the book.

Last Sunday, I launched the Our Man in Beirut book. The launch party was a huge success thanks to all the amazing people who showed up, my publishers at Turning Point Books, the great setting at Secteur 75 and the vodka offered by Russian Standard Lebanon which kept everyone chatting and mingling. I’ll write a ...

five zippers.

interview in L’Officiel

So I got interviewed by L’Officiel Levant’s Medea Azouri about my blog and upcoming book. I tried to sound smart in French, but came off sounding mostly pretentious and slapable. Which is appropriately French, I guess.

XI.

Check out my photo series taken around the 11th arrondissement in Paris, here.

spaces available.

no miracles.

stolen.

tipo.

The achingly beautiful Alfa Romeo Tipo.

camaro.

gorgeous shots of a camaro ss on the behance network. check out more here.

green spaces.

Here’s another shot from my series on Beirut. You can find them on Flickr as well as on the Behance Network.

my city’s got soul.

beirut often gets lost in the fog of it’s own artifice. i gave myself two afternoon’s to reclaim it by photographing my favorite areas: hamra and mar mikhael. click here to see the set on flickr.

Dove.

Torino.

This is a photo of Torino Express’ iconic window in the Gemmayze area of Beirut. It’s one of the oldest bars in the area, which is now infested with identikit shitholes that make horrible drinks and blast crappy music. This place has a soul, as evidenced by the people who call it their second home. ...

Superimposed.

This photo is from a cool Flickr group where photographers post photos of themselves holding up old photos of city scenes against the backdrop of its more modern contemporary surrounding. It makes for some interesting results.

Max Milligan.

Here’s a photo taken in Ghana by a photographer I particularly like, Max Milligan. Don’t let the fact that we’re also friends in any way cast aspersions upon my judgement. He’s currently working on a book about Lebanon, which I’m particularly chuffed about. Check out his stunning books on Ghana and Peru, and browse his ...

Kalle Gustafsson.

Swedish fashion photographer Kalle Gustafsson also does some pretty cool travel shots, as you can see. Check out his work here.

Richard Mosse.

I came across some great photographs by Richard Mosse the other day. The particular series I stumbled on was a collection of surreal pink-tinted shots taken in Eastern Congo. Looking through his website, you’ll notice he has a knack for making the bleak seem unbearably beautiful. SOLO SHOWS 2010 Whatever Was Splendid, Fotofest 2010 Biennial, ...

Stormtrooper Chillin’.

Just took this picture in my back garden up in the Lebanese mountains. I thought the little fella might want to cool off in a fresh can of Heineken.

Divorce. Now On Sale.

Saw this little gem of advertising whilst walking around the Lower East Side of New York back in April.