OF LOVE AND WARRIORS

Stories of Mongolia stole Frédéric Lagrange’s heart and sparked his imagination when he was a young boy. Today, the photographer captures intimate everyday moments and epic landscapes in the Land of the Eternal Blue Sky

Words and photography by Frédéric Lagrange

I have been to Mongolia 14 times, experienced every season, along with the challenges that come with working in a climate that shifts so wildly. The first time I travelled to Mongolia was in the summer of 2001. I was working as an assistant in New York to a fashion photographer. I had saved enough money to take a month off from work and organised a trip to practise photography. I had long had it in mind to go to Mongolia, as that country is intricately entwined with my family’s history. My grandfather fought in the French army during the Second World War and was caught and jailed by the Germans. A faction of Mongol soldiers under Soviet command freed him, along with other British, American and French soldiers, from…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2023

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