It’s been a while.. I got back from NYC and I’m now staying in Belgium for a few months. My good friends at Folie Douce, some tasty party promoters, are beginning to doing it big as they’re hosting their first party at Social Club, Paris, on Tuesday 20th . Used to to make people dance on a boat, I decided to flood Paris up and insert the symbol of what they’re all about, big fat diamonds. You can find a larger version here and you can check the event on Facebook here.

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Another video I made for the guys at Fool’s Gold. This one was an anniversary party held in Tribeca Grand Hotel, the venue was great but I didn’t have a lot of different angles to shoot at so I tried to focus on close up details. Funny story is that Action Bronson, one of the rappers on stage, passed me a joint and I couldn’t really refuse. The next hour of footage was pretty much fucked up (in good and bad).

Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Eminem, Allyah, Kobe Bryant, Lebron James… Jonathan Mannion is an American photographer and has shot some of the most iconic persons of the hip hop and sport culture. I’m really proud I got to meet and shoot him. I first contacted Jonathan on Twitter, we kinda struggled to set a time that would fit his schedule. I finally met him at a conference he was giving in NYC, had a nice conversation with him and a rough week after, the shooting was done! His studio had some kind of aura. It truly was something special to see all these boxes labeled with such big names. I honestly cannot believe how down to earth Jonathan is. He pretty much follows the template for people who made it here : went to NYC, made it, staid cool. You can check his work here.
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I’ve started to shoot videos with models. I don’t want people to look for something too deep or artistic into these videos. I just want to make them cause they look good. The essence of my work is not to send a deep and powerful message, the essence of my work is to create beautiful things, enjoyable for the eyes that create emotions by themselves. I had the chance to shoot Xenia for my first shooting, she was amazing, friendly and eager to learn, which was all I was looking for.

This year, I had the chance to shoot the official Dour Festival video, which is one of the biggest alternative music festival in Europe. I had a serious blast shooting this, but it was war. Shooting around people on drugs, control freak stage managers and heavy rain wasn’t an easy task but I’m pretty happy with the final render.