La Solitude Heureuse
French photographer Raymond Depardon expresses the joy of solitude with a collection of images from his trips around the world
Ténéré Desert, Niger. 1989. All images © Raymond Depardon / Magnum Photos
Raymond Depardon’s La solitude heureuse du voyageur (“The Happy Solitude of the Traveler”) is a collection of images from over 30 years of traveling. Filled with deserts, cities, and hotel rooms, the selection celebrates the joy of solitude as found on the road, far from home and fueled by curiosity.
Arizona, USA. 1982.
Children playing with man in middle ground examining car. Beirut, Lebanon. 1991.
Figure with camel. Afars Territory, Republic of Djibouti. 1988.
Western Desert. Egypt. 1984.
Gas pump. Rio de Oro, Dakhla, Western Sahara. 1989.
White Sand. New Mexico, USA. 1982.
"Why do I make images? A trip without a camera / a trip without memory. To travel is a fiction." From the book The American Desert. Sun City. Arizona, USA. 1982.
People on beach. New York. 1981.
Man walking down street. New York City, USA. 1982.
USA. Colorado. Denver. 1982.
Chambers St. near City Hall. New York City, USA. 1981.
USA. New York City. 1370 Avenue of the Americas (6th Avenue). 1981.
Saxony, Germany. 1990. “Two months after the fall of the Berlin Wall. On the road to Leipzig.”
Street corner. Berlin, Germany.1990.
Uyuni salt flats. Bolivia. 1997.
Child leaning out of the window on the train between Hô Chi Minh City & Hanoi. Vietnam. 1992.
Raymond Depardon Man with child on the road to Labilela. 1997. © Raymond Depardon | Magnum Photos
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