Baalbek. Photographic essay.
Most of the time, as photographers, we are on the lookout for THE image, running after the event with our cameras around our necks hoping to capture that “decisive” moment.
Sometimes we are lucky enough to be able to take our time to work on a subject. To be impregnated and inspired by a subject.
Here, the magnificent site of Baalbek in Lebanon – a UNESCO World Heritage Site – was the source of inspiration for an almost meditative work.
Black and white photos, with a “large format” camera, a rigorous composition that balances each photo… Time stands still!
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Foundation of the Temple of Jupiter.
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Interior of the Temple of Bacchus.
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Temple of Jupiter.
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Exedra in semicircular form in the great court of the temple of Jupiter.
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Piece of the marquee of the Jupiter temple representing a lion’s head.
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The fallen pillar of the Temple of Bacchus.
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The fallen Pillar of the Temple of Bacchus.
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Jupiter Heliopolitan bas relief in the hexagonal court.
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The entry of the temple of Bacchus.
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The six pillars of the Temple of Jupiter temple as seen from the Temple of Bacchus.
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The Temple of Jupiter.
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The Temple of Bacchus as seen from the great court.
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Exèdre en forme demi-circulaire dans la grande cour du temple de Jupiter. Exedra in semicircular form in the great court of the temple of Jupiter. Exedra en forma semicircular en el gran patio del templo de Jupiter. Exedra in der halbkreisförmigen Form im Großen Gericht des Tempels von Jupiter.
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A bas relief of Hands in front of the Temple of Bacchus.
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Hexagonal court located between the Propyloeum and the large court of the Temple of Jupiter.
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Detail of bas relief representing Cleopatra originally from the ceiling of the temple of Bacchus.
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Sarcophagus of Adonis.
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Baalbek. À l’arrière du temple de Bacchus.
