Born in Paris, my first camera was my grandfather’s camera, a Brownie Model N2. It was a simple box really, but it was like magic to me. That simple box inspired the evolution of eight-year-old Roger Landry into Raw Landry.
Since 1986 I have travelled to more than 500 destinations in 38 countries; from New York to Cuzco to Benares to Hong Kong to Shanghai to Tokyo, each destination offering an opportunity to share my photographic skills with the world.

My real interest lies in documentary photography because I prefer the innate power of candid, unguarded moments as I depict real-life news events. However, photography in any form is my passion.

I particularly love the challenge of documentary photography as it forces you to portray sensitive scenes and moments without letting the presence of a camera interfere. The camera has to remain unobtrusive, in the background. I take up this challenge in two ways:
• street photography, akin to holding up a mirror to society, capturing life as it happens
• producing truthful, objective accounts of events, most often involving people as the subject material.


Your comments are always appreciated, especially feedback on how to improve my work, so please feel free to email me at jm@rawlandry.com, add me to your MSN list (jm@rawlandry.com) or leave a message here

Thanks for you visit.

RL

You can find my photos on the following sites:
http://www.rawlandry.com
http://album-photo.geo.fr/ap/membre/105201/
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/rawlandry/sets/
http://rawlandry.wordpress.com/.