Based in Paris and Normandy, France. Initially I travelled all over the world on assignment and to complete personal projects. These days I try to focus more on local stories : I am interested in craftsmen, entrepreneurs, unusual people and farmers who work the land in a respectful way. I undertake corporate assignments for companies and organisations such as HSBC, UNESCO, OECD and Nokia. Editorial clients include Bloomberg News, Globus Weekly and Insight Guides. I am represented by WpN and Photoshot.
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France: Cider Making in Normandy
By Andrew Wheeler
Posted in all, features, europe on 22 December 2008
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Laurent Delaporte, of Emmanville near Rouen has always made cider with his grandfather’s wooden press. He uses special apples from his father’s small farm and also from some land he owns nearby. Making cider this way is very labour intensive. Most people use a hydraulic press that is brought from village to village, squeezing the [...]