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 ›
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 ›
This is my last photo walk and I mean a proper photo walk, where I’m not limited with time or distance. Where I don’t have to justify me being outside. A city freelance, following wherever my eyes or a good light might take me. We are officially into the second (eased lockdown) as the second […]Read Post ›
As I mentioned in a previous post, a new curfew is in place in 8 major cities in France. 9pm – 6am is a dead zone and streets are empty. Well, I guess it’s not very good for night photography but we could still enjoy the sunsets right? These below are taken in the past […]Read Post ›
