Rolwaling, a sacred valley in the Himalayas

(a book to be published in 2023)

Photographs by Matthieu Alexandre

Texts by Marjolaine Edouard

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Five kilometres from the border with Tibet, at the foot of the mythical Gaurishankar, the Sherpa community lives under the threat of the largest and most dangerous glacial lake in the Himalayas, the Tsho Rolpa, perched at 4580 metres. Fed by the continuous melting of the Trakarding Glacier due to global warming, which is higher here than the world average, the lake's banks threaten to break and spill into the sacred Rolwaling Valley, next to Mount Everest.

"Du raisin et des Hommes" 

(Of Grapes & Men)

(a book published in 2022)

Photographs by Matthieu Alexandre

Texts by Marjolaine Edouard

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The result of an immersive adventure in the vineyards of the Coteaux du Layon in Anjou, this book is the story, in photos and in words, of the experience initiated by the two authors during the confinement of spring 2020, in contact with five young winemakers with singular backgrounds who are writing a common story: that of a new generation committed to a virtuous practice of a profession that is two thousand years old.

Following the rhythm of the vegetative cycle and the seasons, in four organically farmed estates, "Du raisin et des Hommes" (Of grapes & Men) invites us to reflect on the future to which we wish to contribute. Through their approach, these women and men invite us to put our steps in theirs.