274 Getting to know Guggenheim

Last shooting of the year: On my way back from France after celebrating Christmas I had a first try at this impressive construction by Frank Gehry. I will add it to my to do list of photography.

The building: The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum of modern and contemporary art designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry, and located in Bilbao, Spain.. It was inaugurated in 1997. Built alongside the Nervion River, which runs through the city of Bilbao to the Cantabrian Sea, it is one of several museums belonging to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and features permanent and visiting exhibits of works by Spanish and international artists.

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When the sun suddenly appears

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Colorful Geneva

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Liking the snow after all

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Icy blue hour at the harbour: Geneva under ice and snow. Amazing to think that I was in the desert only two days ago! I am under thermal shock brrrr

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From desert dunes to snow covers...

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Fine Art Sand Dunes. First time in the desert...love at first sight!!! It is like paradise for every photographer. those lines and shades and colors!

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Far away and out of reach, not only in the metaphorical sense.  You can see the silouette of this imposing building from almost everywhere in the city. Here from a traditional market.

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Dubai - Burj Al Arab Beach. Not just another beach. This one has a splendid view on the 7 star hotel Burj al Arab. It was also very hot and full of colourful tourists, oner of them in the pic. 

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Le Louvre Abu Dhabi Project - day 2

"It is both a calm and complex place. A contrast amongst a series of museums that cultivate their differences and their authenticities.  It is a project founded on a major symbol of Arab architecture: the dome. But here, with its evident shift from tradition, the dome is a modern proposal."

Some words by Jean Nouvel, great architect, winner of the Pritzker Price and designer of Le Louvre Abu Dhabi, opened last November. 

Enjoying my personal photographic project to the full!

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Skater, Geneva

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My new toy. I recently acquired a full portable studio for portrait photography. In need of models now!

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Seen at the sushi bar ...Don't they look amazing those sushi? Enjoyinhg Japanese food at a restaurant in the neighboorhood with a dear friend. 

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Surprising geometry in the La Praille Mall, Geneva. I cannot say it is really my favourite architecture, but there was nothing more at hand this day. Photo taken with my mini lumix

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Daniil Trifonov, exceptional Russian pianist, at 26 is touring the world and playing in the biggest concert halls. We had the great luck of listening to him in Geneva, where he amazed us all with his "Hommage a Chopin", an unusual programm full of surprises.

Here he is, concentrating before the concert. I was quite far away but had a powerful lense in my bag this time.

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La Givrine, Switzerland

Postcard views all around. A real paradise for photography, but for the cold ! On the way back we were surprised by a brizzard

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Festival Antigel, Geneva

Botanical garden as a huge scenery for a science-fi show at night by -4 degrèes...extraordinary experience.

""Nous sommes les derniers de l’espèce à garder le foyer. Notre foyer." Votre foyer, en vrai. Car avec cette histoire à rêver sur nos deux pieds, fabriquée par l’auteur Fabrice Melquiot, vous serez plongés dans une galaxie inconnue d’une saveur sauvage. Une planète fictive gorgée de végétaux, où les serres communiquent par la lumière et où des bestioles presque humaines cohabitent dans une étendue de poésie fantastique. "Botanica" traduit admirablement l’envie du festival de faire redécouvrir le Jardin botanique dans un court voyage sensoriel singulier. Un conte sur les oreilles, des chorégraphies végétales sous les pupilles et des jeux de faisceaux oniriques impalpables qui soulignent par la même occasion l’importance de la flore et de sa conservation."

Show produced by Festival antigel & Eric Linder at Geneva's Botanical gardens

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Lines in black and white. Another sexy bridge in Geneva

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Through the glass jungle

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Urban landscapes. Working for the WMO today, I had a walk outside of the builiding through this photogenic bridge.

Gear: Lumix Panasonic automatic