#PhotoJanuary2023 Day 1, “23 not on a calendar” and/or “funny”
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These are local products from the county of La Creuse, which is ranked 23 in the alphabetical list of French counties (hence, the number appears in the addresses.)
My parents, who have been living there for years, are visiting me for 5 or 6 weeks, and they brought those as gifts.
#PhotoJanuary2023 Day 2, “weird” and “shot abroad”
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Maman, by Louise Bourgeois.
Mori Tower, Roppongi Hills, Tokyo, Japan. June 2013.
I have been lucky to visit Japan 6 or 7 times. I have also been lucky to see “Maman” at the foot of the Mori Tower twice, and at the foot of the Bilbao Guggenheim museum twice, too where the same statue is installed.
#japan #MoriTower #roppongi #RoppongiHills #sculpture #LouiseBourgeois #perspective #travel #memories
#PhotoJanuary2023 Day 3, “landscape” and “shot at night”
From closest to farthest
#Cannes (my hometown), #Boston and #Tokyo (cities I have lived in and visited often with great pleasure.)
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#PhotoJanuary2023 Day 4, “failed” and “mostly yellow”
The Statue of Liberty of #Odaiba in #Tokyo at sunset, situated roughly between the Gundam base and the Rainbow Bridge. I could not get the camera to focus on anything! February 2015.
#photography #challenge #PhotoJanuary #iphoneography #cityscape #sunset #StatueOfLiberty
#PhotoJanuary2023 Day 5, “music” and “an animal”
A cicada, on summer night, caught my attention. Its shape created a strong visual contrast against the lit up lamp shade of the terrace. The wing so delicate it looked like lace.
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#PhotoJanuary2023 Day 6, “gourmet” and “shot today”
Fruit basket on white table.
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#PhotoJanuary2023 Day 7, “low-angle shot” and “a tree”
There were many trees to consider during my #eMTB circuit today in the Esterel. I chose a venerable looking ancient oak whose trunk was covered in moss, and another further up where the rock is red, overlooking the path I traveled.
#photography #challenge #PhotoJanuary #iphoneography #tree #Estérel
#PhotoJanuary2023 Day 8, “snowy” and “a bridge”
February 2015. Walking to #Jigokudani Yaen Kōen near Yamanochi (north-east of Nagano, #Japan), to photograph the #Shigakogen Japanese macaques who in winter bathe in the warm waters of the hot springs (onsen).
#PhotoJanuary2023 Day 9, “romantic” and “nobody”
31 March 2022, 8:20 pm. Enjoying the chilly early night air and the company of my dog, walking along the beach in Cannes, I thought to myself “this looks romantic.”
#photography #challenge #PhotoJanuary #iphoneography #beach #sea #dusk #mediterranean #cannes
#PhotoJanuary2023 Day 10, “in the street” and “in the rain”
June 2013, Kyoto, Japan. The rainy season. Fushimi Inari-taisha is a shrine notorious for its thousands of vermilion torii. Here, in one of the parallel rows of such red-orange gates, called Senbon Torii. People under pale blue umbrellas ahead of a bend in the tunnel provide exquisite visual contrast.
#photography #challenge #PhotoJanuary #iphoneography #kyoto #japan #FushimiInariTaisha #torii #umbrella
#PhotoJanuary2023 Day 11, “a door” and “with contrast”
Cambridge, MA (USA), August 2019.
The majestic entrance of MIT Building 7 (Rogers) at night. The icy blue moonlight reflected on the massive columns created an exquisite visual contrast with the warm fuzzy glow within the hall behind the glass panel of the door.
#photography #challenge #PhotoJanuary #iphoneography #nightshot #boston #CambridgeMA #MIT
#PhotoJanuary2023 Day 12, “a boat” and “from above”
Skiff on river Thaurion near Châtelus-le-Marcheix, August 2020.
#photography #challenge #PhotoJanuary #iphoneography #LaCreuse #boat #skiff #river #summer
#PhotoJanuary2023 Day 13, “a video game” and “in the dark”
“Heihachi Mishima wins!”
Can you guess without help which game I played?
#photography #challenge #PhotoJanuary #iphoneography #tv #VideoGame #TheBoss
#PhotoJanuary2023 Day 14, “a closeup” and “computer related (but not a keyboard)”
My precious, inside out.
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#PhotoJanuary2023 Day 15, “lazy” and “black and white”
“Hello, is it me you’re looking for?”
Stag from Parc de la Tête d’Or, Lyon, France. October 2018.
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#PhotoJanuary2023 Day 16, “stairs” and “elderly person”
Elderly man climbing up the steps of Rua Joaquim Casimiro in Estrela, the only moving silhouette in a passageway that basks in golden light.
Lisboa, Portugal. September 2016.
#photography #challenge #PhotoJanuary #iphoneography #NightShot #portugal #lisboa #lisbon
#PhotoJanuary2023 Day 17, “winter” and “mostly blue”
Misty January morning.
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#PhotoJanuary2023 Day 18, “dancing” and “in the sand”
They’ve got moves.
Biarritz, France. July 2019.
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#PhotoJanuary2023 Day 19, “couple” and “architectural”
From Paris to Kyoto, to Bilbao, various couples that give splendor to beautiful architecture.
The black and white photos are from my digital still camera, the other one from my iPhone.
#photography #challenge #PhotoJanuary #BlackAndWhite #Kyoto #japan #Paris #France #Bilbao #Spain #architecture
#PhotoJanuary2023 Day 20, “plush toy” and “occupation”
Stella is utterly shocked that a cat would nap next to her. The cheek.
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#PhotoJanuary2023 Day 21, “electrical” and “shot at work”
Green with envy.
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Coralie Mercier
Alexandre Franke