Exhibition at WOMAD / Caerbladon Gallery, Malmesbury UK

A few weeks ago, I had the privilege to have my work exhibited at WOMAD Festival with David Drake and Caerbladon. I had my work printed in large format for outdoor exhibition at the festival, I also had an exhibit at the Caerbladon Gallery and I had a lively Artist Talk at the Malmesbury Library.

The work is now up in Malmesbury town through this weekend which is incidentally the town's Carnival time!

What a pleasure to have my work received by a welcoming community!

Published in GEO Magazine France

Je suis très heureux de vous annoncer que le magazine GEO a publié un dossier de 10 pages de mon travail dans le cadre de leur série, "L'œil du photographe".

"Au Cœur des carnavals les plus étonnants de la planète" apparaît dans le numéro de mars, en kiosque actuellement (avec une vignette d'une de mes images en couverture) ! Avec un texte d'Anne Cantin.

Ce travail constitue une sélection des images que je prévois d'inclure dans mon prochain livre de photos sur les carnavals du monde entier. (Toute piste d'éditeur potentiel en Europe et/ou aux Etats-Unis est la bienvenue !)

Lien pour l’article ici.

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I'm very excited to share that the French photo and travel magazine GEO has published a 10-page portfolio of my work as part of their 'L'œil du photographe' series.

"Au Cœur des carnavals les plus étonnants de la planète" (In the Heart of the Most Amazing Carnivals on the Planet) appears in the March issue, on newsstands now in France (with a thumbnail of one of my images on the cover)! Text by Anne Cantin.

This work is a selection of the images that I plan to include in my next photo book on carnavals around the world. (Any leads on potential publishers in Europe and/or the U.S. are welcome!). You can download the full PDF here.

Link for article here.

Portraits of musician Karl Jannuska

En cette période difficile, il y a quand même de bonnes nouvelles:

J’ai le grand honneur d'avoir travaillé avec le musicien et compositeur polyvalent, Karl Jannuska, créant une belle archive d'images pour son prochain album. L’une des photos a été publiée aujourd’hui sur le site de FIP Visitez le site de Karl pour voir d’autres photos, et cliquez ci-dessous pour regarder le clip de son nouveau single « Miracles » !

In these dark times, a little light is shining through:

I’m honored to have worked with multi-talented musician and composer Karl Jannuska Music to create a nice library of images for his upcoming album. One was featured today on the FIP website. Visit Karl’s site to see more photos we created together, and click below to see the video for his new single “Miracles”!

Studio visit with artist Amélie Veyssiere

Sympa visite d'atelier aujourd'hui avec Amelie Veyssiere. On a fait un petit échange et j'ai découvert ses techniques artistiques. Un grand merci à Cinémorphe aussi! Bon week-end!

Great visiting and learning with Amélie!

Nice workshop visit today with Amelie Veyssiere . We had a little exchange and I discovered her art techniques. Big thanks to Cinémorphe too! Have a great weekend!

Great visiting and learning with Amélie!

Portraits of musician Jordan Copeland for new album

This summer I had the privilege to photograph Jordan Copeland, who is not only a talented musician and songwriter, but who I've known since grade school! It’s been a pleasure to see his music get a wider audience, and we explored the surroundings of our hometown to create some images for his recently released project. Shot in Yonkers and Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, July 2021.

Hear his music at www.jordancopelandmusic.com

Portraits of Ben Howard, Fitness and Health Coach

As my portrait practice is heating up in Paris, I thought I'd show some recent portrait work.

Ben Howard is a top health and fitness coach, customizing any program for his clients' specific needs. I've gotten to know him over the confinement as a friend and a client. Here's a few shots we did together, and just as importantly, how he transformed them with his messaging for his social media outreach.

More on Ben: https://www.teamben-e-fit.com/

On-set movie stills for "Aviva," shot in Paris

A few summers ago, I had the honor of being the still photographer on set for the Paris production of the independent and visionary film “Aviva.”

Directed by Boaz Yakin (“Fresh,” “Remember the Titans,”), the film, with choreography from co-star Bobbi Jene Smith, is in distribution with Outsider Pictures, will be on Video on Demand in November in the U.S. and Canada.

It’s always tricky being the still photographer on set, as you have to be invisible and always present looking for where the actors and the cameras are, while also looking for evocative stills and sometimes some great behind-the-scenes shots. Then there was the 4am call time at Sacre Coeur! A bit difficult but worth it for that early morning light. Plus I got a credit, and yes now I’m on IMDB! Yay!

A trailer is here and linked to the screenshot, at the end of the gallery below.

Here's a blurb, borrowed from the Outsider Pictures website:

“Aviva” is a uniquely sexy dancing in the streets, sheets and bars impressionistic take on a movie romance, set in a New York world of gender-fluid and frequently fully unclothed bodies. The character of Aviva, played by both Zina Zinchenko (and at times by Or Schraiber), is a young Parisian who develops an online romance with Eden, played by Tyler Phillips (and at times Bobbie Jene Smith), a New Yorker. Incorporating exuberant dance sequences, and featuring a pair of principal characters played by four different actors daringly expressing both masculine and feminine sides, “Aviva” captures a restless and changing today where who we are as women and men, and how we navigate the world, is up for grabs.

Photos of Touki in Rolling Stone France

Congratulations Cory Seznec and Amadou Diagne on a great review of their album «Touki-Right of Passage» in Rolling Stone France! Photos by me in the article and in their promo video! NICE!

https://www.rollingstone.fr/cory-seznec-amadou-diagne-scintillant-touki-right-of-passage/

Toutes mes félicitations à Cory et Amadou surtout pour l'article génial sur leur album «Touki-Right of Passage» dans Rolling Stone France! Mes photos dans l'article et dans la vidéo promo! Bien joué!!!

Rolling Stone France, June 2020

Rolling Stone France, June 2020

Interviewed by Firebuilders

Interview with Joshua Koerpel live on the Firebuilders Series about photography, book publishing and how to harness the passion and energy we feel for a topic and craft it into a project.

Armchair Traveler Series

While going through my archive and editing the over 20,000 photos I shot in Jan and Feb during Carnaval, I’m committing to post at least one photo per day from my Armchair Traveler series, to brighten your feeds during these difficult times. To see, just follow my Facebook or Instagram.

Klosn tradition in Stilfs, South Tyrol

Every year for St. Nicholas, the Klosn tradition erupts in this small town in the South Tyrol mountains of Italy. Characters include “Esel” (the donkeys) carrying huge clanging bells and eye-popping colorful costumes, “Klaubaufs” wearing rags and huge devil masks with chains grabbing anyone who is watching, and the procession of St. Nicholas and his acolytes. Each character makes specific gestures which are traditionally handed down: there are no written records of this practice. The clanging and chaos creates a true trance and time stops for one day, to ensure the correct beginning of the winter Carnaval season.

Kloecker tradition in Sarntal, Italy

St. Nicholas gives out blessings and gifts in the streets and in homes. Strange characters roam the streets and stop and sing traditional songs in a circle. A joyous St. Nick character dances with a sprite in the middle of the circle. One of the characters has an active wood burning stove on his back, which the others feed once in a while from the sticks of wood on their backs. This is the St. Nicholas celebration in the mountain village of Sarntal in the South Tyrol mountains of Italy, for three Thursdays every December.