Yvelines and Essonne. I have been travelling through this region for many years, for both professional and family reasons. During these journeys, I always have my camera close at hand.
I took my first photograph on the D935, just outside Binas, heading towards Verdes (see above), about forty years ago. It is therefore a slide photograph. Today, it would be impossible to recreate this image, because the trees that once lined the road have been cut down. I like this photograph because, to me, it conveys one of the defining characteristics of the Beauce landscape: an almost perfectly straight horizon and a space that seems to have no limits.
You will also find two photographs of the village of Villamblain (see above). The first was taken in June, when the wheat was still developing. The second was taken in July, when the wheat had reached maturity. This is also one of the particular qualities of photography: it allows us to see, at a single glance, a change taking place over time.
Some people love this landscape and its far-reaching views; others are much less drawn to it. Feel free to share your impressions of this vision of Beauce. You can do so using the comment box below.
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