Jérôme Tanon presents "HEROES" - a photo book and exhibition about women in snowboarding

Jérôme Tanon, French photographer and filmmaker, proudly presents his latest masterpiece "HEROES", a photo project dedicated to the unique women in snowboarding and their dedication and passion for it. A successful crowdfunding campaign in early summer created the basis for "HEROES" as a large-format hardcover book, which will be available worldwide from October 13, 2020. The photo project is also going on an exhibition tour with the first dates set for this fall, with further dates to follow in 2021.

The photo project - Jérôme has always had great respect for all the independent and strong women who snowboard, skate or surf. Nevertheless, he has rarely taken truly exceptional pictures of them throughout his career. This lack of good photography inspired him to follow some of the most talented female snowboarders around the globe for two winters to document and capture the culture and progression of women in snowboarding. The focus is on a great crew of female snowboarders including Elena Griglia (ITA), Ylfa Runarsdottir (ISL), Laurie Blouin (CAN), Anna Gasser (AUT), Elena Könz (SUI), Yuka Fujimori (JAP), Silje Norendal (NOR), Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (NZL), Mary France Roy (CAN) and many more. Jérôme photographs with an analog Pentax 6×7 medium format. He processes the negatives by painting on them before making silver gelatine prints in the darkroom.

HEROES - THE BOOK - The book is self-published and comes with 288 pages packed with Jérôme's pictures, which are complemented by artwork and texts by snowboarders and artists from all over the world. Thanks to the support of the snowboard community during the crowdfunding campaign in early summer, the book has now become a reality. From October 13th "HEROES" is available in selected snowboard stores and online via Blue Tomato and Snowboarder Magazine for € 45/US$ 50.

HEROES - THE EXHIBITION - A selection of large-format photos will soon go on tour to tell the stories of these women who test the limits every day on their snowboards. The first two openings will take place from October 24 to November 6 at ART BY FRIENDS in Annecy (FRA) and in Champery (SUI) during the Mountain Film Festival from November 6 to 8. Further exhibitions will follow in 2021/22 when the Covid-19 restrictions are more event-friendly again. They are on www.jerometanon.com and to learn about @jerometanon.

About Jérôme - The 33 year old photographer has made a name for himself over the last 12 years with the utmost respect in the snowboard scene. He is a true artist and loves traditional analog photography techniques, which he combines with modern snowboard photography.

Jérôme mostly shoots analog on film and develops the negatives in his darkroom. He is known for his distinctive photographic style and for his award-winning documentaries "The Eternal Beauty of Snowboarding" (2016) and "Zabardast" (2018).

A big thank you goes to Salomon Snowboards for supporting "HEROES" from the very beginning.