Paris Pop

• Photographer
  Joel Odesser
• Technical Info
  Canon 5D Mark IV, 24-70 f/4 L
• Photo Date
  May 2018
• Website
  http://joel.odesser.com

Large capitals hit by a pandemic like no other in modern history have been successively locked-down in 2020. Cities have lost their sparkle, people have felt deprived from their social habits. Paris Pop is a creative photographic collage project aiming at restoring colour which has faded for too long. It is a graphic representation of urban hope, a reminder to all that life will regain our streets and cities will soon shine bright day and night.

• Biography
  As a visual artist and photographer, my inspiration is intimately connected to my passion for travel. I am lucky to have lived internationally and discovered diverse cultures. This has shaped my photographic expression to an unexpected paradox: the exploration of contrasts between the gentle and abstract beauty lying in Nature, compared to rich and overloaded urban environments.
• Awards
  2020 - Bronze winner - PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS AWARDS (PX3) photo competition - Special / Street Photography Honorable Mention - MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS (MIFA) photo competition - Editorial-Conflict Honorable Mention - BUDAPEST INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS (BIFA) photo competition - People / Life style 2017 - Silver winner - PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS AWARDS (PX3) photo competition - Book Proposal / Nature Bronze winner - MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS (MIFA) photo competition - Science, Environment 2016 - Silver winner - TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS (TIFA) photo competition - Science, Environment Bronze winner - TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS (TIFA) 2016 photo competition - Editorial, Environmental 2015 - Honorable Mention - PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS AWARDS (PX3) photo competition - Press/Travel/Tourism 2014 - First price - ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE HONG KONG photo competition "On joue sur la terre" ("Games on Earth") 2010 - Honorable Mention - INTERNATIONAL PHOTO AWARDS (IPA) photo competition