Albert Camus Monday 4th January 1960 – National 5 – Villeblevin (Yonne) Facel Vega HK500 In a last minute change of plans that morning, Albert Camus and his friend Michel Gallimard decide to travel by car than take the train which he’d organised and bought a ticket for (a fact confirmed by the unused rail ticket that was found in the writer’s pocket after the accident) At 13:55, along a road lined with plane trees, their car collides with not one but two trees, the second tree smashing it completely. Albert Camus dies instantly and Michel Gallimard will die six days later. It is difficult to determine exactly what happened that morning but the accident was probably due to a burst tyre or excessive speed, yet Camus hated speed and in fact would have thought it absurd that he was to have died in a car accident. Today we celebrate the death of Albert Camus, « Always go too far, because that’s where you’ll find the truth » Book available on my website! #albertcamus #crossroads #crash
C’est ce soir! Rencontre des Artistes de 18hr a 21hr, exposition Utakata, avec Satoshi Saīkusa, Mai Saīkusa & Christophe Rihet. Galerie Da-End, 17 rue Guénégaud, 75006 Paris. #utakata #crossroads #satoshisaikusa #jacksonpollock #gracekelly #bonnieandclyde
Jayne Mansfield June 29th of June 1967 – Highway 90 – Slidell, Louisiana 1966 Buick Electra 225 After a performance in a sleazy cabaret in Beloxi, Jane Mansfield is sitting at the front of the car, in between Ronnie Harrison, her driver, and Sam Brody, her companion, heading to New Orleans. On the back seat, the three children are sleeping soundly. On the road, a truck is blocked by a tractor that is spraying insecticide. A cloud of smoke spreads. This is probably the reason why Ronnie Harrison, around 2 o’clock in the morning, drives the Buick at high speed, under the truck. The three adults die instantly. The children come out almost unhurt. After her death it was recommended as a safety measure that all trucks in the United States should have a special bumper fitted at the back named “Mansfield Bar” Let’s celebrate the dead! Book available on my website. #crossroads #roadtodeath #jaynemansfield
Françoise Dorléac 26th June 1967 – A8 Motorway – Exit Villeneuve-Loubet (Alpes-Maritimes/ France) Renault 10 Françoise Dorléac leaves Saint-Tropez heading east towards Nice Airport to catch a plane bound for London where she’s due to attend the première of the film ‘Les Demoiselles de Rochefort’. She’s running late and its raining heavily as she speeds along the coast in a Renault 10 rental car. As it approaches a very tight bend, Francoise suddenly loses control, throwing the car into a fatal spin. It leaves the road and rolls several times before catching fire. The body of Françoise Dorléac will be later identified thanks to some personal papers that survived the fire. Let’s celebrate the dead! Book available on my website. #crossroads #roadtodeath #francoisedorleac
Michel Colucci (Coluche) 19th of June 1986 – Opio (Alpes-Maritimes) Honda 1100 VFC It’s the summer in the South of France. Coluche is riding his motorbike with two friends, from Cannes to Opio. His speed is 60 km/h. He isn’t wearing a helmet. A dump truck about to turn into a field suddenly blocks the road for his Honda 1100 VFC to pass. Coluche cannot stop. His head smashes into the headlight of the dumpster truck and he dies instantly. A rumor had been circulating that Coluche may have been deliberately killed. Nothing has ever been proven. Let’s celebrate the dead! Book available on my website. #crossroads #roadtodeath #coluche
Bonny Parker & Clyde Barrow. May 23rd 1934 – Highway 154 – Sailes, Louisiana. On that day, six policemen were ready and waiting for them. The passing of the infamous “Gang Barrow”was to come and this time it was going to be an ambush! After holding out their positions for almost 24 hours the police finally spot the car approching. Without notice and with unrelenting force, the police open fire on the vehicle, spraying it with more than 130 bullets. Bonnie and Clyde are hit repeatedely, more than twenty five times each and killed instantly. It later transpired that the couple were so riddled with bullets it made it almost impossible to embalm them. It was said also, that Bonnie had screamed the name of her partner in crime Clyde, before taking her last gasp of air…her head on his shoulder. Let’s celebrate the dead! Book available on my website. #crossroads #roadtodeath #bonnieandclyde
This is Daniel Kerdavid, i spend 12 hours on his little boat on high sea, fishing with Japonese tradition called Ikijimé. is a method of slaughtering fish to maintain the quality of its meat. Causing immediate Brain Death. A way to help the fish not to suffer that long. A way to respect the animal. Daniel is like the “Old man and the Sea” Respectful and in harmony with the sea. I made those pictures for the beautiful Regain Magazine, i thank you for this rencontre. @daphnhezard @alexis_margowski @regainmagazine @antoinejean_fb #regain #regain##r#regainmagazine #pecheur #nature #bretagne #danielkerdavid #ikijime
This is Daniel Kerdavid, i spend 12 hours on his little boat on high sea, fishing with Japonese tradition called Ikijimé. is a method of slaughtering fish to maintain the quality of its meat. Causing immediate Brain Death. A way to help the fish not to suffer that long. A way to respect the animal. Daniel is like the “Old man and the Sea” Respectful and in harmony with the sea. I made those pictures for the beautiful Regain Magazine, i thank you for this rencontre. @daphnhezard @regainmagazine @antoinejean_fb #regain #regain##r#regainmagazine #pecheur #nature #bretagne #danielkerdavid #ikijime
