These pictures are special for 2 reasons :

1 – more and more people and fashion chief editors from prestigious magazines told me that lots of photographers, specially the most famous blogs, was seriously copying Style and the City’s style of photography and themes (pictures of friendship, laughs, women crossing the road, between cabs, waiting for cab, walking and then turning their faces…). Yes I’ve noticed that from the begining of my blog (oct 2007) and that starts to bother me as it is so ridiculous from those photographers. Photography is a matter of sensitivity and you can’t fake it. Street style is about taking real picture not setting appointment with tylish friends and screw your readers by pretending is an unexpected street style shooting. People will notice it, one day or another. Stealing other works, creativity and hard efforts of photographers less famous is not glorious I think.

2 – the more I say here that I don’t believe in God, the more God shows me that he exists.

And now, let me tell you my feeling of today.

Seeing so many photographers, especially among the most famous trying to copy exactly my pictures (same place, same situation, same attitude, same frame) made me proud, then sad and finally happy.

Proud because as many of you told me, being copied means that my work is not so bad.

Sad, because I love photography, art and real live so much, I cherish honesty, truth and integrity so much, I want to help women to feel beautiful so much that I can’t be happy when photographers use my work for greed reasons.

Happy, because being copied reminds me to always looking for improving your skills. Learn is one of the most beautiful gift that a human kind can receive, with Love. Si I won’t put in that article pictures of women crossing the street, hahaha. You’ll find them in blogs that loves too much my work. lol. No stiletto, no it bags today. I just want to offer you some poetry. Would you mind ?

And what about God ?

As I told you before, I have problems with my laptop and my camera. It happened recently. It means that when I take pictures, I am not sure at 100% that the pictures gonna have the correct exposure and speed. Every shot is a moment of stress. And when I go home, the screen of my laptop is not correctly set : I don’t know how much the colors of my screen will match the real colors. So 50% of my work is based on my feeling.

I missed many great pictures because of my camera. I would like to be sad but it would be inefficient. I prefere to thank God, if he exists for the gifts he offers me sometimes. Today, one of his gifts was the adorable fashion blogger  Julia Frakes.

I met julia for the first time 30 months ago : she was a little shy adorable teen and still is. 30 months later, a teen can stop to be a teen to turn into a beautiful woman. That’s what I noticed when I saw Julia this afternoon around Michael Kors fashion show. My first thought : capturing the last days of Julia’s adolescence. How I would manage that ? I had no idea. I just wanted to capture her natural beauty. I greeted her, but as she was in a hurry I didn’t want to delay her.

Fortunately, Julia knows that I like to take in picture women in live. So she kept on walking, watching at my camera with her beautiful blue eyes. I could feel that the teen would be no more a teen in few months. I was happy for her as she is very talented. Every picture was a risk for me to be desapointed when I would look at them. But I must hide that feeling and focuse myself on following Julia correctly and with charm. It’s not easy to follow a person like I do. But the challenge is exciting.

Suddenly Julia changed direction, started to cross the street between 2 cars. I don’t remember exactly what I told her but Julia gave me her look and God blew a little wind in her hair : Julia turned into an angel. Did God wanted to show me that he exists ? May be. Did Julia made my day ? Definitely.

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No « It bags », no « must have », not any brands : just the beauty and poetry of life. Life is as beautiful as we want to made and see it beautiful. God always recognizes his children. God recognized me I guess. And you’ll recognize other angels if you click page 2

Donna Karan : Kamel, Kamel pleaaaaase ! Show me more angels darling, show me that God exists !

Kamel : ok, ok Donna. You are lucky that I like you. In my way to my hostel, God place another angel in my path…

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