Being at the right place at the right time. That was my precise feeling as the light was firing up the narrow canyon of Lower Antelope. Being at the back of the group, I was able to save a few seconds alone to try to capture a little part of the magic. A few precious […]
Totem Pole
When we arrived at Monument Valley that day, I was not sure to bring back any image. Sky was too white, light was too flat. For sure we enjoyed the spirit of that special place, taking pictures from time to time to be able say, hey, we were there… But finally, not long before leaving, […]
The Snow cone
As there was no direct flight from Chicago, we stopped a few hours at Zurich airport. Weather was pretty bad, the snowstorm was running for hours. The bus stopped a few meters from the boarding stairs. Plane was icy, tarmac was snowy, everything was white. Well, almost everything…
Green Rust
A desert clearing at the end of a crossroad, somewhere in the Berkshires, ideal place for an unplanned encounter with unusual models.
The Little Red School
It was almost the end of a photographic journey in the western side ot Massachusetts. During the whole day, we were happy to forget about work, and to enjoy a shared passion for photography. Tired but in peace, while driving back on the Mohawk trail, we stopped close to a small brick house. As we […]
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 […]
Out of the Shadows
One of the characteristics of cities with tall buildings, is the high contrast produced by shadows and direct or reflected light. Technically it forces the photographer to not trust its camera auto exposure settings, and to be in control, which is good. It also strongly isolates the subject in the light, as background details vanish […]