The photographs of this set entitled “Gagnant” were taken in the former horse-track
of Faliro in Athens, Greece during the years of 1985 and 1986. The set took its
name from the humble and omnipresent magazine with the daily racing forms named
Gagnant. I was not interested in photographing the races, the horses and the
jockeys but rather it intrigued me to capture the faces of the bettors. All the
excitement and the hope of watching the race, the anger and the dismay after
the race is over and the deep contemplation while studying the race-card for
the next bet, when for a moment, everyone of them becomes an island in the
midst of the crowd.