I photographed this scene of Orpheus at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Rouen and was immediately struck by the contrast between this beautiful classical sculpture in white marble (Orpheus Wooing the Mermaid by Emmanuel Hannaux, 1855–1934; find out how Orpheus dealt with…
When a still life photography session turns into a lesson in light and a prompt for deeper reflection. Julien Apruzzese (jas.studio) is a commercial photographer whose work spans a wide range of subjects, from fashion and flowers to portraiture. But…
A long time ago, in November, the Photo Challenge was “it’s not this time of year without…” and I chose dead leaves. Because we were in Autumn and leaves tend to fall rather late, towards the middle or end of…
Ah, the trees of Saint-Lizier* — and trees in general. I love them so much that I decided to make them the subject of this week’s post. Lately I’ve been photographing trees left, right and centre. And strangely enough, not…
With the surge of over tourism since the Olympics in 2024, Paris is now under the influence of high-strung influencers jiggling in front of the Eiffel Tower. Monuments and the City used to be the main subject but no longer.…
Modernist architecture is no longer flavour of the month. Yet it can be interesting at times. As I was walking down the street, not that far from where I live, I stumbled upon the following building and found it rather…
A few photos of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, a town where I was fortunate enough to spend many happy years. This post is a way of keeping alive an old piece I wrote for a now-defunct local paper, Côté Yvelines. Picture this: Saint-Germain-en-Laye…
Here are a series of shots taken from Orange Cloud for Business’ Normandy data center. As Orange is my client, all the pictures are watermarked with their French hosting website. Plenty of opportunities for great pictures in such a building.…
Your LinkedIn headshot matters, and appearances can be deceptive. Despite the fact that we are in the midst of the iPhone photo age, the image you project on your CV, on blogs or in the press, and obviously on social…
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