from my ARCHives

From 1997 to 2000 I documented the life of Chris and Wayne a homeless/drug addict couple in Spanish Harlem, New York. I tried to go beyond the surfaces and bring back moments of intimacy and love.

Asia’s biggest red-light district Kamathipura, is in South Mumbai, India.  A poor neighbour where brothels and families share small living spaces, deprived of sanitary system and running water.

I spend 2003 sharing the life of some of the sex workers, we watched Indian movies on a small black and white tv, they told me their stories, hopes, dream.

When Rama died the only thing, I could do was to remember. I followed the flow of my memories. I followed the rhythm of my heart, going back and forth from the last moment to the first talk, waves of life…

The photographs I took during the year that we spent together were my attempt to immobilize life and forget that an end might come sooner than I wanted.

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Deployment to Iraq and grieving families NY 2004

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The invasion of Iraq in 2003 was the first stage of the war.I photographed those precious moments before leaving for the front and the pain for those who never returned.

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