Paris, 2011

Sur la photographie

"I never thought much about shooting color or b&w. I simply went for b&w because I could then do my own printing, in solitude. This photo ended a three or four year period of living the life of someone I was not. The image also gave me direction in photography. Right from the start there was total clarity despite its blur. That clarity originates from a harmony between the many layers inside; dynamics, light, the clown who was indeed a psychopath and a photographer who is so present in the clown's pose. Above all, this image reveals photography's wonderful ways to record something we are not aware of.

Much later I understood that these moments of transition are the key to absolutely beautiful photographs, as we move with a sense of floating, unconnected to our past and future."

Machiel Botman, sur son blog http://machielbotman.com/words/

L'hiver

Villejuif, janvier 2013

The road

Drôme, 2013

Saillans, 2012

Villejuif, janvier 2013

Rémission complète

Institut Gustave Roussy, 13/2/2013.

Trois ans après la fin du traitement "il n'y a plus de masse résiduelle. Votre médiastin est redevenu normal. C'est parfait". D'ici quelques jours je devrais réussir à y croire... Immenses et éternels remerciements au Docteur Christophe Fermé pour son efficacité, sa disponibilité et son humour, ainsi qu'aux équipes de l'IGR, vraiment.

RER A, 2012

Cergy, janvier 2013

Winterreise

Route du Col de la Chaudière, 2013