108 pages Edited by Martin Josserand Photographs by Martin Josserand Foreword by Pierre-Jérôme Lehel Designed by Sacha Kalfon 25 x 20 cm Language: French, English Hardback Publisher: Self-published Edition of 200 copies 2025
Where the Struggles Bloom is a powerful photo and video documentary that takes us into the heart of Madagascar’s vanilla fields. Behind one of the world’s most precious spices lies a story rarely told: the daily fight of workers whose resilience and dignity persist despite precarious conditions.
Through raw and intimate imagery, the project captures faces, gestures, and stories that reveal both hardship and hope. It explores the fragile beauty of vanilla alongside the harsh realities of those who cultivate it—silent battles against nature, exploitation, and an unequal global economy.
More than a portrait of labor, Where the Struggles Bloom is a visual outcry. It honors resilience, gives voice to the unseen, and shows that even in struggle, hope continues to bloom.
