The photographer who captured this scene wrote, "With the green shirt, the famous (but anonymous !) photographer JR, in front of one of his work during the Rencontres d'Arles. His work has been spread (usually without permission) on city walls in Paris and other cities around the world, as well as on the wall between Israel and Palestine (Face2Face project). Check his website for more.
I had the chance to listen to JR himself talking about his work, and I must say I found it refreshing and inspiring: it's not just that he's a good photographer, but his goals and the ways to achieve them, together with his attitude towards celebrity, are truly impressive. While everyone tries to be noticed and dreams of being "famous", when a lot of contemporary photography and art in general (to me at least) is pretentious and self-centered, someone like JR is an anomaly. He wants to remain anonymous and independent, he funds his projects himself (many of which are illegal), and he actively defends human causes. Chapeau bas, m'sieur JR !
PS: by the way, he accepted to have his photo taken but only wearing his hat and glasses. Just so you don't think I've stolen his picture ;-)"
See more at http://www.jr-art.net/.
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