100 Days of Summer
I’ve spent three summers pacing up and down the boiling blocks of Brooklyn and the Bronx trying to capture the playful festival-like energy of these New York City streets, and fire hydrants are what best exemplify this energy. When the valves are open, they release an incredible amount of happiness, pride and mischievous ingenuity. Water brings communities together, crystalizes a moment of euphoria, and relieves its liberators from the summer heat.
The series 100 Days of Summer includes approximately 100 pictures of open fire hydrants. These are my personal favorites.
See full series here
Words and images by Stephane Missier aka Charles le Brigand
All rights reserved. Une production de Brigand © 2010-11-12
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[...] There are many reasons why I like this picture. It reminds me of a younger version of Jules Winnfield and Vincent Vega from Pulp Fiction. I like the expression and the self-confidence of these kids, the car’s awesome mustard color, the vintage feel to it etc…but above all, it reminds me of all the people I have met and who shared a slice of their lives with me when shooting the series 100 days of summer. [...]
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Superb pictures.
Amazing stuff dude. WOW.
Did you have some sort of waterproof casing on your camera, or did you find that people were respectful of the fact you had a camera? I always want to photograph the kids playing in the hydrants, but I’m always a bit afraid that it would be the end times for the camera.
no waterproofing casing..just anticipation…
Great pics
nice! I