VELVET SNOW
Braving the glacial air, Franck Bohbot immortalizes the metropolitan daily life, transforming the typical urban hustle into something soft and ethereal. Shot in a camaieu of cool colors, his photographs present an alternate view of the city. Far from the usual frenetic pace, the city seems to slow down. The typical speeding yellow taxis are replaced by cautious traffic on snow-congested streets. Manhattan and Brooklyn are portrayed under an appeasing and calming snow blanket, almost stunned by the cold. The landscape is profoundly altered: one sees bundled-up passersby, puffs of steam, and snow-dusted sidewalks. It's a discovery of New York wrapped in a beautiful, polar atmosphere.
