Bio – About Jérôme

Jérôme Tanon is a 37 years old photographer & movie director. Born in Paris and living in Annecy, Jérôme has been a snowboard photographer since 2007. He quickly switched from digital to shooting solely on film with analog cameras. Self-taught, creative in the darkroom, his timeless and intimate creations are easily spotted, with a typical grain and black and white look. He is mostly known for his works with double exposures, silver-gelatin lith prints, bromoils and etchings. His photographs are exhibited regularly and published in snowboard magazines around the world. Besides his personal projects such as “Emperor” and “Singes”, in 2016 Jérôme released the self-produced documentary : “The Eternal Beauty Of Snowboarding”, an instant classic reaching millions of views on Youtube. His second film “Zabardast”, a freeride expedition in the Karakoram, was released in fall 2018, winning several festival awards, and gave way to his first photo art book. In 2020 he released “Heroes – Women In Snowboarding” in the form of a community coffee table art book & travelling photo exhibition. In fall 2022, the public discovered : “Free Rider”, an epic documentary shot in Alaska. In 2024 Jérôme directed yet another film “Bleau Dans La Peau”, featuring boulder climbing in the Fontainebleau forest. In 2024 and 2025 the public will discover his latest film project: an adventure film shot in Antarctica featuring the De Le Rue family. The multi-talented artist keeps working on what he loves without compromise.

Photo exhibitions

Kumi Yama – Les Deux Alpes – 2009
Uberschnee Freestudios – Geneva – 2010
Blackrainbow – Paris – 2011
Isolation Camp – Innsbruck – 2011
Mont Blanc Photo Festival – Sallanches – 2012
Wee-An – Lyon – 2012
Wind-Snow Shop Café – Annecy – 2012
Art On Snow – Bad Gastein – 2012
Hotel Altapura – Val Thorens – 2013
The Reels Festival – Annecy – 2013
La Bobine – Grenoble – 2013
MB Gallery – Chamonix – Bromoils – 2014
Ride The Wall – Geneva – 2014
SHOOT – Chamonix – 2014
Hotel Le Morgane – Chamonix – 2014
Lowkey Studio – Lausanne – 2014
Enjoy The Glacier – Les Deux Alpes – 2014
Art On Snow – Bad Gastein – 2015
Le Surfing – Hossegor – 2015
Snow Garden Festival – Grenoble – 2015
Art By Friends – Annecy – 2016
Snow Garden Festival – Grenoble – 2017
Into The Ride – Martigny – 2017
S-Fest – Moscow – 2017
Champéry Film Festival – 2018
Montagne-En-Scene – 2018
Evo – Denver, Portland, Seattle – 2020
Art by Friends – Annecy – 2020
Studio Le Carré – Lyon – 2020
Rider’s Hotel – Laax – 2021
Médiathèque – Chamonix – 2021
Atome Annecy – 2022