Grand Bazaar Istanbul : carpets, turkish delights, jewellery, cafes, antique shops

The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one of the largest covered markets in the world with 65 streets and 5,500 shops, and attracts around 300 000 visitors daily. You can find there all sorts of products ; carpets, jewellery, turkish delights, spices, leather goods, antique shops, narghile, embroideries, hand-make ceramics etc… and you’ll find cafés here and there to rest because this is huge and you can walk hours inside.

It has been an important trading center since the 15th century, and has been hugely extended during the 16th century.

Opening Times: Monday to Saturday 9:00 – 19:00. Closed Sundays and bank holidays.

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Splendid Longshan Temple in Taipei at Night

Mengjia Longshan Temple was built in Taipei in 1738 by settlers from Fujian. It is seen as an emblematic example of Taiwanese classical architecture.

Located in the center of the city, this temple is always busy, Taiwanese people being attached to their Buddhist tradition. They come to pray Buddha, pay respect to their ancestors, burn incense, and reading their future with the fortune sticks (Kau Cim).

I went to take pictures at dusk, this is a magic moment where you can feel the vibrations, and I hope that you will feel them by watchings the photos…

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Majorettes Dancing Fontenay Trésigny Paris Montmartre France

The great band “Miss Dancing Shock” Majorettes Fontenay Tresigny performed a beautiful show in the streets of Paris in the Montmartre neighbourhood, the 10th of October 2015.

The leader of the performance was Miss Systa Syatayana .

You can see below the best pictures from the show.

I shot all the pictures with the new Sony A7R2 and the Zeiss lens FE 55mmF1.8.

Enjoy the show!

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Jean-Paul Gaultier Exhibition Grand Palais Paris 2015

This amazing exhibition features the most beautiful dresses and costumes designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier, the genius and rebel “enfant terrible” from the french fashion world. It takes place at the Grand Palais in Paris. It’s better to book in advance on their website, because it is very successful and you may have to wait a long time at the entrance.

Jean-Paul Gaultier was born in 1952 near Paris. He started to work for Pierre Cardin in 1970, than for Jacques Esterel and Jean Patou.
His first collection was released in 1976. It was the beginning of a brilliant career in the fashion industry. He worked for movies and music stars like Madonna, Kylie Minogue,Milene Farmer, Marilyn Manson etc…

in this article, I show you 80 pictures of the best dresses from this exhibition.
Page 11 you can see as well some pictures from the exhibition shop.

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Rome, Italy : People, Landmarks, Monuments, Tourism

I visited Rome a few days in April 2015. This is the best period for tourism : nice weather and not too much tourists.
The city is amazing for its history, shopping, restaurants and of course ice-screams ! Walking in Rome is an experience full of surprises ; each streets will lead you to a “piazza” with a beautiful monument or a charming venue.
You can see below the pictures and I hope you’ll enjoy the visit!

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Hermes Craftsmen Demonstration at Siam Paragon Bangkok

The prestigious french company Hermes organized a demonstration with their best craftswomen and craftsmen from France at Siam Paragon in Bangkok , Thailand : leather worker, silk printer, engraver, saddler , tie seamstress, watch maker, and gem setter.
The event was called “Festival des Métiers”
You can see below how they work for every discipline.
It took place from February 27th to March 2nd, 2015 at the Hall of Fame.

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Paris monuments and people : beautiful winter 2015

This winter was beautiful in Paris with many sunny days and a blue sky. I was 2 week-ends in the city of lights and could get great pictures of the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral, the River Seine, Hotel de Ville,the Sacré Coeur, and many other street photography shots with people.

Some of these pictures are made in HDR (High Dynamic Range) to be closer to the vision of our eyes. The sensor of the camera has a limited dynamic range : to compensate this, I take 3 times the same picture at different exposures. Then I mix them in HDR Pro Photoshop. after a few settings, that is supposed to give more details and better colors. I shot all the pictures with my Sony A7R and the Zeiss lens 35mmF2.8 .

I hope you will enjoy the pictures!

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Cabinet de Curiosites Thomas Erber Bangkok Thailand 2014

Thomas Eber brings in Bangkok Thailand his 5th edition of Cabinet de Curiosites with amazing new objets, piece of arts, bikes, sculptures, clothes, furnitures.

Diplomates is a French multidisciplinary design studio created by Mathieu Prat and Jean Panien, based in Valmondois, France.

This original expo takes place in the luxurious Central Embassy shopping mall, Bangkok, Thailand. BTS Ploenchit.

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