Ninety previously unseen photographs through which Matthieu Ricard, for the first time, reveals the true scope of his photographic work. —L’Œil de la Photographie

In Light, his latest work, he invites us to rediscover wonder and attentiveness, an antidote, he argues, to the moral, political, and ecological confusion of our time. —L’Echo

This book,  the culmination of sixty years of photography, offers a chromatic symphony that explores the world on every scale. —La République du Centre

His work is a quest for light. —Version Femina

He may be known as the French spokesperson for the Dalai Lama, but Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard is also a renowned essayist and photographer. —Point de vue

According to Matthieu Ricard, the photographer is a painter whose material is light and whose brush is his gaze.

In his latest book, Light, the culmination of sixty years of photography, he shares with us a chromatic symphony that explores the world at different scales, from the smallest detail of moss and rock to vast landscapes, recalling the profound link between the microcosm and the macrocosm in nature.

Painting with light is not just about capturing the nuances of the sky and the contours of the natural world; it’s also about revealing the inner light that emanates from eyes, faces, and hearts. From the infinitely large to the infinitely small, Light is a photographic and meditative experience at the heart of the light spectrum.

This beautiful book includes almost 180 previously unpublished photographs by Matthieu Ricard, who, for the first time, reveals the scope of his photographic work.