It's been a long time since I published anything here. Too much work? Busy with family? A bit of both.

I had mentioned the idea of starting a 365 (or 52) project (hey @tompicasso, @tmn)). But in the last few weeks I've gone in another direction: I've been invited to co-exhibit at my city's Art Day. With an illustrator friend of mine, we are going to make a picture game. Me in photography. She in drawing.

If you are in Switzerland, on the 5th of September. Come to Nyon. The whole town is exhibiting, artists are opening their studios or organising workshops...

Second image of a series between fine art, documentary, and always, this game of rebound from image to image.


Michael Kuszla

It's been a long time since I published anything here. Too much work? Busy with family? A bit of both.

I had mentioned the idea of starting a 365 (or 52) project (hey @tompicasso, @tmn). But in the last few weeks I've gone in another direction: I've been invited to co-exhibit at my city's Art Day. With an illustrator friend of mine, we are going to make a picture game. Me in photography. She in drawing.

If you are in Switzerland, on the 5th of September. Come to Nyon. The whole town is exhibiting, artists are opening their studios or organising workshops...

First image of a series between fine art, documentary, and always, this game of rebound from image to image.


Playing kid. Greece.

With its 8yo now, she acquire enough confidence to jump in the sea from rocks. She’s my daughter.

That’s the first time she realize completely the beauty of jumping and swim in a giant aquarium. Cyclades are like this. With 10m of water below, you can see all the details of the marine fauna and flora.
Astonishing!

Playing Cats. Greece.

Sometimes you capture a “so cute postcard”. 
It’s a mix of luck and patience.

I got 30 pictures of these 2 little cats. After had a look to the cats play, I decided of the frame, waited for a play in that frame. And then… well, magic happened.

That said, I’m not a cat - nor wildlife - photographer. But in Greece, they are everywhere. Lazy, waiting for food, fighting, following fishermen.
This is an entire world, if you take the time to follow their life.

Focusing error in Greece.
Dji Osmo Pocket in its Underwater Case.
So without  access to setting or focusing - framing only.
Dji Osmo pocket is one of the creepiest camera for photography. It shot 2 seconds after pushing the shutter button (in DNG), so you are to carefully anticipate action, and call all your luck.

For thus who are on holiday… happy holidays. For the others? Happy summer.

The Patio.
Downtown Antalia, Turkey, 2022.

It was a strange view point.
Roofs as far as the eye can see, and the sea in the background.
In the alleys drawn in this interlude, some scenes of life. Passing cars. And, in the middle, a patio.

A strange vision, arranged with 3 palm trees and strange objects. A plastic plane, the yellow loneytoon canary,...

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Nikon z6 + 24-70mm f4
I don't why Exif has disapeared.


Tuna fhishing.
Turkey, 2022.

In the sea, stocked between Turkey and Egypt. Fisherwomen haul in their nets, filled mainly with tuna.
Eastern Mediteranea has one of the smallest Tunas around the globe, allowing fisher.wo.men to use old-fashionable seine fishine method. 

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Nikon z6 + 24-70mm f4
I don't why Exif has disapeared.

From the craftsman serie. Drying sausages.
Somewhere in Haslital, Switzerland.

From the craftsman serie. The cheese maker.
Somewhere in Haslital, Switzerland.

From the craftsman serie.
Somewhere in Haslital, Switzerland.

The musician.

That’s hard to explain the feeling of this scenery. Usually, this place of Syracuse in Sicily is crowded. Full of people.
Maybe they ate, like me a succulent cannoli. But during a short peace of time everything stopped except the wind which transported the string melody from this musician.

He’s coming from Barcelona. Totally moving his life to find a better living, far from areas transformed by AirBnB business model. He loose his apartment after the owner announced a rise of his rent. The apartment is now on the rental platform.

He’s moving. He’s playing. Pretty well.

Past October, the Sete Cidades caldeira was flooded by intense rains. If the island made of volcanos and sub-equatorial vegetation is usually wet, this particular heavy rain has rise the water level on the inland lake up to 3m.

It results epic scenery where trees seems to grow in the lake.

Kayak trip.

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São Miguel, Azores

Past October, the Sete Cidades caldeira was flooded by intense rains. If the island made of volcanos and sub-equatorial vegetation is usually wet, this particular heavy rain has rise the water level on the inland lake up to 3m.

It results epic scenery where trees seems to grow in the lake.

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São Miguel, Azores

Because the actual theme is #selfportrait. 
I’m not used to selfportrait, and mainly it exists only 4 photographs of me where I am recognizable.

Here I am. A glass member.

Lighted with a Godox AD300 Pro, a small AD200 Pro, and my homepainted black background.

Christmas decoration.

While nobody were in the street, drinking a warm coffee.
City employee install decor for the end of the year.
A touch of colors in a monochrom-like scenery.

Ponta Delgada - Azores

Somewhere in Greece.

When you travel a lot, that’s comfortable to find a postcard to photograph.
By taking time to “be there”, you’re able to disconnect from the postcard to move in an uncomfortable zone. I love to spend time somewhere slowly. Time is always the key.

Note that I also love to take (and send) postcards!

From a serie published for Greek Ferries Onboard Documentation, Greek Tourism Office brochures.

Experimenting with food.

Greek Gigantes Plaki both in real and draw in one of my 20 world food recipes notebook.

Lightened with PIXAPRO AD200pro and 90cm Octobox double layered+grid.

That’s always a real pleasure to take portrait of/for friends.

My beloved friend, Banu Narciso, artist & chef during an expo at eeeeeeh gallery in Nyon.



Hey…

Have you seen how her draw lines behind just wrap her badly with similarity with the haircut??


Lighted with 2 pixapro ad200pro and octobox, with a natural feel.

Loy Krathong - Chiang Mai - Thailand

• From a set of photographies published in Asian Geographic and Grand Reportage magazines.

Loy Krathong - Chiang Mai - Thailand

Piece of spirituality in hands.

• From a set of photographies published in Asian Geographic and Grand Reportage magazines.

Loy Krathong - Chiang Mai - Thailand

This is one of these piece of time where you feel in the moment, anchored, just there. We had such a nice time at the festival, maybe because we had Thai friends with us, explaining the origins and spirituality around festivities.

But surely because we were there. Available for the instant.

• From a set of photographies published in Asian Geographic and Grand Reportage magazines.

Zeina is an active entrepreneur in multiples domains. Sustainability, human rights, empowering people through business, and also teacher.
Glad to meet her for her next project.

The singer.
Olga Matu is a Polish jazzwoman. Singer, sing writer, musician. A had the huge chance to work with her on her latest project.
Cheers Olga!

Jinkirisha driver. Yarō love to run in Kyoto city and meet new people for every drive.

📷 150cm x 100cm in oak frame, in sale at Assouline Luxury Library, Geneva.

Documentary about the Nonya Eve In Penang Island.

📸 6 pictures published in Asian Geographic Magazine.

Documentary of a Malay Tea Plantation below the latest mossy forest of south-east Asia.

📸 10 pictures published in Asian Geographic Magazine. 

Remembering that day I made a set of cinemagraphs for Swiss Luxury Jeweler Benoit De Gorski.

Pardon the poor quality of the gif 😬🤭
Check the cinemagraph on my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/By78NX5BpKP/?utm_medium=copy_link

When working with friends and a simple setup make the magic.
Thanks Mandy.

#linkedinportrait

Streets of my hometown. 
Nyon, Switzerland.