WIDE SHUT

WILLIAMSBURG GUITAR PLAYER

2012-02-20T19:23:00.000-08:00

I guess it only confirms the two previous posts...

VARIATIONS ON FRIDAY NIGHT

2012-02-19T09:27:00.000-08:00

It's been said many times that unconsciously we, photographers, are trying to shoot the same pictures over and over again [ hopefully to get a better one each time... ]. There is certainly some truth in that. Looking at some recent images I found this one of a young kid entering the subway.
Definitely some similarities with the previous post.

FRIDAY NIGHT

2012-02-18T16:39:00.000-08:00

A quick walk on Friday night to double check some locations for a shot next week.
Sorry if I've not been posting as much as I'd like... The funny thing is that I miss it somehow...
Great week-end to you all.

WARMER SKIES

2012-02-11T16:15:00.000-08:00

As I have been preparing some future coming gigs I didn't have much time to post anything new from NYC.
So, one more from Cambodia where I'd like to be right now. It always so nice to leave New York in this season for some warmer skies. Soon may be...

NEW YORK GIANTS' PARADE

2012-02-07T14:06:00.000-08:00

This post might look odd just following the previous one... Well, I'm trying to be open minded.
Anyway, I missed it all, arrived too late, couldn't access the "Canyon of Heroes".

VIVE L'AMERIQUE! [3]

2012-02-07T06:23:00.000-08:00

When you walk in the streets of NYC you often encounter murals representing some sort of Americana.
That display of national tradition, often portrayed through various elements such as flags, cars, weapons, etc... is always surprising to me. Being French, I don't think we have that national pride; more exactly I should say that it doesn't translate through the same channels.
Anyway, today this America is looking troubled, may be because NYC is setting up a parade for the Giants' victory when there are obviously more important matters to care for...

BORED AS HELL

2012-02-03T06:58:00.000-08:00

Bored as hell, what a life for an angel...
I met this poor guy yesterday night on 3rd Ave in Brooklyn.
We exchanged a few words and I realized what a tough life he had. We, living souls like to complain, some of us even looking forward for a better "life" in the Other Kingdom...
Trust me, nothing to envy.
This sad fellow has been ignored for years by his twin brother [ hidden by the tree and curiously striking an identical pose ].
Not a word, not a "Happy Birthday" card [ no excuse to forget the day on that one ], simply nothing.
To top it off he has to endure the constant barking of 2 little white fur-wanna-be-angel [ if I can judge by their look ] doggies...
I told him that, one of these nights, I would stop by and take him for a ride.

TONLE SAP LAKE

2012-02-01T09:15:00.000-08:00

Well, we're not in New York or in the Finger Lakes region... but in Cambodia.

I've been out yesterday in the Sunset Park area of Brooklyn but didn't get anything interesting really [ yes, that happens... a lot in fact... ] and as I'm editing images from various trip in South East Asia I thought I would post this one. I will probably add more to the mix in the future.

Early morning on the Tonlé Sap with local fishermen. It's a place where I often go when in Cambodia and over the years I got a few good shots [ yes, luckily that also happens... ] and develop friendly relations with locals that always seems very amused to see me and my camera.

For the photographers crowd, that was shot F3.2 @ 1/4 s, 1600 ISO.

Lightroom 4 really helped to pulled out this image.

TRACKS

2012-01-28T08:20:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was a good shooting day... Beautiful skies, amazing changing light, very inspiring.
The US have something quite special, even living in NYC you often get "connected" with Nature because of the skies..

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

2012-01-27T16:28:00.001-08:00

NO HEAT NO HOT WATER

2012-01-27T06:40:00.000-08:00

L.I.C

2012-01-26T11:35:00.000-08:00

A couple days ago while walking in Long Island City...

READY IN LESS THAN 4 MINUTES...

2012-01-25T12:29:00.000-08:00

FIRST NEW YORK SNOW

2012-01-23T06:57:00.000-08:00

Snow thinly covered NYC Friday night... And as yesterday I finally treated myself, investing in a real warm parka I had to "put it to the test". Well, in fact, not a real test, as temperature last night was 1°C/34°F. Not that cold to NYC's standards. I'm ashamed to say that I'm looking forward to sub-zero temperatures now... Anyway, a few images in the neighborhood around Prospect Park.

FLATBUSH

2012-01-17T07:23:00.000-08:00

It's slowly getting colder in NYC. I have to get some gear to stay warm during those walks. The frisky temperature does not favour concentration neither stability at low shutter speeds...

RAINY NIGHT ON NEW YORK

2012-01-13T08:22:00.000-08:00

PRAISE THE LORD | FUNERAL HOME

2012-01-12T11:19:00.000-08:00

After a break [ due to the the Holidays + an editorial assignment ] I'm back to my nocturnal walks. Not much time yesterday though, so I decided to take the subway for the Atlantic station and walk around the neighborhood there. Doing so I was reminded that you really don't have to go far in order to "discover" new territories... Brooklyn is so vast and so diverse that I have an extensive source of materials.
On a technical note I'm editing with Lightroom 4 which offers a couple of quite practical new features. I particularly appreciate the local edit of color balance.

DEC 31ST 2012. THANKS MICA!

2012-01-02T11:47:00.000-08:00

Before joining good friends for the New Year's Eve I took a walk at Coney Island. I thought that it would be a healthy option before a long night...

While I am shooting, a woman comes to me and we start talking. She tells me that she is a singer- Mica is her name I think - She asks me I'd like to hear her sing. I agree and right in front of me here she goes...
What a nice and unexpected encounter on a 31st... May be that is the sign of a fantastic year ahead...
Thanks Mica!

HAPPY 2012!

2011-12-30T18:38:00.000-08:00

Thank you to you all for taking the time to look at this blog.
It means a lot to me and it keeps me going.

FAR ROCKAWAY [2]

2011-12-29T07:20:00.000-08:00

FAR ROCKAWAY

2011-12-28T15:18:00.000-08:00

Still the "rockaways" but this time on the North side. A very different, intriguing neighborhood. Feeling very disconnected with NYC. I really want to get back there later in the day.

WATERS AND LINES

2011-12-23T18:04:00.000-08:00

First one shot from the GWB coming back from locations scouting for a future job, the second from yesterday in Rockaway. Not sure they work so well together but I think there are some similarities.

WILD LIFE IN ROCKAWAY PARK BEACH

2011-12-23T02:51:00.000-08:00

AROUND BAY RIDGE

2011-12-22T08:54:00.000-08:00

WHILE IN THE SUBWAY...

2011-12-19T15:26:00.000-08:00

An ongoing serie...

WHILE WALKING

2011-12-17T09:13:00.000-08:00

Lots of walks recently. Different neighborhoods, Bushwick, Lower Eastside, Midtown.
New York is a tough beast... Even more so with signs of the End of the Year extravaganza...
I guess I'm getting hit by the Christmas Blues...

GIRL IN THE SUBWAY

2011-12-15T15:46:00.000-08:00

NIGHT RIDE

2011-12-15T05:16:00.000-08:00

On my way back to NYC after scouting for locations upstate New York.

LADDER AND PLANKS

2011-12-13T14:53:00.000-08:00

GOWANUS CANAL

2011-12-10T11:21:00.001-08:00

Yesterday, reading the LENS section of the New York Times I discovered that José Gaytan passed away this last Wednesday.
I remember Jose from the Ken Hansen time [a well known NY photo store years ago] .
José was living close to my place and I would occasionally "bumped" into him during my Brooklyn photographic expeditions.
If you read the article of the New York Time you'll learn about José's attachment for the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn.

BROOKLYN PUERTO RICAN BEACH AT NIGHT

2011-12-08T21:28:00.001-08:00

RGB LIGHTS

2011-12-08T07:26:00.001-08:00

PONTIAC WAGON

2011-12-07T08:31:00.001-08:00

I'm not a car fan but I must say that sometimes the view of those old American cars brings a smile of admiration.

THOUGHTFUL CIGARETTE BREAK

2011-12-05T15:15:00.001-08:00

PROSPECT PARK

2011-12-04T08:21:00.001-08:00

LEICA FOTOGRAFIE Nº3/1961

2011-12-02T17:43:00.001-08:00

During a demolition in SOHO, NYC.

BROOKLYN BRIDGE

2011-12-01T08:40:00.001-08:00

All right, no Belgian waffles but what a bridge.
The view from and of the Brooklyn bridge was my first New York visual "shock" and still attracts me many years after.

I guess I'm enjoying series after all...

CONEY ISLAND UNDER THE RAIN

2011-11-30T08:22:00.001-08:00

A short trip yesterday to Coney Island.
A world away from the summer extravaganza... So peaceful.
Made me think of the time when my grand parents used to rent a house in St Idesbald, Belgium as a lot of families from northern France would do.
Those long, long stretches of sand, the weather never really warm and the sea always too cold...
Unfortunately for us living in the US, Nathan's hotdogs do not compare to the delicious Belgium waffles that my grandma loved so much...

OCCUPY WALL STREET [2]

2011-11-27T15:04:00.001-08:00

TIMES SQUARE

2011-11-26T15:35:00.001-08:00

THANKSGIVING PARADE NYC

2011-11-25T11:40:00.001-08:00

A family watches the end of the Thanksgiving parade under John Wayne's protection.

RAIN ON BROADWAY

2011-11-23T18:38:00.001-08:00

NEW YORK MTA MILKY WAY

2011-11-22T07:14:00.000-08:00

AN AFTERNOON OF CULTURE AT THE MET

2011-11-21T16:03:00.001-08:00

CHERUBIM ON THE SISTINE CHAPEL

2011-11-18T04:57:00.000-08:00

For those of you who are interested - an article about my work by Laurence Chen in the current December issue of Popular Photography.

Click here to read the article.

BLACK UMBRELLA

2011-11-17T07:08:00.000-08:00

No connection with Miley Cyrus...

MANHATTAN HIGH SCHOOL OF GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION ARTS "FUTURE VISIONARIES EXHIBIT"

2011-11-16T08:06:00.000-08:00

with a lot of NJROTC presence...

STAIRS

2011-11-15T06:53:00.000-08:00

COUPLE IN WILLIAMSBURG

2011-11-13T15:10:00.000-08:00

BROOKLYN A FEW DAYS AFTER HALLOWEEN...

2011-11-11T13:02:00.000-08:00

CONEY ISLAND

2011-11-10T07:52:00.000-08:00

Remembering the warm days of Summer....

BROOKLYN BRIDGE

2011-11-07T16:21:00.000-08:00

I have always been fascinated by the view if the Brooklyn Bridge at night. Every time I take a taxi to get back home I shoot a few pictures...

MANHATTAN BRIDGE COUPLE

2011-11-04T08:16:00.000-07:00

While we're on the bridge....

MANHATTAN BRIDGE

2011-11-02T12:34:00.000-07:00

MOVIE THEATER

2011-10-29T19:32:00.000-07:00

VIVE L'AMERIQUE! [1]

2011-10-27T21:27:00.000-07:00

MEN IN BLACK

2011-10-26T06:34:00.000-07:00

FABIAN ALMAZAN

2011-10-24T12:28:00.000-07:00

Extract from a press set for pianist Fabian Almazan. More on his beautiful website by Aestheticize.

8-7

2011-10-23T09:40:00.000-07:00

A French supporter hoping to reverse the power of the Haka.

CARNIVAL SQUASH

2011-10-22T06:14:00.000-07:00

DIA

2011-10-21T06:25:00.000-07:00

"Serrée" dans Serra at the DIA

PHOTOGRAPHER

2011-10-21T06:19:00.000-07:00

IMPRO

2011-10-19T08:44:00.000-07:00

Pianist Dan Tepfer at the Rubin Museum of Art taking a break between shots.

BED STUY

2011-10-18T07:26:00.000-07:00

Yesterday a beautiful old Dodge in Bed Stuy while shooting jazz singer Gregory Porter.

SUBWAY

2011-10-15T09:42:00.000-07:00

BUSHWICK BROOKLYN

2011-10-13T12:20:00.000-07:00

OCCUPY WALL STREET

2011-10-12T07:05:00.000-07:00

BLUE NOTE

2011-10-11T07:38:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I shot a few pictures of Elio Villafranca and Arturo Stable for Motema Records and I was kindly invited to hear them play at the Blue Note with Francisco Mela.

CONEY ISLAND

2011-10-10T03:43:00.000-07:00

2011-10-09

2011-10-09T13:56:00.000-07:00

HELLO WORLD

2011-10-07T13:45:00.000-07:00