Nuclear vision

BLACK & WHITE

Whether you are in Paris, Chicago, Montreal, or in the nature in the Pyrenees France, in Yellowstone USA or on a beach in Florida, there are always opportunities to depict the scenery in Back & White, revealing even more the shapes and textures.

Nuclear vision

Nuclear vision

Chicago, March 2015

The loop, inside downtown Chicago provides a unique view of the city. When it comes to snow, this gives a desolation mood of the city artery's rail

Rural Fence

Rural Fence

France, December 2016

The rural fence of this field, disappear in the fog, in the French countryside

Order Forever

Order Forever

Quebec, May 2018

Equality and discipline are two well known virtues in armies. It seems to me that they’ve accompanied these soldiers till the end. The impressive geometry and alignment of the graves seem to remind these values.

Look, I told you

Look, I told you

Montreal, June 2017

This is my interpretation of the 1981 McGill College business building and its iconic sculpture "La Foule Illuminée". This place has been photographed thousands times, so this is a tough challenge to try to end up with something different

Hooked to the Seine

Hooked to the Seine

France, May 2019

Remains of the past? Not sure, although it looks like ancient, this hook may well be still used to ancre Paris barges, which stay along the Seine shores. Cité and Saint-Louis Islands, separated by this waterway were under a storm leaving in the distance, this day was quite a challenge weather wise.

Variation around a tree

Variation around a tree

France, December 2016

A tree enclosing a tree in a foggy field

Cracks

Cracks

Quebec, May 2018

Sometimes, Mother Nature offers interesting patterns and forms, which stands out by their geometric aspects. This tree looks part of it for me, where its branches deploy till thin fingers in an almost fractal design

Madison Hill

Madison Hill

Yellowstone, July 2017

After a disappointing wait for sunset, heading back to get some rest, the sky opened up on the hills surrounding Madison valley. These clouds were amazingly dark and dense, after a thunderstorm, still perforated by the setting sun

The Hedgehog

The Hedgehog

Montreal, December 2017

This islet of grasses is wrapped by the see mist and the ice. The cold air around -20°C and warmer water by contrast creates this mist above the St-Lawrence river

The raft of the lake

The raft of the lake

Quebec, April 2017

These bushes emerge from the water of this Quebec lake, surrounded by haze and fog

Coming from the Rain

Coming from the Rain

Yellowstone, July 2017

After a thunder storm, heading back to the lodge, just when the rain was about to stop, the clouds started to clear up and let the light passed through, revealing the valley and the road reflecting the sun rays

Fraternal duo

Fraternal duo

France, December 2016

This two cows, intrigued by my presence, looks like to buddies, alone, close to the tree, in the French, foggy countryside

The breakthrough

The breakthrough

France, June 2011

After the rain, the clouds are clearing around the French Pyrenees peaks

French Quarter's Bike

French Quarter's Bike

New Orleans, December 2015

The sun beams of the morning lights created deep shadows of this colonial house columns and this bike, in a street of the New Orleans French Quarter

Sadness

Sadness

New York, March 2014

By a moody, rainy day, crossing East River, with the Roosevelt Island Tramway

Pontchartrain Lake

Pontchartrain Lake

Louisiana, December 2015

The bridge, barely visible in the distance in this image, called Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, is the longest continuous bridge over water in the world

The forgotten pier

The forgotten pier

Florida, April 2014

An empty pier, facing the thunderstorm over the Lake Okeechobee, the largest lake in Florida. The opposing shore can be barely seen

Ravenscrag Maison

Ravenscrag Maison

Montreal, March 2016

Today the building is known as the Allan Memorial Institute and is part of the McGill University Faculty of Medicine

Niagara Falls #2

Niagara Falls #2

Canada, March 2017

The Horseshoe Falls, one of the tree Niagara Falls, by a frozen day. Almost everything is covered by ice around the falls

Sea Gates

Sea Gates

Florida, January 2014

The Naples' pier on the 12th avenue gives the sensation that it leads you to the sea when observed from underneath