Lydia Metral
Photographer | Paris & Barcelona.
French and Spanish queer photographer born in 1986 in Grenoble (France) and graduated from EINA (Centre Universitari de Disseny i Art de Barcelona) in photography and editorial design. Working between Paris and Barcelona.
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Selected Clients
Apple
Forbes
Libération
Madame Figaro
Mairie de Paris
Marie Claire France
Marie Claire España
Medias France
The New York Times Magazine
Obra Social La Caixa
Olam Productions
Philharmonie de Paris
Rosàs Agency
Selected Publications
9 Lives Magazine
Another Magazine
Bird In Flight
Cake Magazine
Contributor Magazine
Curated by Girls
Dazed Digital
Feminist
Fucking Young!
The Huffington Post
It's Nice That
Kaltblut
Libération
Lesbian Are Miracles issue 6 Black Lesbian Rises
Marie Claire Hong Kong (issue 345, june 2019)
Marie Claire Korea (june 2022)
Mauer Mag issue 4 The Intimate
Metal
The New York Times Magazine
NR Magazine issue 12 Change
El Mundo (Tendenciès)
Santé Magazine
Schön Magazine
Time Out
The Uncoiled
Vein Magazine
ZERO.NINE
Exhibitions
Pergola 15 - Live Festival
Living inside various experiences, group exhibition curated by Self Self Books
Milano, Italy, 2022
The Projector
Fundació Foto Colectania & Antigua Fábrica Damn, group projection of the finalist projects
Barcelona, Spain, 2022
Culture Pool
Maker’s Yard, group exhibition
Frome (Somerset), England, 2022
Expo de Chiotte
Halles Tropisme, solo show
Montpellier, France, 2022
Maison Européenne de la Photographie
Group exhibition with Lusted Men collective
Paris, France, 2022
Les Marmites Artistiques
Nanterre Faculty, group exhibition with Lusted Men collective
Nanterre, France, 2022
A Nova Feminilidade
Thirdbase Studio, group exhibition curated by Curated by Girls
Lisbon, Portugal, 2022
Velvet Moon x Mazette
Group exhibition with Lusted Men collective
Montreuil, France, 2022
Les Nuits Photos
Group projection with Lusted Men collective
Paris, France, 2021
La Nombreuse & PianoFabrieck
Group exhibition with Lusted Men collective
Brussels, Belgium, 2021
Bumann & Sohn
Group exhibition
Cologne, Germany, 2021
Queer Festival Heidelberg
Group Exhibition
Heidelberg, Germany, 2021
Candy Darling
THEY SAY, solo show
Barcelona, Spain, 2020 - 2021
La NUU festival
Finalist for the Screen section (audiovisual format)
Rubí, Spain, 2019
Les Nuits Photographiques de Pierrevert
Ferme Sainte Marguerite, solo show
Pierrevert, France, 2019
The unbearable lightness of being
Lomography Embassy Barcelona, solo show
Barcelona, Spain, 2019
Helsinki Photo Festival
Galleria Futura, group exhibition
Helsinki, Finland, 2018
Les insouciants
33/45 Gallery, solo show
Barcelona, Spain, 2017
"La photo se livre" festival
La Fontaine Obscure Gallery, group exhibition of photobooks
Aix-en-Provence, France, 2017
Utopia Photo Market
Utopia 126 Gallery, group exhibition
Barcelona, Spain, 2016
#elsamicsdelbarri
Cadàver Exquisit Gallery, exhibition with Spanish photographer Samuel Navarrete
Barcelona, Spain, 2016
DYI
Cadàver Exquisit Gallery, group exhibition of selected photobooks
Barcelona, October 2015
Exposure
Espacio Barra de Ferro, EINA, group exhibition with EINA students
Barcelona, Spain, 2015
Retour des projections des Nuits Photographiques de Pierrevert
La Jetée Gallery, group projections
Marseille, France, 2015
Les Nuits Photographiques de Pierrevert
Group projections
Pierrevert, France, 2014
La Nuit de la Photographie Contemporaine
Group exhibition
Paris, France, 2013
Transmettre
Beaurepaire Gallery, group exhibition with participation of Yann Arthus Bertrand
Paris, France, 2013