René Grincourt

Paris born and raised photographer and director.
Founder and creative director of the brand Karma8a.


Work:
Arc’teryx Keep it Real 1
Adidas Berlin Half
Arc’teryx Keep it Real 2
Karma8a Brione
Adidas Adizone
The North Face Mellow
Evolv Campaign

Personal:
Fragments
Bouldering


Contact:
grincourtrene@gmail.com
Instagram
Arc’teryx

Keep It Real 1


A road trip across the UK with a crew of local climbers for a real taste of the English underground climbing culture.

Directed and filmed by: René Grincourt
Photography: René Grincourt
Second Camera: Grégoire Mithieux

Featuring:
Hamish McArthur
Maximillian Milne
Jim Pope
Kieran Forrest

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Adidas

Berlin Half

“Racing is life.
Anything that happens before and after is waiting.”

Julie & Jon in the streets of Berlin.
Campaign shot in Berlin, April, 2024. 


Photography: René Grincourt
Production and creative direction: Hyld Studio
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Arc’teryx

Keep It Real 2

Keep It Real 2 captures a side of bouldering
that you’d be forgiven for forgetting. As climbing culture grows increasingly obsessed with grades
and performance, this film reminds us that bouldering
is so much more. Set in the forest of Fontainebleau, 
a crew of high-end competition climbers seek
respite from the pressure to perform. 
Time to catch a vibe, and keep it real.

Directed and filmed by: René Grincourt 
Second Camera: Gregoire Mithieux
Post-production: Bobby Vannoy and Grant Manner
Music: Eliot de Carbonnieres & BYPXR
Production: Erwan Verchere 


Athletes:
Holly Toothill / Ashima Shiraishi / Kieran Forrest / Clément Lechaptois / Hamish McArthur / Maximillian Milne / Jim Pope

Arc’teryx team:
Eugénie Frerichs / Matt Spohn/ James Kim / Tina Henderson / Max Mueller/ Tanguy Verchere/ Ben Osborne 
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Karma8a

Karma Crew Vol.1 Brione Trip Zine.

All photos and design by René Grincourt
during a trip in Brione with the team Karma8a

Thanks to:
Matteo Berger 
Lorenzo Berger 
Sam Javois
Louis Front
Yann Laboulange
Victoria Loa
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Adidas

Adizone Runzine photoseries of Axel Vang

This photoseries was a part of the production
for the Adidas Adizone Runzine ‘fanzine’.

The campaign was shot in Copenhagen in August 2023. 

Production and creative: Hyld Studio
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Video of Axel Vang for Adidas Running
The North Face

The North Face film for Mellow
"A Valais Classic" feat. Daniel Woods

Daniel Woods spends a month in Fionnay, Switzerland taking on the area's classics and establishing one himself. 

Climb list:
Grape Ape 8A+ (v12) FA
Ragot FM 8A (v11)
Permanent Midnight 8A+ (v12)
Compass North 8B+ (v14) FLASH
Scarred for Life 8B+ (v14)
Foundation's Edge 8C (v15)

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Evolv

Campaign

"From Dirt Grow the Flowers"
Chironico, Switzerland.
Evolv production / Figure Agency
Featuring: Daniel Woods
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Fragments

Photography Book
This book is a personal diary, a way of collecting memories.



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Bouldering