Pierre Toutain-Dorbec is a Franco-American multimedia artist, social documentary photographer, and publisher. He has been described as "an artist whose work emphasize a humanist perspective."
Vietnam. 1968-70
Toutain-Dorbec flourished as a globetrotting photographer, allowing himself to make small groups of photographs around a vaguely defined subject, rather than the extensive picture stories that were expected by the press agencies and magazines he was working for. In Vietnam, he produced images that captured the human impact of the war from a personal and compassionate perspective. He documented moments of resilience, creativity, and even humor. Soldiers and civilians alike who found their ways to make the best of the situation, whether through shared meals, cultural celebrations, or moments of camaraderie were reflected in his lens.
