The Unexpected

“I’m looking for the unexpected.
I’m looking for things I’ve never seen before.”
(Robert Mapplethorpe – American photographer, 1946–1989)

Jonathan is a French wannabe actor who wants to perform on theatre stage on the footsteps of his family.
He has Caribbean roots with a West Indian background from Guadeloupe and Indian ancestors from Pondicherry.
This picture was shot during his first modeling photo session as we were building up his portfolio and it was a promising beginning…

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Introducing Jonathan

“We are often taught to look for the beauty in all things, so in finding it, the layman asks the philosopher while the philosopher asks the photographer.”
(Criss Jami – lead singer of the rock band Venus in Arms, poet, essayist, and existentialist philosopher, b.1987)

Jonathan is a French wannabe actor who wants to perform on theatre stage on the footsteps of his family.
He has Caribbean roots with a West Indian background from Guadeloupe and Indian ancestors from Pondicherry.
This picture was shot during his first modeling photo session as we were building up his portfolio and it was a promising beginning…

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What Comes Out

“One thing that struck me very early is that you don’t put into a photograph what’s going to come out.
Or, vice versa, what comes out is not what you put in.”
(Diane Arbus – American photographer and writer, 1923–1971)

Jonathan is a French wannabe actor who wants to perform on theatre stage on the footsteps of his family.
He has Caribbean roots with a West Indian background from Guadeloupe and Indian ancestors from Pondicherry.
This picture was shot during his first modeling photo session as we were building up his portfolio and it was a promising beginning…

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Promising Beginning

“All the world’s a stage.”
(From “As You Like It” by William Shakespeare)

Jonathan is holding a “Heart” with a Zardozi embroidery from the RED HALO collection.
He wants to perform on theatre stage on the footsteps of his family.
This picture was shot during his first modeling photo session which was a promising beginning…

RED HALO is a collection of household linen based in Benaras (Varanasi – India) providing work to people who were living with difficulties and education to children.

Visit and join the RED HALO page on Facebook,https://www.facebook.com/redhalo.in

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The Ultimate Hustle

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“If you want something from an audience, you give blood to their fantasies.
It’s the ultimate hustle.”
(Marlon Brando – American actor, 1924-2004)

This is a portrait of Bollywood actor, anchor and dancer, Hussain Kuwajerwala shot in his green room after a performance on stage.

Hussain is a popular TV star who is acting the leading role of the first-ever Bollywood musical, “Zangoora, The Gypsy Prince” at Kingdom of Dreams since 2010.

Recently we have been working together and it was amazing to see how much Hussain is giving to the audience.
His performance requires an incredible physical effort and concentration which he carries with a high professionalism.
In many ways his work reminds of Marlon Brando’s early movies.

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Between the Skin and the Shirt

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“The most difficult thing for me is a portrait.
You have to try and put your camera between the skin of a person and his shirt.”
(Henri Cartier-Bresson – French photographer, 1908–2004)

Sadanand Patil is a well-known Indian theatre actor who was trained at the National School of Drama (NSD) in New Delhi, one of the foremost theatre institutions in the world.
This was shot in the gardens this during a break between two scenes of a movie in which we were both working together.
This brilliant actor is also one of the kindest and humblest person I met.

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Worth Seeing

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“Show my head to the people, it is worth seeing.”
(Georges Jacques Danton – leading figure of the French Revolution, 1759–1794)

This is David Ban performing Danton, a leading figure of the French Revolution, in “1789 : Les Amants de la Bastille”.

The excellent lighting performance is by Xavier Lauwers.

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Success

 

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“Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be”
(George Sheehan – American physician and author, 1918 – 1993)

This picture was shot at the final of “1789 : Les Amants de la Bastille”.
Producers Dove Attia et Albert Cohen among their actors and singers.

Congratulations to my friends involved there it was a wonderful Première with a wonderful cast…and a new smashing success for this dream team…;))

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This video is in French but it gives an idea of what this sumptuous show is about…

“Clash of the Titans”

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“We enjoy playing with each other, which I think is a pretty important part of this.
If we didn’t, we’d have given it up a long time ago.
The idea when we started was to take five people and keep ’em together no matter what and see what we could get out of it, and we’ve pretty much stuck to that plan.”
(Tom Petty – American Rock star, Guitarist and Singer (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) b.1950)

Tom Petty facing Steve Ferrone while performing on stage.
Those legends of Music gave an outstanding concert…

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Dedicated to Music

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“It’s very easy to be cynical about the hall of fame.
But on the other hand, it’s really a beautiful thing for someone like me.
I dedicated my entire life to this music.”
(Tom Petty – American Guitarist and Singer, b.1950)

This is a portrait of Tom Petty, the legend of rock, while performing on stage with “Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers”.
It was an evening to remember, an outstanding concert with brilliant musicians…

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