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Who I am

Pierre Pallez, originally from France, now living in Switzerland.
I caught the photo virus when I was 10, and it never went away since. I am self-taught, and keep on learning, every day. I have attended Broncolor creative lighting classes, and many other workshops in France, Switzerland, and the US.
More info about me and photography in this Interview.

I'm a curious person, and I like discovering new things. I like travelling a lot too.

I guess my main interests at the moment are probably portraits, travel photography, nature.
I don't pretend to be an artist - an artist has a message, or a distinctive style, or both. I don't. All I'm doing is try to make images that represent what I feel, and give my own version of reality as I saw it. As a former musician, I believe feeling is more important than raw technique, or what the latest fad is.

Congrats to those who read up to here - I hope you enjoy my images.
Gear

From time to time, I get questions about what gear I'm using. Here's a summary of what I answer : "Gear is not important. What matters is what you can do with what you've got. Ask yourself - will purchasing a 500$ frying pan make you a better cook ?"

Now that we got that settled, I use gear from Nikon, Elinchrom, Gitzo, Pocket wizard, SanDisk, Corsair, and Apple. I use Lightroom and Photoshop.
Images

Please don't steal my images. I spend a lot of time making them, and they're all copyrighted. If you'd like to use them, or would like information about licensing them, or want to commission me, feel free to get in touch with me.

Category Archives: Travel

Mar 28 2012

Chimping in Burma

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Just got this in my email today, shot by fellow traveler Valerie in a monastery in Nagaland, Burma. Wondered where the term “chimping” came from? Well, here’s the answer…

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Mar 17 2012

Ballons over Bagan

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I joined an early hot air balloon ride, and we glided over the Bagan valley and its myriad temples at sunrise. It was pure magic.

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Feb 18 2012

I had two boat engine failures with two differents boats on two consecutive days. On both occasions, I waved the next boat on the river, and was allowed to hop on board to complete both journeys. I shot this while the two boys driving my boat were trying to fix the engine, in the first...

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Feb 14 2012

Less is more

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I shot over 4.500 pictures over 3 weeks in asia. 2/3 of those with the Nikon D3S, the rest with the Leica M9. Out of those, I got the exact same proportion of keepers. I hear you mumble “so what?”. Well, that means something to me, considering : I’m a lot more used to shooting...

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Nov 07 2011

Stone carvers

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A series about stone carvers in Mandalay, Burma.

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Oct 20 2011

Just another morning

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A little girl having breakfast in Siem Reap, Cambodia. I like the result of those blown highlights, it helps her stand out, and also induces some sense of the sweltering heat and very harsh light, and how barren and hostile her environment is. When I edited this image, it reminded me of kev carter’s famous...

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