Fred Mortagne - Attraper au vol

128 pages
Photographs by Fred Mortagne
Text(s) by Geoff Rowley and Thomas Campbell
Foreword by Anton Corbjin
Designed by Thomas Campbell and Tosh Woods
30 x 24 cm
Language: French, English 
Hardback
Publisher: Odyssée
Third edition
2024

Attraper Au Vol is the photographic work of one of the world's most respected skate film directors and photographers, French artist Fred Mortagne, better known as French Fred.

This photographic essay is the culmination of several years of Fred's work (2000-2015), offering a sublime look at life. A feast of lines and angles, his deliberate compositions blend skaters into their surroundings, offering an abstract perspective on architecture and geometry. 

His work intrigues skaters and non-skaters alike, slowing down the blur of modern life just enough to expose what lies beneath the surface. 

Fred's fluid style evokes the aesthetic beauty of skateboarding and the muse of urban culture rather than pure performance, although the raw talent of his subjects is readily apparent. Through settings, subjects and locations, Attraper Au Vol showcases Fred's signature style in a beautiful hardcover book. Produced both on film and in 35mm digital format, this collection of images is a work of art in its own right. 

Fred's photographs are framed by a foreword by world-renowned photographer Anton Corbijn and an essay by Geoff Rowley, one of the greatest skateboarders of all time, with whom Fred works regularly.