Les gens de mon village
Photographer : Denis Dailleux
Publisher : Le Bec en l’air
Release Date : 06/03/2026
Book-size : 24 x 31,5 cm
Language : French / English
48 pages
In this first series of photographs, taken when he was 30 years old, Denis Dailleux
gives a face to his nostalgia for his childhood in Anjou.
Denis Dailleux and Le Bec en l’air continue to deepen their partnership, following on from Persan-Beaumont (2018) and Juliette (2019) with this book, which explores the photographer’s early career. In the late 1980s, having left his native Anjou to try his luck in Paris, overcome by nostalgia for an enchanted childhood, Denis Dailleux returned to Chanzeaux to photograph the “people of his village.” He was 30 years old, and this was his first major series of images, shot in black and white.
Inspiring the twenty or so portraits gathered here, the photographer takes the time to recount her childhood memories in a delicate text that offers valuable insights into her work. Those who are already familiar with his work will recognize his careful framing and attention to living things, flowers, gardens—everything that has made this exceptional portraitist unique for almost forty years.
With this rarely seen series, Denis Dailleux gently celebrates roses and cabbages, bringing a vanished world back to life.
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