I’m your biggest fan I’ll follow you until you love me

Papa-paparazzi! Now when thinking of a paparazzi it is usually negative but in this occasion the AEGEEan has gotten their own little paparazzi, and it is definitely a positive thing!

She was member of the month of the “Tripulacion” region who is taken care by Luis Alvarado Martinez and his team. She is member of the Speak Up! project which you could read about recently on The AEGEEan and now she is the official photographer of The AEGEEan team for the upcoming Spring Agora Enschede. So if you want your picture taken, get shown on our Facebook site, have an important group moment captured then you should try to notice where Lea Charlette will be during the Agora, because she will be the one taking pictures for The AEGEEan. How can you find her you may ask, and The AEGEEan will try to help you out. First of all, she will be wearing a badge similar to The AEGEEan badges that editors and journalists were wearing during the EBM Izmir. Second of all, you can read about her here and get to know about her love for AEGEE and photography.

The AEGEEan: How did you hear about AEGEE?

Lea: I heard about AEGEE last year when I was in Italy through two friends from Santander, and when I arrived back in Paris in September I instantly became a member of AEGEE-Paris.  I was elected secretary and responsible of Human Resource in November and I was the main coordinator of the last Regional Training Course in Paris. As mentioned I am a member of the team of the Speak Up project (a French tour promoting youth participation) and I’m actually also working on a project started by Luis Alvarado Martinez and Edouard Mougin. We want to find all the first articles about the Network which was published in French newspapers at the time of the first conference EGEEI. We will do that by transcribing the archive that we could find and then translate it into English so that everyone can enjoy it. (Document will be published in May)

Lea captured during RTC Paris

For how long have you been interested in photography?

I bought my first camera two months before leaving for my Erasmus, so I learned to take pictures during that whole year.  There are so many amazing landscapes, so many friends, so many things to be photographed.

Why do you like photography?

I love taking portraits of people when they don’t look at me, or when they are laughing. It is so much better than a smile sometimes.

Besides being an active AEGEE member and loving photography what do you use your time for?

I study law so… studying  and I play trumpet, so go to my orchestra or play for myself. I also try to keep some time to see my friends, and family.

Why were you interested in taking pictures for The AEGEEan?

This is a great way to meet people, and to be more useful for AEGEE, and to be an active participant of the Agora.

 So if you want your photo taken, then look out for this French girl at the Agora and maybe a picture of you will be published to more than 2000 viewers.

Written by Patricia Anthony, AEGEE-København