emile zwaltek

[zwaltek]

hello everyone,

i am emile zwaltek, i am of french nationality and i live in Pune since early september. I moved here to work as an "art director" and help in the settlement of a private educational venture between India and France.

Prior coming to India i have lived in the US for 5 years, vietnam for 2 years, south-korea for 6 months, and when i was a kid in Cote d'Ivoire for 3 years and Tunisia for 2 other years. I love to travel as a worker.

The first photographic images i took and that i can remember of are from the late eighties when i was graduating in art college and history of art.

Then I started to work in some french CG companies for a few years. I took another step and settled in San Francisco where i worked as a lighter on Star Wars Episode I and Shrek. And in Los Angeles where i stayed 3 years and worked on other CG feature films (all this happen under another name that is easily findable on my website).

During all that time i've continued to photography what was on the way and there's a few series that i like. Different subjects such as portraits, urban scenery, workers, kids are part of my favorites.

The photographers that i admire the most are Robert Frank, Mc Cullin, Gregory Colbert, Raymond Depardon and Larry Burrows. I admire them because i think they've touched a part of truth with their work.

As a presentation I am going to show an image a month for year 2008.

http://www.emile-zwaltek.com/images/photos/0812/080129_041.jpg
j a n u a r y - 104

http://www.emile-zwaltek.com/images/photos/0812/080205_999.jpg
f e b r u a r y - xing point

http://www.emile-zwaltek.com/images/photos/0812/080323_489.jpg
m a r c h - planet claire

http://www.emile-zwaltek.com/images/photos/0812/080416_999.jpg
a p r i l - a clone factory

http://www.emile-zwaltek.com/images/photos/0812/080505_005.jpg
m a y - safe landing

http://www.emile-zwaltek.com/images/photos/0812/080609_041.jpg
j u n e - to disappear

http://u1.ipernity.com/6/19/14/2331914.55d20490.jpg
j u l y - the art of spanking

http://www.emile-zwaltek.com/images/photos/0812/080815_041.jpg
a u g u s t - égéenne

http://www.emile-zwaltek.com/images/photos/0812/080905_057.jpg
s e p t e m b e r - moosoon

http://www.emile-zwaltek.com/images/photos/0812/081031_023.jpg
o c t o b e r - goa code

http://www.emile-zwaltek.com/images/photos/0812/081118_049.jpg
n o v e m b e r - raising india

http://www.emile-zwaltek.com/images/photos/0812/081205_097.jpg
d e c e m b e r - lift service

As for the material I use Canon and Leica.

Voila, I hope i haven't been too long. Thanks for your time.

EZ

[Sunny]

Welcome to thePin!

We are glad to have a man of such experience among us. We just missed you by a whisker on our roadtrip while we were in Pune!

Some of the photos above evoke deep emotions, brilliant!

[Xavier]

Wow!! :O
Awesome pics Emile! :O
Hope my pm's were of any help. :)
Welcome to thephotographer!

[nelson_sanjoy]

Welcome Emile ...

I like the way your photos play with light and shadows - Great !

Hope to see more from you in coming days.

[powerslave]

Good stuff!!! Your photos have a great story.

[Aryan]

What a personality we have here. A pro! Lovely pictures these; left me speechless. :)
What kind of equipment do you use?

[srikeerthi]

Lovely pictures, welcome to the forum.

[Ananya]

welcome to thephotographer!

those are really splendid shots! i'm left speechless:)

[KrishnenduKes]

Wow! Brilliant stuff Emile. Rarely do we get to see photographs of such quality. Thanks for sharing your work. Hope we also get to share your knowledge and technique.

Welcome to thePhotographer.in.

[zwaltek]

Ah ! Finally i can reply :) Thanks a lot everybody for the warm replies and welcomes messages. I am glad to be among you, the forum is really nice and I guess we can share a lot thru it.

Sunny , yes i discovered 4 days ago that you had stop in Pune, last week. Arf ! Next time hopefully.

Again, thanks everyone.

[Xavier]

Checked the equipment list in your profile sir.
You do them perfect justice! Wow! You've got the stuff I always dream about! The best that money can buy! ;)
Can't wait to meet you and take some tips from you!

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

welcome here!!

and since u live in pune,may be some outings can be decided..pune and its areas have beauty.

anvancy.

[Xavier]

welcome here!!

and since u live in pune,may be some outings can be decided..pune and its areas have beauty.

anvancy.

Count me in if you guys ever decide to go an outing!

[KrishnenduKes]

I might be coming down to Pune in the not-so-distant future.

[zwaltek]

ok then we should definetly have a get together time.
I;ll be here until mid may i think and then i will probabbly have to go back to france for a month.

[KrishnenduKes]

Great. I will try to make it to Pune. Anvancy and Pageisgod, get yourselves some free time as well. I will let you know when I will try to come.

[Devil.DJ]

Welcome Aboard Sir !!!

Brilliant Shots & what a list of equipments !! Truly awesome. :cool:


Cheers,
DJ

[Xavier]

Great. I will try to make it to Pune. Anvancy and Pageisgod, get yourselves some free time as well. I will let you know when I will try to come.

I'm free during the weekends. No problems from my side!

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

Great. I will try to make it to Pune. Anvancy and Pageisgod, get yourselves some free time as well. I will let you know when I will try to come.


why that word "try" is coming??:p

and emile sir are u in way interested in macros??

[Aryan]

and emile sir are u in way interested in macros??

Precisely what I was about to ask! :D :D

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

Precisely what I was about to ask! :D :D

same minds..think alike

[zwaltek]

and emile sir are u in way interested in macros??
where's a sir ? :p

no i have never done any relevant macro. I am in awe in front of a good one, and there's plenty of all around the web, but i've never felt the desire to do one.

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

where's a sir ? :p

no i have never done any relevant macro. I am in awe in front of a good one, and there's plenty of all around the web, but i've never felt the desire to do one.


for KEN and emile,

the current scenario in pune is like HOT.either u have to leave early morning or go evening.the in between is just hot,which simply on my side results in clipped highlights and lot of burns.upon that no clouds.so its a tough situation.

KEN do u want to go if chance permits to a horticulture centre??ie if the chance is there?

[KrishnenduKes]

for KEN and emile,

the current scenario in pune is like HOT.either u have to leave early morning or go evening.the in between is just hot,which simply on my side results in clipped highlights and lot of burns.upon that no clouds.so its a tough situation.

KEN do u want to go if chance permits to a horticulture centre??ie if the chance is there?

As of now, for me, the situation is not sure. I said I will try. This Intro thread is getting rather long. Maybe you guys (Page, Emile and Anvancy) should think of meeting up by going on the Offline Meets section. If my situation clears up, I will definitely join in and discuss everything from horticulture to constellations!

[KrishnenduKes]

Just went through your entire gallery Emile. There is a lot of creative work there. It was good looking at your work.

[nav75]

These are some beautiful pictures.

Great. I will try to make it to Pune. Anvancy and Pageisgod, get yourselves some free time as well. I will let you know when I will try to come.
Ahem.:)

[KrishnenduKes]

Ahem.:)

:) Me too!!!

[zwaltek]

Just went through your entire gallery Emile. There is a lot of creative work there. It was good looking at your work.

hehe thank you. that the goal of my efforts :cool: