Philippe Bouclainville's Art

- Member Status: SILVER
- User Name: newyorkexposure
- Current Location: New York
- Shoots: Architectural, Black & White, Landscapes
ARTIST BIO
I was ten years old when my father handed me his Kodak Brownie, and I began to photograph the world around me, including my small salt mining town bridge; I snapped pictures of neighbors walking over the bridge, of the barges passing by on our canal overflowing with salt and limestone.
My journey as an autodidact photographer started here: I ran around clicking the button on my little black box, and took the rolls of film to the local studio photographer who let me stay to watch as he developed and brought the images to life. It was so addictive. Thirty years later, I crossed the Atlantic with my family to New York City, and my hometown bridge with its steel cross-beams, reminds me now of the Bridges of New York.
Bridges are our way in, out, and across. They connect us to others. They are our arrival and our escape. They incarnate the essence of connection.The Bridges of Manhattan were born from a pragmatic need, and all built at different times, but each has its own identity. These bridges, which were often designed and engineered by immigrants, connect millions of people with a wide variety of cultures, hopes and dreams.
Philippe Bouclainville
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