The first formal “curfew order” was introduced in 1918 by the British board of trade, which ordered shops and entertainment establishments to extinguish their lights by 10:30 p.m. in order to save fuel during World War 1. This is Le update to the current situation here in France. From mid December, we’re already under a curfew (8pm […]Read Post ›
I find myself making more and more images without people. Just something I have noticed lately while organising or editing final shots. It is certainly a result of less people being on the streets these days, first of all. On top of that, 95% of people that you’d come across in a city centre would […]Read Post ›
So here we are, rolling into 2021 and already there’s plenty of things to be shocked by. But I don’t want to go there. Like many of you perhaps, I’m thinking of my future goals for this year. No resolutions, no. Hardly anyone really succeeds with those. It’s more of a feeling of doing something […]Read Post ›
As we approach the end of the year, I think it’s time to quickly glance back. But I have no intention in talking about the pandemic. Instead, I’d like to emphasise positive things that happened this year. For example; after taking a long break from blogging in 2019, where I only posted once… I have […]Read Post ›
A few more shots from that walk just before the streets of Montpellier got flooded with busy shoppers and just ordinary folk walking around the city centre, enjoying Christmas lights and decorations. I could still capture isolated subjects. It was strange and unusual during this time of the year. The city centre is ready to […]Read Post ›
The following images were taken just before our second lockdown finished here in France. I took this opportunity to get out later in the evening while the streets were still quite deserted. Photographing in crowds of people is not my thing so one good thing about this semi-lockdown was that I was able to get […]Read Post ›
This Friday’s friendly challenge is something Unique. A unique experience or something incredible that you have come across in your life. My first reaction was trying to remember and share something from the past. I began going through the memories of places and people I have met or photographed and then I thought, let’s slow […]Read Post ›
Another day, another photo walk. I guess we’re lucky we can come out few times a day but part of me thinks that this semi-confinement doesn’t actually do anything but harm our economy and mental health. In many ways, it just doesn’t make any sense. All non-essential shops are closed (small independent boutiques, hairdressers etc) […]Read Post ›
Days are getting shorter. We must make the most of the sunlight available to us. It’s not as easy as it seems considering movement restrictions that were put into place recently. It’s been two weeks since France have gone under another lockdown but as I mentioned before, this one is less strict. As long as […]Read Post ›
Visual expression is very often inspired by music for me. I’ve noticed it has always been that way. I’m not a person to have or think of regrets in life but probably the only one I have is that I can’t play any musical instruments. I have a good musical ear and I consider music […]Read Post ›
Before we all get locked up again, I wanna make the best of this light. This autumnal air. It’s probably the best time of the year for outdoor photography. Thing is… we’re still in f***** 2020 and tonight our president will speak again and introduce new restrictions. A second national lockdown? Very possible. So let […]Read Post ›
A little update of what’s been happening here in France, what I’m up to. Yesterday our president gave a 45 minute interview and introduced new security measures for the upcoming weeks. New rules will be applied to the 8 cities which are currently in the dreaded Red zone. Montpellier is such city, so from this […]Read Post ›
I’m releasing my lockdown photo zine this week through Blurb and I feel that by the time I’ll receive my copy we’ll go into the second full lockdown here in France. Ironically I’ll probably start working on the sequel… who knows. I’ve deliberated and couldn’t decide for a long time which company to use and […]Read Post ›
I’ve been going through my digital archives from yesterday. I’d say I remember about 95% of photos I took. There are some odd ones that stand out and you think to yourself – why the hell did I take a picture of that??? And there are some interesting ones that catch your attention and remind you […]Read Post ›
The streets were calling me that day. I love this time of the year. The sun is becoming less harsh and goes down earlier. I prefer going on photo walks late afternoons and with the present light, the conditions are perfect. Starting from the old city centre which I know by heart now and heading […]Read Post ›
As promised in the last blog post I’m sharing the monochrome images from our last beautiful hike around 12 lakes of the Carlit massif. Taken with Fujifilm X70, edited in Darktable. Thank you again for being here and checking this out. That week in the Pyrenees was an amazing experience and a true breath of […]Read Post ›
Our last big outing was to the lake Bouillouse which is a registered natural site, known throughout France and Spain for its rugged landscape and many lakes. At an altitude of 2,000m, the mountain lake is the highest lake accessible by road and chairlift in the whole mountain range. Below is the map of our […]Read Post ›
After a very atmospheric last post the sun came back out to greet and accompany us on further travels. We did a short trip from Les Angles to another nearby ski station and village “Font Romeu” where our friends were staying. We spent an afternoon watching the local car racing show but as I wasn’t […]Read Post ›
Hi guys, I continue my visual diary about the recent trip to the Pyrenees mountains. If you’ve missed the previous posts, check Parts 1, 2 and 3. As the clouds were settling down nicely over the village, we decided to take a walk through the forest and towards the nearby lake of Balcere. The walk […]Read Post ›
A few weeks ago I dove into my Fujifilm camera settings again, played around with some presets and stuck with the Velvia. I like the vibrant colours that it produces along with the high contrast to separate the subjects. Deep dark shadows work well and I can get the needed result with minimum editing afterwards. […]Read Post ›
After some time off, I feel like it’s good to come back to blogging with this particular post. It’s a part of a Friendly Friday Challenge. Photography is my passion, my hobby so it would be natural for me to share some tips, well I prefer to say advice for anyone who is just beginning […]Read Post ›
We are having a great beginning of summer period in South of France. I’m talking about the weather. The temperatures so far have been considerably low for June in this region. The hottest day so far was probably +28°c and the rest of the time no higher than 25°c and around 15° at night so […]Read Post ›
Hey guys, I hope everyone is well and healthy. Here’s what I’ve been up to in the forth week of the lockdown… Lockdown projects: “No Gravity” , “50 photos inside” , “Alone together”. This is the point in time when anything goes. Never mind what anyone thinks, never mind the rules and constraints. I just […]Read Post ›
Going through some old blog posts today. It’s always interesting to glance back and remember those moments, these thoughts, these images you made, that photographic learning process you were going through and realize that this is a never-ending learning curve. That’s the beauty. Well, this original post goes back to 2016 and back then I […]Read Post ›
We’re in the second week of the national lockdown. I hope you and your loved ones are ok. Blog posts are getting harder and harder to write as there is no new material to share but it doesn’t mean we can’t look back on our previous work and see, maybe there’s something we missed, a […]Read Post ›
From today, France is on quarantine. The state of emergency due to the Covid-19 virus is all around Europe. I still have to go to work in the mornings. All food supplies shops remain open and as I work in a bakery, I’m no different. Bakeries in France are close to religion and probably the […]Read Post ›
I’m still here, believe me, I am… yes, I’ve gone off regular blogging and slowly but surely moved to instant sharing machine – Instagram. It’s quick, it’s fun, it’s addictive. However, lately, I have also been considering going back to regular blogging, communicating with you wonderful people as let’s face it, the communication on Instagram […]Read Post ›
The end of 2020 is approaching fast. I’ve already summed up this year and the highlights in a previous post. I rarely go way back and look at my blog stats but today I did and I’ve noticed that my first ever WP blog post was written and shared in December 2013! That makes […]Read Post ›
I took these just before we went into the second lockdown. This is a part of The Golden Pond of Montpellier and is situated a few kilometres out of the city. I used to work near this place. I got sick of the work but never got sick of that view. I haven’t been here […]Read Post ›
