ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
Casey French is an adventure photographer based in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. He has been working professionally as a photographer since 2014 while exploring South America. Over his career, Casey’s work has been published through media outlets such as Footprint Travel Guides, CNN International and National Geographic. Since March 2019, Casey has been travelling around the world with the intention of using photography for social good. He has collaborated and volunteered with various humanitarian organizations and nonprofits both locally and abroad. In 2020, he rode his bicycle 3,400 miles with his brother Joey from his hometown to San Francisco, California through fires, droughts, and lonely roads, raising money for Fond du Lac nonprofits affected by the pandemic. In 2023, Casey founded Sumercé Artisans, a fair trade organization that supports artisans in Boyacá, Colombia. He released his first collection of photographs in his book ‘Ephemerality’, a five-year photographic and poetic journey available for free here.
SUMERCE ARTISANS
Sumercé Artisans is a fair trade organization that supports independent artists in Boyacá, Colombia, focusing on the thirteen towns within the province of Sugamuxi. Each item is purchased directly from the source, allowing for immediate impact and meaningful change. Sumercé Artisans works in collaboration with Fundación Montecito where a portion of the proceeds fund environmental and education programs within the communities around Lake Tota.
Our artisan partners take pride in what they do. Each handcrafted product represents generations of knowledge and skill and a lifetime of love and commitment by the artisans.
Learn more at sumerce.org.
