Dancing Queen

A couple of months ago, a woman sent me an e-mail. She was looking for a photographer to take a picture of her and create a website, She said to me, ''I am a belly dancer, and I dance with a sword! I would also like some pictures with a snake"... At that moment, I believed I had lost my mind, or travelled to the twilight zone"... I thought, '' qu'est ce que c'est que cette zinzin..." ( I know it's in French but that’s how I think). The translation is "Who is this nutty lady" or as my Swedish friend would say “The wheel is turning but the hamster is dead!”...

When I met this woman in person, she told me about.... I don't remember, because she spoke such a lot, I just remember thinking that I must concentrate on keeping my ideas in my head.

After a few meeting to plan the photoshoot, we got to know each other, and now meet regularly… she had many problems with her computer! I can now say she is little eccentric, but primarily she is a wonderful dancer, and she is a very good human.

She dances at weddings, parties and other events. But to visualize her professionalism and grace, I suggest you visit her website www.serpentinebellydancer.com.

Thank you Leslie for being who you are.

Night at the museum

Who has ever had this dream : to stay alone one night in a supermarket or a museum ? The Metropolitan Museum would be the perfect place.

The crowds are very polite and respectful everywhere except in the main entrance hall. There it's more like a circus. The only person I came across who wasn't polite was one guard. For me, he had in his DNA, a trace of German shepherd... So forget this guy, and enjoy the visit.

I visited the Egyptian galleries. They're totally incredible. The museum has organized this section with a great respect for history and civilization. I am a real lover of history, and walking in the middle of these treasures gives me the impression I am Champollion, Aylward Manley Blackman or, more exciting, Indiana Jones.

All the objects are an invitation to travel. For the person without enough time or money , or for the person who is afraid of the vaccine's needle, it 's a good way to be closer to this magical and historical epoch.

With the glass, the lights, the people, it 's not very easy to take a picture, but I tried and this is my journey in the museum...

The famous egyptian duck, for me it was new.....

Lion statue

head of pharaoh

Goblet

The real world of Tom Otterness

In Hudson Park in New York city you can see "The Real World" by Tom Otterness.

How can I describe these sculptures ? I would say, they are phantasmagoric, enigmatic, mysterious, and genius... totally genius. For me, they are an allegory on capitalism and its results. I looked at each little character for a long time. They are, at the same time, both simple and deep. I am a big fan of these sculptures.Thank you Mr. Otterness.

Back to the future

Did you ever have the funny feeling that you are not in the right place or in the right epoch ? As if you are out of sync with the present ? This was my impression when I visited the Bethpage historical village, close to New-York on Long Island.

In this village, many people dress in period costume and do the typical work of the early 19 century.

When I arrived in this village, I was expecting to see Charles Ingals from " The little house on the prairie" at any minute.You can watch the hatter, the weaver, the seamstress - A microcosm of a pre civil war life.For the History lovers and for children, it's a wonderful journey into the past.

The goonies

Sometime you organize a photoshoot, but the weather is against you..... So, no problem ! A quick setting inside with a neutral background, no reel preparation, and the most important thing : the children... running, playing, crying, laughing... their activities are so much more interesting than this guy with his camera...

Max...

Stanley

Angella and her baby

Washington

A few weeks ago in May, I went to Washington. If you have never been to this city, you can't imagine the size of the obelisk. It is huge, amazing, and makes us think that it must be an alien's monument.

The mall is like the obelisk, on a huge scale and impressive. The Capitol, the Lincoln memorial, the White House, the Memorial of the second world war, the Vietnam memorial and the Korean war memorial... It's vast.... vast and beautiful.

WWII memorial

Same spot at night

WWII memorial

Lincoln memorial

My best fan

Just one minute to introduce to you my best fan.

She is always with me when I am working on my computer.

She eats everything and in huge quantities if possible...

Her name is Zabka.