About the Artist
“My goal is to capture what happens around me, nature, cities, people…poverty and misery, injustice and victory, beauty and decay, glitz and glamour“—Francois
Francois Gossieaux has captured life through a lens for most of his adult life but he has only recently started sharing his images and perfecting his craft. In 2011, Francois went through a difficult personal journey and his escape became his camera. He picked one weekend day during his journey to travel throughout New England observing, discovering and capturing the beauty in everyday life.
Francois has emerged into a passionate photographer who strongly believes that if we pay attention to what happens around us, we can all become observers and visual storytellers about our environment—the diverse (and sometimes disappearing) cultures that we interact with, the injustices that we witness every day, the beauty that surrounds us, and the daily awe-inspiring experiences that we get when (and if) we open our eyes and pay attention. Francois uses a Canon 5D Mark III and a Canon 7D with various Canon lenses. His work can be seen at humanobservations.com & @fgossieaux.
Traditional “About the Artist”
…a dedicated son, supportive brother, and a very proud Dad
…enjoying his days with the love of his life
…an enthusiastic global and local traveler (observer)
…a passionate photographer, visual story teller, and entrepreneur
…tri-lingual (Dutch, French, English)
…a resident alien here in the U.S. and Belgian by birth
…permanent student of life
Boats: Dreams Made and Broken
The Andover Reads 2016 book, The Boys in the Boat is a story of an epic Olympic journey. This team, of working class boys from foggy coastal villages, dairy farms and smoky lumber towns, reminds you of what can be done through determination, transformation and hope. Although the boat is not the star of this story, the bond between the boys and boat can only be imagined as they row their way to fulfilling their Olympic dream. Francois Gossieaux captures the escape, inspiration and sometimes defeat in his series Boats: Dreams Made and Broken.