Laurent Parienti is a globe-trotting photographer, capturing the beauty of people and landscapes around the world. His collaborations with the Moken people and the British Museum have brought his work to international recognition. Deeply inspired by the Aegean Sea and the timeless beauty of Greece, Laurent has dedicated a special photographic series to this enchanting land. Through his lens, he brings the essence of Greece to life, creating images that are both poetic and elegant, inviting viewers into a world of dream and contemplation.
Laurent Parienti is a French photographer whose work explores the profound connection between humanity, nature, and light. He lives in a small fishing village on the shores of the Mediterranean, where the rhythm of the sea and the silence of the wild landscape nourish his creative energy. His soul is nomadic — always in motion, drawn to the elsewhere, sensitive to the invisible passages between worlds. He needs to feel like a stranger for the magic of the moment to emerge. “One does not take a photograph; it is the photograph that takes us”. It happens when we surrender — when we forget ourselves and become one with the moment. Then, the image appears like an imprint, fragile and eternal at once. To love is to see.
Through his art, Laurent seeks to reveal the soul of a place, a face, an instant. For him, photography is not a technical act but a state of presence — a silent dialogue between the visible and the invisible. His Leica is his constant companion, yet he often returns to analog film and Super 8, embracing slowness and imperfection to capture images that breathe and carry emotion. His recurring themes are nomadism, the sea, and the sacred.
For many years, he has worked alongside a team of ethnologists studying the Moken, a nomadic sea people living in the Mergui Archipelago between Burma and Thailand. Through his images, Laurent preserves the memory of this disappearing culture — both fragile and universal — a mirror of our shared humanity.
Throughout his journeys across the world, Laurent discovered Greece, a land that profoundly transformed his artistic vision.
He fell in love with its minimalist landscapes, the radiant light of the Cyclades, the richness of its culture, and the kindness of its people.
Since then, he has devoted a large part of his creative work to celebrating this beauty — capturing the essence of Greece through images where sea, sky, and earth blend in perfect harmony.
His Greek photographs are imbued with poetry and serenity, offering a timeless encounter with the light, soul, and silence of the Aegean.
