Cafe Patron, Paris

I don't claim the status of a photographer, I just take the pictures. When a subject catches my attention there's no time for analysis or composition. My work is instinctual.

Bamboo Forest, Japan

In the Muromachi period, Sesson Shukei (1504-1589), a painting priest, used this hermitage as the foothold for his activities during his old age. No sound except the murmur of the wind can be heard. Tomb of natural stone, countless bamboos all quietly breathing.

Bira Beach, Indonesia

A fisherman at Bira Beach

Moscow, Russia

On the day that I made this photo, it was really cold. It was the beginning of March, but in Russia it seemed like it was the middle of winter. I was lucky and unlucky with the weather at the same time. I was standing on the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge, and a cold strong wind was blowing, but the same wind drove the clouds in the sky and the ice on the river.

Correfoc, Barcelona

Typical Catalan culture, the correfoc are simple parades using fireworks and effigies of the devil.

Night Sky, Patagonia

I hiked several hours through the night in Patagonia to find a tree I had seen a few days earlier and photograph it with the night sky.

Crinoid Shrimp, Philippines

A wonderful crinoid shrimp photographed during a dive in Moalboal, Philippines. Very hard to find because this shrimp perfectly mimics the crinoid.