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Still Life

Frozen

Early in the morning in winter, walking down the stairs from the parking to the office… This is why I always keep the small RX100 in my pocket…

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Cityscape

350, 5th Avenue, NYC

As any other icon, the Empire State Building is a difficult subject for a travel photographer who has limited time and opportunities. How to capture something that might feel slightly different from the other tens of thousands of images taken daily ? There is probably no simple recipe. Great photographers will probably just follow their instinct, and […]

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Wildlife

The Eye and the Light

Practicing photography has a virtue, it helps enjoying things as simple as a ray of warm light in the harsh New-England winter. It also educates the eye, from embracing globally a scene to focusing on tiny details.. In fact, having a camera in your hand might just be a bonus…

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White dead tree in dark forest.
Abstract

Dead White Wood

Most of the time, tree stumps are nothing but dead…But sometimes, curves, texture and shapes play with the light to produce an organic feeling. And sometimes, simple straight lines can even push imagination one step further…

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Abstract

And then, there is the first post…

Of course, the first image has to be in black & white, because it’s how the world appears through the viewfinder. With shades of grey. With little details, and a sense of depth. And abstract. And because photography is about contrast, the second image, still not in color, has to be related but different. Flat, […]