Street and Documentary Photographer based in Nice, France
Tarek Zaïgouche, born 1985, Batna, Algeria, is a street photographer based in Nice, France. Working in the tradition of humanist documentary photography, influenced by Alex Webb, Garry Winogrand, and Harry Gruyaert. He pursues layered colour compositions and decisive moments across Europe, North Africa, India, the Americas, and the Caribbean.
His work explores the tension between tradition and modernity, the spectacle of public life, and the quiet poetry of ordinary moments. He seeks to see the world with a child's eye, open, curious, and always ready to be surprised.
Tarek shoots on Leica, valuing discretion and presence over intrusion. He photographs the street almost every day, finding his subjects not in the extraordinary, but in the infinite photographic opportunities hidden in the banality of everyday life.
Awards & Recognition
Maghreb Photographer of the Year, 2018
Finalist LifeFramer, World Traveler, 2018
Finalist StreetFoto San Francisco, 2019
Finalist London Street Photography Festival, 2019
Finalist Italian Street Photography Festival, 2021
Finalist London Street Photography Festival, 2021
Finalist Trieste Photo Days, 2024
Exhibitions
Kiev, Ukraine, Akt Photo Festival 2017
Essaouira, Morocco, les nuits photographiques 2018
Leica Store Marseille, 2023
L’Attrape-rêves, Antibes, 2024
La Vie en Bleu, Nice, 2024