Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

  I was twice in Las Vegas. Every time, I was amazed by the crowds, the lights and the characteristic noise of slot machines. Gambling tables may appear a bit quieter. July 1999. Je suis allé deux fois à Las Vegas. Chaque fois, j’ai été étonné par les foules, les lumières et le bruit caractéristique…

Paris Musée Picasso

Paris, France

A visitor discovers the new exhibition at the Picasso Museum that reopens its door on October 25. The painting he is watching is a study for ‘The Young Ladies of Avignon’. October 2014. Un visiteur découvre le nouvel accrochage du Musée Picasso qui réouvre ses portes le 25 octobre. L’oeuvre qu’il regarde est une étude…

Matmata, Tunisia

This woman is sitting in her troglodytic home in Matmata. I suspect she did not really live there but just spent the day in the cave to get some tourist money. November 2000. Cette femme est assise dans sa maison troglodytique de Matmata. Je pense qu’elle n’habitait pas vraiment là mais passait seulement la journée…

Ajaokuta

Ajaokuta, Nigeria

This young boy does not go to school. He belongs to a Fula family and has very early become a shepherd. November 1989. Ce jeune garçon ne va pas à l’école. Il appartient à une famille peule et est très tôt devenu un berger. Novembre 1989.

Ormeniș

Ormeniș, Romania

Half of the inhabitants in the village of Ormeniș, like these kids, are Roma. The village used to be known as a Saxon village. In the 1990’s, there were some incentives to encourage the German speaking population to migrate to Germany after centuries spent in Romania. This is the time when the Roma started to…

Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Peter the Great founded the Russian Navy, and St Petersburg remains the home of the fleet. It was common to see many sailors on the Nevski Prospect. May 1996. Pierre le Grand a fondé la Marine russe et Saint-Pétersbourg reste le port d’attache de la flotte. Il est courant de croiser beaucoup de marins sur…