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Ces collections sont issues de productions d'amis photographes impliqués dans des domaines parfois éloignés de nos sélections originelles. Elles méritent toutefois qu'on s'y attarde pour des raisons d'actualité, ou purement graphiques, mais savent titiller notre passion pour l'image.
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Côté "photos d'art" - Galerie de portraits de personnages ayant marqué l'histoire de leur sport.
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Côté "Rods" - Vous trouverez ici des photos de courses d'endurance, notamment à l'occasion du centenaire de la mythique Ronde Mancelle qui continue de faire rêver les plus grands pilotes contemporains, comme les amateurs de légendes automobiles. Retrouvez ici quelques très grands moments comme des illustrations typiques de cet évènement magique.
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Côté "photos d'Art" - Nous vous proposons ici des illustrations représentatives d'un état d'esprit. Ces images vous projetteront ailleurs l'espace d'un instant.
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Côté "Sails" - Retrouvez dans cette collection Vendée Globe des photos d'aventuriers qui ont écrit la légende de "l'Everest des Mers" comme les journalistes spécialisés surnomment cette course. Des icebergs de Van den Heede lors de la 1ère édition de 1989 à la victoire d'Armel Le Cleac'h en 2016, en passant par le "presque chavirage" de Nandor Fa en 1992.
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Côté photos d'art - Cette collection est particulièrement destinée aux amateurs d'ambiances particulières, aux nostalgiques d'époques vécues ou pas. Qu'il s'agisse de sports mécaniques, de courses nautiques légendaires, ou d'illustrations plus contemporaines.
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Côté "Galerie" - Paréidolies ou non, ces photos se regardent comme de véritables tableaux. Retouchées ou non, joyeuses ou sombres, elles traduisent un regard acéré d'artistes qui savent extraire la beauté de menus détails.
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Côté "Galerie" - Cette partie regroupe une sélection d'images de la collection phare grand format de Johan Vandenberghe, toutes traitées selon un procédé de sublimation, et imprimées sur une tôle de 1mm. A travers ces images, nous vous proposons de percevoir ces voitures fantastiques sous une autre prisme. Cette collection sera complétée au fil du temps.
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Côté "Galerie" - Cette collection se différencie de la partie "Vintage" par le fait que son contenu représente des sujets contemporains photographiés avec des techniques anciennes, principalement le collodion humide. Le rendu met en exergue l'ambiance particulière qui se dégage de ces scènes.
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Côté "Galerie" - Constituée principalement de photos de SergDady pour l'instant, ces images sont l'interprétation d'une véritable quête de la part de l'auteur. Celle d'un moment où tout est en harmonie, où l'esprit rejoint la réalité du quotidien dans un environnement naturel harmonieusement repeint.
Find out moreWelcome to the new GALLERY area of Sails & Rods!
For the majority of the photos presented in the other categories, these are limited editions of very beautiful photos from press reports, published or not, and not accessible to the "general public" before today. Our favorite fields are CAR, MOTORCYCLE, BOAT, PLANE and ESCAPE (this last term mainly evoking seaside atmospheres), all at reasonable prices so that a maximum of you can enjoy it !
While respecting this initial philosophy, this GALLERY space goes further by offering you truly unique works, representing the vision of artist photographers. These photos offer chromies, techniques, supports and formats chosen by the artist himself to give birth to a work. These are no longer "extracts" of reportage, but original creations.
Their format, their even more limited number of editions and their adapted price required that we reserve a place for them a little apart.
At Sails & Rods, we sincerely believe that working in the midst of art photos will help you and your collaborators to find inspiration, to escape for a moment, to feed your curiosity, in short to feel good at the office! Sale or rental of works, unique and limited prints or setting up thematic exhibitions, we support you in the realization of your artistic projects.
Find out moreBernard Testemale was born in 1958 in the small seaside town of Soustons in the Landes (40). He discovered surfing at an early age. Bernard Testemale has been fascinated by photography ever since he received a present camera as a child. Traveler at heart, he will practice various trades that will make him discover many countries on the 5 continents. It was in the early 90s, during the explosion of the image of surfing, that he plunged into the world of professional photography. A regular contributor to the main surf and travel magazines, Bernard Testemale has become a world reference in surf photography in recent decades. If in 2000 Bernard Testemale signed the first covers of magazines with the newly emerging digital process, today it is the opposite path that attracts him and parallel to his work, he explores the universe of old processes to return to sources of 19th century photography.
ART OF RIDE PROJECT
For Bernard Testemale, this single word "RIDE" or "RIDER" alone sums up the spirit of freedom that is dear to him. Entirely made with collodion, a complex photographic process invented in the middle of the 19th century and drawn on metal plates (tintypes) or glass (ambrotypes), these black and white shots with infinite nuances, cause an immediate flashback. in the past and release an emotional charge as unique as it is unpredictable. Creating a timeless piece of great intensity with an engine or a character as its subject is a real challenge that has become a passion, we are here at the crossroads between painting, sculpture and photography. Working with collodion requires acquiring a substantial technical background. , to have notions of chemistry and to master the many hazards (light, temperature) that can destroy the image. Each photograph requires time and patience on the part of the photographer as well as his model. From these hours of laborious work, the photographer has no guarantee of success, but the small imperfections and the very unpredictable result of the print are the charm of these unique and timeless pieces of art. "It's a kind of step back," explains Bernard Testemale. “The collodion brings us back to the origins of photography”.
Since 1994, I have been working in photography. In these press agencies, specializing in sports, I have experienced many joys at the sight of extraordinary “plates”. Then came the time of the frustration of sometimes being the only one who could enjoy it.
Indeed, if these images were not selected by the decision-makers of our client magazines, for very diverse reasons and not only artistic ones, no one would ever see them, quite simply.
In 2016, the decision was therefore made to unite a large number of photographers among my professional and personal network, in order to make their best shots available to as many people as possible, you!
The time had come to allow you to acquire art photos. These images will be either the most beautiful artistic, historical photos, or even both, extracted from reports, or works of artists wishing to exhibit their own vision of our favorite fields: AUTOMOTIVE, MOTORBIKES, BOATS, PLANES and ESCAPE (Sea Shores). So many universes allowing you to travel within our common passions, and which you will have the opportunity to share with your loved ones.
We voluntarily offer these quality art photos at affordable prices, so that everyone can find what they are looking for, either in Open Edition or accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity for limited editions.
Have fun,
Arnaud Letrésor
Bernard Testemale was born in 1958 in the small seaside town of Soustons in the Landes (40). He discovered surfing at an early age. Bernard Testemale has been fascinated by photography ever since he received a present camera as a child. Traveler at heart, he will practice various trades that will make him discover many countries on the 5 continents. It was in the early 90s, during the explosion of the image of surfing, that he plunged into the world of professional photography. A regular contributor to the main surf and travel magazines, Bernard Testemale has become a world reference in surf photography in recent decades. If in 2000 Bernard Testemale signed the first covers of magazines with the newly emerging digital process, today it is the opposite path that attracts him and parallel to his work, he explores the universe of old processes to return to sources of 19th century photography.
ART OF RIDE PROJECT
For Bernard Testemale, this single word "RIDE" or "RIDER" alone sums up the spirit of freedom that is dear to him. Entirely made with collodion, a complex photographic process invented in the middle of the 19th century and drawn on metal plates (tintypes) or glass (ambrotypes), these black and white shots with infinite nuances, cause an immediate flashback. in the past and release an emotional charge as unique as it is unpredictable. Creating a timeless piece of great intensity with an engine or a character as its subject is a real challenge that has become a passion, we are here at the crossroads between painting, sculpture and photography. Working with collodion requires acquiring a substantial technical background. , to have notions of chemistry and to master the many hazards (light, temperature) that can destroy the image. Each photograph requires time and patience on the part of the photographer as well as his model. From these hours of laborious work, the photographer has no guarantee of success, but the small imperfections and the very unpredictable result of the print are the charm of these unique and timeless pieces of art. "It's a kind of step back," explains Bernard Testemale. “The collodion brings us back to the origins of photography”.
