Philippe Antoine Boirin

Time is essential for me, because it is fleeting; photography is essential for me, because it lasts.
I like to cross them together, as happens at the precise instant I am taking a picture, and I cannot hide the special thrill I feel at this moment. I must confess that it is always an instant of pure joy.
I would like to address my ambiguity regarding the term “ to take a picture “ and the role of the photographer : I don’t exactly want to “ take “ a shot, but rather to “ reveal “ an instant in the life of someone, something, somewhere. But, of course, it must be done quickly. In an infinitely brief instant I must “ take " the necessary distance to become the unique witness of that instant.
This is how I have become an errant photographer, wandering the city in search of all that light reveals of its buildings, its passersby, its shadows and colors.
Photography gives me the possibility to create more than just an image.
Using reflection has fascinated me because it has allowed me to capture a facet of reality that is not part of our everyday life and to create more than just an image, more than just a reality, I would say an unreality. And I want my photos to tell an entirely different story from what it shows. It creates som...

Having pursued an avocation in art photography for 25 years, during the last three years wonderfully fortunate circumstances have permitted me to work professionally on my art both in the United States and France.

I have always given myself complete freedom in my approach to photography, not subscribing to any one method, attempting to defy classification. With no theory to guide my work or to support it, it is wide open to the subjective view of the beholder. I am very attached to my freedom, and I accept the risks that go along with it.

In 2018

10 EXHIBITIONS (all in USA)

New York
Washington Outdoor Art Fair
- Top Prize Category : Photography
The Salmagundi Club
- Exhib : 40th Annual Painting, Sculpture,
Graphics & Photography Exhibition

Californie
Dab Art Gallery (Ventura)
- Exhib : MNEMONIC

Massachussetts
Sohn Art Gallery (Lenox)
- Exhib : 7th Annual Juried Exhibition
Center for Arts (Plymouth)
- Exhib : The fine Art of Photography 2018

Oregon
Emerald Art Center (Springfield)
- Exhib : 3rd Annual Autumn
Exhibition 2018
Black Box Gallery (Portland)
- Exhib : Photoshoot 2018

Maryland
Allegany Art Council (Cumberland)
- Exhib : Allegany National Photography
Competition & Exhibition (Honorable Mention)

Vermont
Dark Room Gallery (Essex Junction)
- Exhib : Open 2018
- Exhib : Personnal Perspective

PUBLICATION :

in the USA :

Massachussetts
Cultural Center (Cap COD)
- On line : The Golden Hours

Californie
Photography Forum (Santa Barbara)
- Book : The Best Photography of 2018

In FRANCE

CORRIDOR ELEPHANT (Paris)
- Monthly Publication on line - Portfolio of 20 pictures