On our way from LA to SF || 2009 Cali Trip

And that's a pretty long drive....

I'm going, going... back, back... to Cali, Cali ! || 2009 Cali Trip

Well, actually, it was my first time ever, but I couldn't resist to borrow BIG's song to make it the soundtrack to that picture ;)

Now that I'm back at it, I'll try and post some pics from my summer trip, hopefully one each day.
Stay tuned !

Yellow lines and concrete. What else ? || 2009 Cali Trip

Just got back at processing my pictures from my L.A. trip, and wanted to post one as an appetizer ;)

The Wide-Eyed Crew is on display !

I don't think I even mentionned it here, but I'm part of a photographic crew that we've created a year ago. During the whole month of November, the Wide-Eyed Crew is on display at the French K-Wa bar, in Paris, and yesterday was the official opening party.

For more info, check out http://wideeyedcrew.blogspot.com/2009/10/wec-first-photographic-exhibition.html, and browse the blog and/or the flickr (www.flickr.com/wideeyedcrew). If you're in Paris, go give it a look !

Enjoyment for Depressed People

Can't help but wonder wether people actually have had fun on that big, lonely wheel or if depressed people were the most frequent customers, taking a ride in hope of clearing their heavy minds....

[Escale Borely, Marseille, August 2009]

Meditation

Notre-Dame (Marseille, August 2009)

Another one....

Do you see the light ?

Notre-Dame de la Garde, Marseille, August 2009.

Just a random pic I felt like posting.

HxC Rules !

Took me quite some time to start searching for HxC shows, and local bands here, but I finally met some people in the scene, and I'll try to stay updated on that from now on.

A few weeks ago, I went to see Arkangel for the first time along with Martyrs and Bloodshot. I was very surprised to discover Arkangel now features pretty much half of former Paris HxC band Es La Guerilla. I miss those guys ! It brought back some good memories of past HxC shows and the Paris scene from a few years back... Anyway, I love the pic above... I guess it represents what I like in Hardcore : some sort of a violent outlet to our daily worries, and openness to other cultures that people may not expect because they believe HxC is all about wearing black clothes, long hair, and eating babies ! lol

For more pics of that show, check out my flickr page : http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebchang/sets/72157621898281982/

Beauty And The Beast

I was driving around, coming back from a quick skate session at the Gardanne Ditch, when i spotted that big factory, hidden behind a wall of trees. The name of the yet-to-exist post immediately came to my mind, because of that paradox between the fountain and the flowers in the foreground and the factory in the back.

What I didn't know yet was that there was way more to it than just a couple shots... I went around, then inside the train station, and followed the railroad, stopping every 2 meters in awe because of a train car, railroad stuff, or that fascinating factory behind the fences... A couple hours later, my first real photoshoot since I moved to Southern France was in the books, and I was heading back home, with a satisfied mind...

I'm probably weird in some way, but I can't help finding that beautiful...

What do you think ?

More shots here :

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebchang/sets/72157622440942145/

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