April 2012: Two weeks in Mount Athos, photographing the Greek Orthodox Easter ceremonies. This was my fourth time in Mt. Athos. All went fine until I had to leave. The weather had been iffy. And when that happens, the boats stop their crossings. I had a flight out on a Thursday and so needed to leave Wednesday if I was to make it. But no boats Monday. None Tuesday. And Wednesday morning I woke up to dark skies and knew the boats would still be docked. A Dutch fellow had told me he'd arranged with a truck to go the "overland" route that morning. I hadn't even known there was one (a well-kept secret by the monks!), and I asked the driver if I could pay to go with them. There were already four passengers however. I said I could sit in the back of the truck, and the driver agreed. Unfortunately for me, it was pouring down rain the entire trip. Fortunately, I had a good raincoat, but despite that I was frozen and soaked the whole three hours of the journey. Worse than that was the state of the road--really just a mud track--and while the driver was good at maneuvering his vehicle, I was thrown back and forth and shaken up to such an extent that at one point, about to be sick, I had to ask the driver to stop for a few minutes. We made it though and I got my bus back to Thessalonica, another three hour trip. I was pretty glad to have a hot shower that night. The next day I flew back to Paris. Now I've got a big sack of undeveloped black and white film which will have to wait until August to be developed--for I'm off for a two and a half month long trip to the United States in just a week, where I'll rent a car in Boston and cross the country East to West.

First Book

François Le Diascorn’s first book, Only in America, a selection of his photographs from the United States, was published by Editions Créaphis,. The book can be ordered in the States or in Canada at  http://www.amazon.ca/

Only in America, texts by François Le Diascorn and Nancy J. Guri Duncan, Éditions Créaphis, 2010
(ISBN 2-35428-042-0)

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En conjonction avec l'exposition du même titre un livre « Only in America » est publié par les Editions Créaphis. Le livre peut être commandé aux librairies en France (FNAC, Virgin, Chambre Claire...) ou sur  http://www.amazon.fr/

Only in America, textes de François Le Diascorn et Nancy J. Guri Duncan, Éditions Créaphis, 2010

(ISBN 2-35428-042-0)

Only in America

An exhibition of François Le Diascorn’s more than thirty-five years of photographs from the United States, Only in America, will take place at the Pavillon de Vendôme in Aix-en-Provence October 21 through December 2010. In connection with the exhibit, a book of the same title (Only in America) will be published in September 2010 by Editions Créaphis, France.

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Only in America, une exposition de plus de trente-cinq années de photos réalisées aux Etats-Unis par François Le Diascorn, aura lieu à Aix-en-Provence du 21 octobre à fin décembre 2010. En conjonction avec cette exposition un livre du même titre « Only in America » sera publié à l’automne 2010 par les Editions Créaphis.

Pavillon de Vendôme, Aix-en-Provence

Visa pour l'image 2009 / Rencontre avec François Le Diascorn