You may perhaps remember the not so distant time when I was posting astrophotography pictures on this very website. I have also wrote a few times on how we are lighting up our cities too much. Now a fellow Frenchman, Thierry Cohen, created a series of pictures of what the night could look like if… Continue reading Starry, Starry, Starry Night
Tag: Photography
The Big Picture on coal : how it is simply killing us
My friend and fellow French blogger Olivier Jacquemet twitted me earlier this month about a series of photographies showing the truly horrible side of coal, the most polluting and emitting fossil fuels. Boston.com’s big picture series show how it is literally destroying lives and engulfing cities. After watching these pictures you will never wonder why… Continue reading The Big Picture on coal : how it is simply killing us
Earthrise, the making of
I love the picture Earthrise. Since I first discovered it back to 2007, it has become the central part of my communications; It is featured on my Twitter account, my About.me page, my business cards and on the header of this website. So when Andrew Revkin from the New York Times tweeted about the “… Continue reading Earthrise, the making of
American Power, by Mitch Epstein
Today I went to see the American Power photo exhibit at the Fondation Henri Cartier Bresson, in Paris. Pictures are the result of years – from 2003 to 2009 – of travel and photography by Mitch Epstein. I believe these pictures clearly enable us to witness how energy, power, is shaping and altering the United… Continue reading American Power, by Mitch Epstein
Great astrophotographies – July 2010
This is time for me to present my selection of the best pictures of the NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD). As always, this month was packed with beautiful images. It was difficult to select just ten. To the NASA, today’s picture : On July 11, after a long trek eastward across the southern Pacific… Continue reading Great astrophotographies – July 2010
An official visit from Mr. Borloo at Ravoyard SA
Yesterday the French Minister for Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Town and Country Planning, Mr. Jean-Louis Borloo visited a company in Vaudrey, less than 20 kilometers from my hometown. Ravoyard SA manufactures since its origins metallic structures. Dynamic, it recently diversified its activity to add photovoltaïc films to its existing products. As the market is currently… Continue reading An official visit from Mr. Borloo at Ravoyard SA
Great astrophotographies – February 2010
This is time for me to present my selection of the best pictures of the NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD). As always, this month was packed with beautiful images. It was as always difficult to select just ten. My favorite picture for this month is Dark Shuttle Approaching, a picture taken from the International… Continue reading Great astrophotographies – February 2010
Great astrophotographies – January 2010
When I was at the Dublin Institute of Technology to complete my Bachelor of Arts in International Business and languages I learned an English expression about rare events : “Once in a blue moon. ” It seems that this expression has an astronomical origin as it is the second full moon in the same calendar… Continue reading Great astrophotographies – January 2010
Great astrophotographies – December 2009
This is time for me to present my selection of the best pictures of the NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD). As always, this month was packed with beautiful images. It was as always difficult to select just ten. For the last post of the year (and of the decade) let’s have a look at… Continue reading Great astrophotographies – December 2009
Great astrophotographies – November 2009
This is time for me to present my selection of the best pictures of the NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD). As always, this month was packed with beautiful images. It was as always difficult to select just ten. On this month’s picture, the NASA noted : “The Sun, a crescent Earth, and the… Continue reading Great astrophotographies – November 2009
Great astrophotographies – October 2009
This is time for me to present my selection of the best pictures of the NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD). As always, this month was packed with beautiful images. It was a bit difficult to select just ten. Today’s picture features the M1: The Crab Nebula from Hubble. “This is the mess that… Continue reading Great astrophotographies – October 2009
Great astrophotographies – September 2009
This is time for me to present my selection of the best pictures of the NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD). As always, this month was packed with beautiful images. It was a bit difficult to select just ten. Today’s featured image is the supernova remnant E0102-72 captured in X rays. To the NASA… Continue reading Great astrophotographies – September 2009