Martin Bertrand

Martin Bertrand discovered a liking for photography at the age of 14. After obtaining his baccalaureate, he followed a professional photographer training course to forge a solid technique and learn the inner workings of the profession.

He focuses on youth and geo-environmental issues. He is particularly fascinated by the 21st century and the upheavals that accompany it.

During 2017 and 2018, he led numerous projects in South-East Asia where he was able to work for seven months. With the mythical Mekong River and its resources, the geo-environmental issues linked to development in the Indochinese peninsula (Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand).
He also covered the stories behind Vietnamese and Laotian youth through the prism of street sports and urban culture.

In 2019, he went to Hong Kong to cover, among other things, the uprising of the pro-democracy movement, which earned him a nomination for the Bayeux Prize for War Correspondents in the Young Reporter category.
His work is regularly published in the French and international press (Le Monde, Liberation, The Washington Post, Le Figaro, Vice, Reporterre, Mr Mondialisation, Fisheye Magazine).

These have been awarded several times, notably by the François Chalais Prize for Young Reporter of the Year 2015 in the photo category. He was a finalist in the Grand Prix Paris Match of the student Photoreporter and awarded by the Young Talents Photo Prize by fotofever.