Breadmaker in Leh, Ladakh

There is a lane in the Old City of Leh where one can find many breadmakers from as early as 4am. Everybody in town will walk thru this lane at one point during the day to buy their bread. I documented the activity in this area.

France Leclerc, born in Quebec, Canada, is an independent photographer who currently lives in Chicago. Her early career was in academia, but she decided to make a change to pursue her true passion for photography. The most prominent themes of her work are culture (especially disappearing ones), gender, and social inequality. She likes to describe her work as “life photography”, though her approach is a mix between documentary and street photography.