Pierre Belhassen - Paris, France

November 16th, 2008 | Scroll down for comments

Intro

In the photographer’s own words:

I started to take pictures by chance, I was 27 and had never really held a camera. Maybe it was time for me to say something and I simply used it as a tool, just like a writer would use his pen…

I began a project about homeless people living through Paris Streets in 2006. Then I started to explore the other side of this world, bringing my camera backstage at Paris Fashion shows…whatever I photograph, I always look for the same thing : People.They can be poor or rich, young, old, powerful  or not, what I’m looking for is elsewhere, it’s about a look, a connection, maybe just a feeling. Sometimes I wonder if it’s not myself that I try to see through these pictures.

For more:

http://www.pierrebelhassen.com/

and

http://flickr.com/photos/14663382@N03/

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I am looking for photos of children affected by HIV/AIDS (living with HIV, orphaned by AIDS, etc). If you have contacts, please ask them to send some of their work.

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