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Jérôme Sessini The machines of a paper factory that stopped in 2015, ending 140 years of paper industry in the town in Vosges, Eastern France. 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini FRANCE. Raon l'ETAPE. September 22, 2016. FRANCE Project. My hometown. Pascal, 43, used to work for more than 20 years at the paper factory "Les Châtelle". Pascal lost his job 3 years ago, and he (...)
Jérôme Sessini The machines of a paper factory that stopped in 2015, ending 140 years of paper industry in the town in Vosges, Eastern France. 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini Pascal, 43, worked for more than 20 years at the paper factory. He lost his job 3 years ago, he's been unemployed since. Vosges, Eastern France. 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini FRANCE. Raon l'ETAPE. 2016.

FRANCE Project. My hometown. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini German blockhouse which was part of the line of defence of autumn 1944 constructed at the foot of the Vosges mountains to stop the Allies from passing before winter. Vosges, Eastern France. 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini Frosted car in front of my home on a Saturday morning. Vosges, Eastern France. 2017. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini The machines of a paper factory that stopped in 2015, ending 140 years of paper industry in the town in Vosges, Eastern France. 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini A dead cat hit by a car in front of my house. Vosges, Eastern France. 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini Fabrice and Stephane. Two long-time acquaintances. Fabrice (Left) was in college with me, Stephane, a little older than me, is a former boxer with whom I trained. Vosges, Eastern France. 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini Market on a Saturday morning. Vosges, Eastern France. 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini Fabrice and Stephane. Two long-time acquaintances. Fabrice (Left) was in college with me, Stephane, a little older than me, is a former boxer with whom I trained. Vosges, Eastern France. 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini Annual fall funfair. Vosges, Eastern France. 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini A fire caused by a defective heater. Vosges, Eastern France. 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini Dam by the lake. Vosges, Eastern France. 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini One of two long-time acquaintances. Fabrice was in college with me. Vosges, Eastern France. 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini Caravan in the woods in a town in Vosges, Eastern France. 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini FRANCE. Raon l'ETAPE. December 12, 2016.

FRANCE Project. My hometown.

"Le Point Central" bar downtown Raon l'Etape on Monday morning. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos