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
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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 Studio001
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/
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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 Loa003
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 Studio004
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.