Hi!
I'm Phil.
I immortalise the natural expressions of human beings, whatever their ethnicity, nationality or religion.
I'm not interested in fashion. I'm not interested in make-up (cf. below!*).
Natural light is an ever-changing challenge that makes outdoors photography most interesting. Hey dude, look at that magnificent light diffuser there, yes it's a cloud, and it's moving fast, be quick dude! I don't take myself seriously, but I take my work seriously. I don't bite, I don't bark, I don't have fleas, I don't smell bad, but I have a sharply caustic sense of humour. Is your sense of humour strong enough? Then get in touch!

As my point here is to break a bunch of clichés about body shape/size, age, fashionable clothes and fanciful makeup, most pictures in this setcard enter the category STREET PHOTOGRAPHY. With one single exception, none of the persons depicted here is a model. They were all approached in the street or trekking trail and asked if they wouldn't mind being photographed. My take home message here is that body language (most importantly, FACIAL EXPRESSION!) is the key to a memorable picture!


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Legal notice:
Pictures are to be used for teaching purposes. On special occasions, pictures may be exhibited in art galleries or photographic forums or personal webpages, or may enter photographic contests. On exceptional occasions, pictures may be used commercially. For these reasons, models are required to sign a contract and model release form. Copyright assignment follows International Copyright Legislation. Usage rights are agreed together by model and photographer and specified in the contract form. Due to the international nature of today's World, all forms are written in English to ensure international understanding and recognition.


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Planning update:

No more bookings for 2024. Fully booked already!
You can join a waiting list for March-April 2025.


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UPDATE to the MESSAGING DISRUPTION NOTICE : Due to recurrent internet connectivity problems (spontaneous disconnection every few minutes) these last three weeks, a few messages sadly awaited a reply much longer than usual. This situation should hopefully be resolved now. SORRY for any inconvenience!


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IMPORTANT NOTICE to all 500px users:
Following (1) repeated security breaches involving the 500px photographic forum, and (2) confirmed reports of piracy involving pictures stolen from the 500px photographic forum, I have now removed all high resolution pictures previously hosted on the 500px photographic forum.
Anyone hosting pictures there might wish to consider similar protective action.



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(*) HEALTH & SAFETY & ETHICS about cosmetics :

TOXIC BEAUTY : Cosmetics
https://youtu.be/EzaMu8iMlgk

Toxic Beauty : breast implants
https://youtu.be/jh91cAsmIG4

The Truth About My Make-up (Documentary) BBC Stories
https://youtu.be/VfPW2iwJK6U


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