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Marie-Charlotte Pezé

Photographer
Journalist
Media Multitasker Extraordinaire

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I have a severe photo-hoarding problem
that today amounts to more than six hard drives -
so here's a few more galleries,
which I was even so kind as to organize.
Sort of.

Photos Galleries

I've been doing this job since pretty much forever, so I can take pictures of anything. But I'm specialized in available light portraits, because I like people, and I like the sun. There.
(I also like food, so I included those as well.)

Tearsheets

Because it's all oh-so-pretty once laid out in a magazine, here's a collection of tearsheets of my photographs published in A-Mag, Time Out Amsterdam, Amsterdam Magazine, SHOP!, SuperTrash Magazine and Uitkrant.

Articles

My beats are mostly Lifestyle and Culture & Entertainment, and for some reason someone thought I could write about Fashion (ha!), but I occasionally foray into Social Issues - which is where my heart lies. Find the archives of my published work here.

Other things I do

Expatica

I am the Editor in Chief at Expatica, the online expat relocation Bible.

I still get to write and edit sometimes, but mostly it keeps me busy managing the editorial team, devising SEO, content, IT, and even sales strategies, and thoroughly annoying the developers.

One of my proudest accomplishments is writing our mission statement and defining our higher goals along with director Mark Welling, to use our platform to promote human rights and sustainability.

Souffrance et Travail

I am also the Editor in Chief of Souffrance et Travail, the authority on burnout and workplace harassment in France.

This adventure started in 2009, when I coded V1 in notepad and called myself a webmaster. It is now technically way beyond my comprehension, but I am still responsible for writing, editing, and publishing most of its static content.

As a member of the board of directors I also get to explain SEO practices to a bunch of doctors who have no idea what I'm talking about.

The Broken Hearts

I roam the streets with my camera and ask people to share their most tragic love story. I liked the idea of exploring a subject that is so universal yet very personal and intimate, asking strangers to reveal something humbling and painful.

The collection of portraits and stories, entitled The Broken Hearts, lives on Facebook.

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About Me

About Me

[or: failed attempt at not sounding self-important.]

It's funny to see how much we are a continuation of our childhood selves. I wrote my first short story back when I believed my cat could read; and my Fisher Price camera died of abuse when I was 10.

I studied history and political sciences, but I had an itch for wider horizons (I blame our family holidays spent roaming the world in a beat-up van), so I dropped out of school when I was 20 and moved to New York where I dedicated 10 happy years to filmmaking.

After returning to Europe, I felt ready for my lifelong aspirations to tell stories and speak the truth. I know that journalism is slowly agonizing, lying on the sidewalk with its arms in a cross; but this is what I love, and I am terribly stubborn. I sharpened my pen on piles of websites, newspapers, and magazines, where I contributed as a writer, editor, and photographer.

But we can't escape ourselves, and the truth is, my greatest skill is probably keeping stuff organized and moving forward. From deputy editor, to managing editor, to editor in chief, I have grown to thoroughly enjoy being more than an artist and journalist, and engineering the mechanics of all the moving parts of my profession.

Resume

Download my resume here:

or find me on Linked In:

so that I don't feel like I spent ages
building my profile for nothing.