Back from Hoggar

November 14th, 2009

trail

Just back from Hoggar, South Algeria.

Niger River Crossing

October 6th, 2009

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Niger River Crossing, near Timbuktu, Mali

Georgian Desert Exhibition

September 9th, 2009

ARNAUD-CONTRERAS-GEORGIE

I’m presenting at the Maison d’Europe et d’Orient pictures from the Georgian Desert, on the border between Georgia and Azerbaijan, near David Gareja monastery complex.

26 September – 21 October 2009

La Maison d’Europe et d’Orient
Centre culturel pour l’Europe de l’Est et l’Asie Centrale
3, passage Hennel (accès par le 105, avenue Daumesnil) 75012 Paris- France
tel + 33 1 40 24 00 55
http://www.sildav.org

What’s new in landscape photography ?

September 9th, 2009

landscape_contreras

I’m participating to the collective exhibition, “What’s new in landscape photography ?” (Quoi de 9 dans le paysage ?), with 8 photographers: Claude Gassian, Luc Choquer, Xavier Lambours, Jean Claude Beaumont, Philippe Breson, Arnaud Lévénès, Etienne Revault, Pierre Terrasson.

17 September -  17 October 2009

Centre culturel André Malraux
10, avenue Francis de Préssensé
93350 Le Bourget, France

http://capsule93.blogspot.com

Ceux Qui Marchent Debout

August 19th, 2009

Pelota Funk, short video with Ceux Qui Marchent Debout (CQMD).
And… Yes we had a lot of fun during this dangerous shooting at Chiquito de Cambo.

Directed by Arnaud Contreras ( http://www.arnaudcontreras.com )
Music: SuperSoul by CQMD ( http://www.cqmd.net )
With Héloïse Godet ( http://www.heloisegodet.book.fr )
Produced by À 360 Productions ( http://www.a360.fr )

Alain Dister

June 20th, 2009

dister-BNF

I’ve just produced and edited a slideshow of Alain Dister’s pictures for the French National Library (BNF). This was made for a  kind of symposium to celebrate the 40 years of Woodstock Music and Art Festival, at the BNF on june, 2009.
A lot of fun listening to old french hippies.

Nothern Ireland

June 15th, 2009

northern-ireland

As I was scanning old pictures, I’ve just found this one, took in Annalong, Nothern Ireland. Memories of hitch-hicking all around the country as I was 15.

If you want to travel to this place from your desk, listen to The kitchen Sessions, a unique series of traditional music radio programmes broadcast live from homes in County Clare.

Back to Tbilissi

June 4th, 2009

temo-djavakhishvili

Temo Djavakhishvili, georgian artist and performer, Aéroport CDG, Mai 2009.

After a week in France to participate to the exhibition Tbilissi Underground in Nantes, my  friends Temo Djavakhishvili, Lado Burduli, Niko Tsetskhladze and Kote Kubaineshvili are now back  in Georgia. Hope they have enjoyed their trip and that the public appreciated their works.

Gaumadjos !

Istanbul Art Fair

November 17th, 2008

istambul-arnaud-contreras

Some of my pictures from a series on Tarfaya will be presented at the Istanbul Art Fair in november, 2008, via Caravansaraï.

La Marseillaise sifflée

October 26th, 2008

“La Marseillaise sifflée” has been broadcasted on France 5 on October 25th, 2008.