PHOTO STORY · SPECIALTY COFFEE · CRAFT
Corbeau × Montista
I followed Guilhem of Corbeau Coffee Roaster during a roasting session at Montista in Montferrier-sur-Lez. From green coffee to roasted beans, this photo story focuses on hands, textures and work at the machine.
Let’s talk about your project ↗Before the cup, the craft
A handful of beans, a setting on the screen, a glance into the drum. This series follows the time spent transforming coffee: preparation, monitoring the roast and releasing the beans. Working portraits sit alongside details of metal, wood and coffee.
It starts with the beans
Green coffee moves from the sack to the scales and into the roaster. The opening photographs introduce the material and the first steps of the session.
It starts with the beans
Precision in every gesture
Screen monitoring and checks at the machine go hand in hand. The photographs capture the attention given to the coffee throughout roasting.
Precision in every gesture
The colour of coffee
Beans leave the drum, fall into the tray and begin to move. Browns, reflections and textures offer another view of the work.
The colour of coffee
A workshop, shared knowledge
The session also unfolds through conversations around the machine. Hands, glances and a shared workshop tell the story of craft at different scales.
A workshop, shared knowledge
Corbeau at Montista
For this session, Guilhem rents roasting space at Montista. This co-roasting setup allows him to work with his own coffee in an equipped workshop. The photographs follow the session and the exchanges on site.
Discover the two businesses: Corbeau Coffee Roaster · Montista and its co-roasting workshop.
Photographing the people behind coffee
For a roastery, a coffee shop or a team at work, I create photo stories in Montpellier and the Hérault that show the people, craft and places behind your business.