Eric Roset, self-taught freelance photographer, lives in Geneva since 1993.
Born in 1972 he spends his childhood in Lyon. As a high-school student he makes his first pictures while witnessing student demonstrations. From then on he never gives up his passion for photography that will accompany him in his professional and personal activities such as social work and mountaineering.
But it’s on the road, in the streets, discovering people’s daily life that he improves himself. Thank this curiosity he discovers the gipsy culture that fascinates him since his teenage years. During numerous journeys following their trail in France, Romania or Switzerland he “discovers reporting, “committed” reporting thank which he collects pictures of contact, the photographer taking his time and being empathic with his subject.
Since 2005, his exhibition "Opre Rom! Stand up Roma!" is travelling through Romania, Switzerland and France. He carries on with his personal work on the gipsy community. In 2007 he shows his pictures of migrating Roma in Geneva ("Post Tenbras Roms") and in 2008 his work on the gipsies and their trailers ("Camping is great !"). In 2010 he realises a new exhibition "Romnia" showing roma women from different groups.
Eric Roset published his first pictures in 2004 and started working for the Swiss press and several institutions. Since 2007, his dream has come true as he can make a living being a photographer. In 2009 he received the status of RP photographer.
Eric Roset worked for:
- RPP communications, Europimages, Parti socialiste genevois, L’Hospice Général, Sons du monde, Rive droite immobilier Swiss Finance Institute, Bébé Racaille, Colgate Palmolive Europe Sarl, Bildschön das schnelle Bild-Netwerk GmbH Groupement des Entrepreneurs et Indépendants Progressistes, Fondation Pierre Dubois, Jour de Cashmere, Petites merveilles, Les Geneva Devils, Les Films du Worso , Eglise protestante genevoise, L’Union Européenne de Radio Télévision, Jubilé Calvin 09, Le Bureau de l’Intégration des Etrangers, Le Service d’Aide aux Requérants d’Asile, Sillage, Team Reporters, La Maison Vaudagne, Le Service de la coopération du canton du Jura, L’Institut Universitaire d’Etudes du Développement, L’Institut Universitaire de Haute Etudes Internationales, Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement, La Direction du Développement et de la Coopération, European University, Europimages, Le Service de la Coopération du Canton du Jura, Transocean, SSP-VPOD, Unilabs, Pro-Entreprise sociale et privée, UNITAR, 1402.ch, Geneva Secondary School, International Center for Monetary and Banking Studies, la Ville de Genève, Astramedia, Département des Finances du canton de Genève, Mosaïc sarl, Le 2ème observatoire, The Global Health Programme, East End Communications GmbH, Oral-Pro Sàrl, BZ.COMM GmbH, Caversham, Eugster/Frismag AG Elektrohaushaltgeräte, Altenburger LTD legal + tax, Société Suisse des Entrepreneurs, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, Office Protestant de Consultations Conjugales et Familiales, Handicap International, Établissements Publics pour l'Intégration, Le deuxième Observatoire...
