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One day, one photo with Mélissa Theuriau

The last One day, one photo was broadcast on Friday 8th December 2006.

From Monday to Friday at 10.30 pm on Paris Première.

History in pictures

"See all the news and understand every photo" is the invitation of the famous motto of the principal French photo report magazine: "the weight of words, the shock of photos". Paris Match celebrates this year its 3000th edition. To mark this occasion, Paris Première, in partnership with the magazine, is screening some of the photos which have made history. Mélissa Theuriau, journalist soon to be on Paris Première with her programme "2 or 3 days with me", casts her eye over these photographs which have marked our time.

Interview with Mélissa Theuriau

"A good photo brings back our personal memories and should speak for itself"

What does Paris Match represent for you?
It's the magzine which treats all the major events in the world. The main portraits are always references. It is an integral part of eveybody's life.

What sort of photos have been chosen?
We started with a very wide choice. They treat many different fields: politics, major events, broken dreams of independence... They are the true witnesses of a given moment. Starting from these photos, I will consider the person behind the objective, the atmosphere, the smells, the witnesses and everything out of the field of view. It's through these little stories that we can better understand the main events. We have thus chosen photos from Biafra, Tienanmen Square and the Tsunami, events which affected everybody.

For you, what is a good photo?
It's a photo which needs no caption. After the initial emotion which overwhelms us, it brings back personal memories and should speak for itself. A good photo should be accessible to everyone and should not ask too many questions. We thus set aside major photos which prompted too many questions.

Are you a photographer?
A bad one, but I take many photos. When I'm travelling, I really like to take lots of portraits of people, after asking permission. At home, I have a wall of portraits which, when I look at them again, raise emotions as strong as when I took them.

In January, you begin a new programme on Paris Première. Could you tell us a little more about "2 or 3 days with me"?
It concerns travel and leisure. An invited guest talks about a destination that he or she particularly loves and, in doing so, we get to know then better. This magazine will be a tour guide out of the ordinary and a portrait of the guest. It's always interesting to see which places are important to people. It allows us to get to know them from a different perspective.

Interview by Arnaud Morisse - www.paris-premiere.fr

Photos presented by Mélissa Theuriau