Express Economy

One of the (many) perks of shooting portraits for magazines: sometimes, you meet interesting people! Yes, you do! Economist, Jesuits,... sometimes they are both!

I have the pleasure to shoot portraits for Le Vif/ L’Express from time to time and recently I had the pleasure to make a portrait of french economist Gaël Giraud. Well, I’m not in any way much educated in political economy and usualy, if the interview happens on the same day as the shooting, I’m preparing my gear and gone scouting while the journalist is working. But this guy was so interesting, I just sat in the room and listened to those unheard point of views in the medias on the economical crisis in Greece. I brought home pictures and some thoughts to chew on.

MarquePage

If you are in Arles this summer, there is still few hours to see my contributions to HAVASPARIS’s exhibition « MarquePage », during les Rencontres d’Arles. Quite a fun display, like a small stocking place disguised as a WunderKamer, just on the corner of the Forum Square. This is about brands logo meeting titles of books.

 

Lian Ray

Lead singer and guitar player of former band rHESUS, Lian Ray could be one of the last rock oddball (perhaps) alive. Definitively an intriguing character whose (beautiful) solo album could set sail to the world anytime, whenever this rare bird decide to let it go. You have press photo, now, let it go...

Sun light sensor

Visual study on wearable device "June by Netatmo" for boudoirnumerique.com . Is June jewelry? Crack up the volume, press play and find out!

April 1st

Ready.

Ink Store

Dear visitor, today I'm  inviting you to help me free my drawer from all those colorful tear sheets prints. Each are lovely birds, gentle and  printed on archival paper for optimized long exposure to your contentment and pleasure. Don't wait too long as they are longing to fly to and nest on your walls. I'll give them a little push and a stamp. Graciously.

ゆめ - Un rêve de Paris - Part V

ゆめ - Un rêve de Paris - Part IV

ゆめ - Un rêve de Paris - Part III

Nami : «Je voulais tout réapprendre depuis le début»

ゆめ - Un rêve de Paris - Part II

Jouji's dream: «J’ai rêvé de cette ville où l’on peut traverser en dehors des clous».

ゆめ - Un rêve de Paris

A summer ago, I started this portraits project with journalist Ludmilla Intravaia, mesmerized by Japan. We are both from Belgium and moved together  to live in Paris. That’s not a huge cultural gap but it’s yet big enough to make us sensitive to the adventure our subjects are experiencing when leaving their thousand of miles far away island to meet the stunning  cultural shock of parisian streets. Chasing a dream of Paris, what do they catch?

Yuki's dream: "I was looking for something beyond my reach."

Instant Magic

Do you remember those days when we were using instant films? You certainly do. They came with a negativ sheet fading away swiftly (ending usually in the closest trash bin). Any souvenir of the chemical stripes drifting from one edge to the other? Like an analogic glitch. Bleaching haïkus...

Off the Fiac

During the 41st edition of Fiac, there is a fashion photography exhibition at Cité Internationale des Arts, 18 rue de l'Hotel de Ville in Paris, where one of my picture will be hanging. Go and bring it home! Ending night is on October 30th, be my guest (drop me a line).

Felicia Day in Paris

Felicia Day is an american actress (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Eureka, Supernatural) and creator of The Guild and Geek & Sundry. If you're web savvy, you probably already know her. The photoshoot happened at The Last Bar At The End of The World. Of course. 

Young at Heart in Cannes Fashion Photography Festival

Cannes, June 2014: I was late for the opening ceremony of the Fashion and Beauty Photograpy International Festival. I'm a bit ashamed of that part but I'm much more proud to have been granted the Young Talent award. Humble and extremely grateful to be recognized  young forever, 'cause "Fairy tales can come true, it can happen to you/ If you're young at heart/ For it's hard, you will find, to be narrow of mind/ If you're young at heart"

Louise Bourgoin

Ladies and gentlemen, may I present you the french actress Louise Bourgoin, new ambassador for Kenzo's fragrances. She is also known for her good sense of humour, so I pictured her on parisian Place des Victoires for Victoire Magazine. Who's funny now?

Special Operations Instagram

I've been challenged to get a grasp on hashtag #HomeMadeMagic on social networks, as it is the name of my freshly new portfolio online (visit me here).  It's quite a funny ride as I'm struggling against pictures of home cooked tortillas. Magic is definively all kinds of illusions... Follow me there. This summer, I'll post at regular pace exclusive contents. Carrousel begins...

Black White and Colors

I've discovered pleasant words about my humble work somewhere on the web. Have a look!

Prints in Magazine

Fresh from the box, here are 3 recent collaborations for belgian magazine Victoire I received by mail today.

Juliette Greco, french singer and actress.

Four words for Juliette Greco: french variety music legend. She probably made my grand parents danced. The shooting took place in the "argentique suite" of the Lutetia hotel,  just few days before it closed for 3 or 4 years of remodeling. Maybe it will reopen as a "digital room".

André, street artist

This guy is a street artist who rides his scooter by night to paint his Mr A drawings all over the city walls. He is also the owner of several night clubs and a hotel in Paris. I took the liberty to place a graffiti of my own on his face. No skin armed in the process, though.

rwann & Ronan Bouroullec, designers

One of them is Erwan. And there is also a Ronan in the picture. And they design stuffs together as brothers should do. 

Almost Spring in Jardin du Luxembourg

But, you know, from the perspective of a digital pinhole camera, you could be mistaken...