Lafond; Louis-Henri;1880-1950;French pharmacist and amateur photographer.On the back of photo N ?47; Louis Lafond writes: "I desire to be cremated"; 24 January 24 1914; signed; L. Lafond. "Now I don't care. I would rather dry on a tree"; Sep 17; 1946; signed; L. Lafond.In his last two wishes; written in an ironic tone; on the back of his self-portrait caricature of a convict (AKG8377368); the photographer expresses his anger and powerlessness in the face of the rising tensions between the great colonial powers at the beginning of the 20th Century.