Summer

I walked the streets of a fetid, dirty, raw and poor town in the sweltering summer heat, a place filled mostly with toothless Moroccans and Algerians with tired eyes, all drinking coffees by the sea. La Ciotat reminds me of Barcelona’s Barrio Gotico in the 40s. Its gloomy alleys have a scent of debauchery and history. I love it.
I watched the turquoise water of Port-Miou slapping against the rocky edges of the Calanques, I fell asleep to the calming sound of cicadas and got hooked on the beauty of the spectacular views. I felt dizzy with excitement when Mat and I discovered a dusty and abandoned Western theme park, mysteriously planted in the middle of a rural area, surrounded by tall grass and trees threatening to cover the place entirely. I wore the same clothes almost every day for three weeks, Prada gladiator sandals, Levi’s denim shorts and a vintage embroidered peasant shirt. I kissed the lonely horse in the evening sun and sat in the shade of umbrella pines dreaming, dreaming, dreaming. Oh, and we got ludicrously excited about shaving my beautiful Emilie’s hair!

I took all my pictures using a G11

Calanques

Empty road

Dry summer heat

Rodeo 1

Prada sandals

Lonely rider

La Ciotat

Cicada

Nature

Cap Canaille

Emilie

Summer forest

Summer sky

9 comments:

Adriana Louise Romano said...

wonderful photos...looks like an enchanting trip...

Mama Bee Simple said...

Amazing photos !

Hope to hear from you,
Monica

tea and cactus said...

i have to stop by and say Merci - La ciotat where i grew up, the south... i miss it. Beautiful surprise this morning thank you.

suzi said...

Really inspiring photos + words.

broadcast poulet said...

wow- just wow.

sonny said...

good work

lovin this post

been a whole since you posted something
but was worth the wait


:-)


Sonny

Jade said...

brilliant, love the one of the carnival& head shaving

Jade Appeal

Anonymous said...

love the black and white photos!

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nataliehartleywears said...

love the images and great shot of the undercut!