Born in 1989, Mathieu has been making documentary series for several years exploring the themes of tradition, folklore and religion. Capturing reality...
Born in 1989, Mathieu has been making documentary series for several years exploring the themes of tradition, folklore and religion. Capturing reality...
Based in Paris, Mathieu Richer Mamousse produces vibrant narratives exploring tradition and folklore through a photographic language where instinct meets precision, and atmosphere carries as much weight as subject.
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES for M LE MONDE
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES for M LE MONDE
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES for M LE MONDE
KEVIN GERMANIER for M LE MONDE
BINCHE CARNIVAL
Documenting reality, destinies, and forgotten destinations, his work is driven by a quiet attention to what unfolds naturally — gestures, silences, tension, light — capturing moments that feel lived rather than staged.
AUVERGNE for M LE MONDE
AUVERGNE for M LE MONDE
PATAGONIA for AIR FRANCE
LADAKH for VOYAGEURS DU MONDE
PATAGONIA for AIR FRANCE
With a rich color palette and a visual language that favors restraint over excess, Mathieu shapes images that are direct, tactile, and emotionally grounded.
LADAKH WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY for VOGUE INDIA
LADAKH WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY for VOGUE INDIA
RUGBY AFRICA WOMEN'S CUP
THE TWINS DAYS FESTIVAL
THE TWINS DAYS FESTIVAL
Rooted in sincerity and observation, his vibrant narratives reveal how documentaryand an elevated aesthetic sensibility quietly feed into one another.
ESCARAMUZA
SAUT HERMÈS for WSJ
STEAMBOAT SUDAN
STEAMBOAT SUDAN
SUMMER
Mathieu is drawn to untold stories. He takes time to meet, to listen, to understand — letting each encounter shape the image before he ever lifts the camera.“For an image to work, you need to succeed in transcribing a reality or a setting.”
SUMMER
KIZIK
PATAGONIA for AIR FRANCE
SUMMER
JAPAN forAIR FRANCE
Mathieu collaborates with press titles such as M Le Monde, Vanity Fair, Vogue Italia, Vogue India, T-Magazine, The Guardian, Conde Nast Traveller and Departures. His clients include Aigle, Air France, Acqua di Parma, Bulgari, Dior, Longchamp, Hermès, Isabel Marant, Vuitton and Voyageurs du Monde.
ISABEL MARANT
ACQUA DI PARMA, THE ROSE JEWEL
LONGCHAMP
ACQUA DI PARMA, ST TROPEZ
DIOR
His personal projects remain essential — a space for exploration, ambiguity, and deeper narrative freedom. He published the book "ANIMA" (in collaboration with the fondation Manuel Rivera-Ortiz), about pilgrimsgathering into processionsto celebrate their faith and express their devotion, entering a spiritual sphere where the soul is transfigured by their chants, their dances, but also their attire.