Journal
Fragments of a creative life
Organica
While I now primarily shoot in black and white, there are moments and subjects that feel inherently suited to color.
My appreciation for macro photography is reflected in this series, captured on an early wet morning in the west of France.
While I now primarily shoot in black and white, there are moments and subjects that feel inherently suited to color.
My appreciation for macro photography is reflected in this series, captured on an early wet morning in the west of France.
On one hand, I am drawn to vast spaces and monumental architecture; on the other, I find a quiet, almost invisible connection in macro work, an invitation to see natural patterns not as small details, but as entire worlds in themselves.
As an artist and designer, I cannot help but regard Mother Nature as the best of us all.
On the train - Life as it passes
The simplicity and minimalism of certain compositions, the quiet power of a red filter placed in front of a lens.
The simplicity and minimalism of certain compositions, the quiet power of a red filter placed in front of a lens.
The simplicity and minimalism of certain compositions, the quiet power of a red filter placed in front of a lens.
People often laugh when I say I enjoy traveling by train. We live in a culture of the NOW (or even YESTERDAY), where everything is compressed and accelerated, and we are slowly unlearning how to experience time itself.
For me, trains do the opposite. They restore a sense of distance and duration. They create a space where I can simply look out of the window and let thoughts drift, where observation becomes a natural form of reflection and, inevitably, a source of work.
Of course, this is usually accompanied by a good (bad), absurdly expensive coffee kindly not sponsored by the onboard bar.
Beyond that, trains are also an extraordinary study of human behaviour: postures, rhythms, clothing, micro-gestures, even the poetry of people trying (and failing) to sleep comfortably. A moving laboratory for quick gesture drawing and for quietly observing
life as it passes.
Elena - a few shots
I do not generally do portraits but sometimes, with the right subject, it’s good to stop, look, think and enjoy the beauty of light and people.
I do not generally do portraits but sometimes, with the right subject, it’s good to stop, look, think and enjoy the beauty of light and people.
Good memories of my years in New York, and what this beautiful city brought and represented in my life.
Notre Dame
I still find myself stopping in front of Notre-Dame quite often. It’s something that never really becomes “familiar” in the usual sense.
I still find myself stopping in front of Notre Dame quite often.
I’m lucky to pass by it regularly, and each time it feels slightly different — the light, the atmosphere, the rhythm of the crowd moving around it.
Sometimes I just look for a moment, sometimes it turns into a quick sketch or a couple of black and white photos.
It’s one of those places that quietly pulls you in without asking for attention.
