1910 – 1979
Photographer from Marrakech. Of 1933 to years 1980, Bertrand, postcard editor, owned a gallery in the new town, the Guéliz district.
During his career, he focused his interest on the cities and regions of the South. After Independence, he was chosen to participate in the creation of the first Ministry of Tourism, proof of his attachment to Morocco. Besides his activity as a photographer, René Bertrand carried out ethnological research and filmed the Berber tribes of the High Atlas. His research work is illustrated by the book "Berber Tribes of the High Atlas", made in collaboration with his son André Bertrand. André Bertrand gave the Maison de la Photographie de Marrakech an abundant archive and authorized the digitization of his father's films..
"René Bertrand, the photographic work ", House of photography, 2020