In Our Farm, the famed French photographer Raymond Depardon tells his
early life story with his very first photographs, describing his
youth as a farmer's son on the banks of the Saone River, filled with
the ardent and urgent desire to testify to the state of the world and
of his fellows. "The stone staircase in front of the kitchen is still
there. It leads up to the loft. Though my memory isn't entirely
clear, I seem to remember that it was my first landmark on the farm.
As a child, I was only allowed to go up the very first steps I still
like to sit on those stairs today. Is it because of the perfect shape
of the steps, worn by the passing of time? Is it their color that
changes with the light and the seasons? It is pleasant there, in the
winter sun. You are sheltered from the wind that blows through the
Saone valley. In summer, it is the hottest spot in the courtyard.
When evening falls, the red sun sinks behind the top steps."
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