Cityscape 2nd place winner

Each day at the very last moment of dusk, the sky takes on a deep blue tinge which is then reflected onto everything that is below. During this very brief moment that only lasts a minute or two a blue veil envelops Hong Kong and releases a mystical atmosphere.

Photography is a way to cast fleeting moments in still images. Moments don’t last; places and people disappear in time. One particular day I was shooting the city from a high point of view at dusk. I witnessed how just for few minutes the city was enveloped in a deep blue haze. The blueness projected itself ferociously onto the buildings that looked colorless just a little while before. I was deeply impressed. The only way to eternalize this ephemeral moment was with my camera.

The surreal character of this blue-laced imagery is enhanced by the composition: structures and nature are framed as they were cut up and put together. The density of the city is mirrored by nature that’s as intense.

I am a French photographer living in Hong Kong since 2009. This city inspired me greatly in terms of photography and I have been working on various series since 2011. My very first project 'Vertical Horizon' was focusing on the unmatched vertical growth of Hong Kong. Thanks to the local publisher Asia One, this series was firstly released as a photo book in 2012.

Later I worked on other series such as Wild Concrete, HK neon signs and The Old Shops.

It is in 2014 that I started working for my latest series called The Blue Moment which has been released as a photo book in 2016 with the same publisher than for my first book.

Since 2013 I have been exhibiting my work in Hong Kong, Singapore, China and the Netherlands. My photos have been featured in major publications across the world (The Guardian, National Geographic, Huffington Post, CNN, Wall Street Journal, El Pais, Le Figaro Magazine, Die Welt).