French photographer Alain Laboile returns with a captivating new series of black-and-white portraits, featuring his children now as young adults. This time, the setting shifts to their home garden, which has transformed into a space reminiscent of a wild jungle. In this lush, untamed environment, they become figures of mysticism—transforming into mythical creatures, space wanderers, explorers of the North, or jungle shamans. Each image captures the raw, untamed spirit of youth, infused with a sense of fantasy and wonder.
This new body of work invites viewers to reflect on the persistence of childhood magic as one matures into adulthood. Laboile’s portraits evoke a powerful question: how can the sense of wonder, freedom, and possibility that defines childhood continue to resonate as we grow older? Through these intimate, fantastical images, Laboile encourages us to imagine a world where the boundary between childhood and adulthood is not defined by time, but by the continued embrace of imagination and wonder.
