Alone with everybody

I hold this letter in my hand
A plea, a petition, a kind of prayer
I hope it does as I have planned
Losing her again is more than I can bear
I kiss the cold, white envelope
I press my lips against her name
Two hundred words. We live in hope
The sky hangs heavy with rain

– Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

It’s been a bad run, I’ve had a bad run. But, all this will change soon though. I can feel that wave coming, soon it will be what it is, simply a bad run. Project ‘Nowhereville’ will take to the road, and through it’s intended search of lost memories new beginnings will be made, new directions will be found. All that remains is  17 days, and if you would like to add some much needed & much appreciated fuel to the tank, please do so, as I desperately need some assistance in order to make this search possible.

Right, so let’s do this thing, let’s go out and see what we can find, let’s go out and remember… 

24 responses

  1. J.B. O'Shea

    JP, I’d like to contribute a little to your project, but would rather not give info to that site, because I’m paranoid about that stuff. Do you have a paypal account?

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    April 10, 2012 at 9:53 pm

    • Hi James. Yeah, I get the paranoia, no worries there. That is so kind of you, thanks man, it would be ever so much appreciated as things seem to have stalled for the moment. Right, so I’ll send you an email later today with my paypal details. Thanks again, it really is very kind of you.

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      April 11, 2012 at 6:57 am

  2. awesome series JP. love the art on walls, and the empty streets that look lived in.

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    April 10, 2012 at 11:48 pm

  3. These are beautiful, Jean-Pierre. A new palette with a feeling of sadness. You know I like the bench; the wall behind it looks so overbearing, but beautiful too.
    A bad run. I hope its over. Take care, Jean-Pierre. Take heart.

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    April 11, 2012 at 12:36 am

    • Hi Ashley! Thanks so much for the great, and very encouraging comments, it really means a lot to me.

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      April 11, 2012 at 4:12 pm

  4. Wow, really fabulous photographs here. Very stirring images.

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    April 11, 2012 at 2:21 am

  5. Another cool series. And yes, we do share some of the same sources of inspiration for photo subjects – and looks like music also – you inclusion of a Nick Cave lyric is proof of that. Peace. 🙂

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    April 11, 2012 at 11:39 am

    • Ah, so a Nick Cave fan then? Great stuff! Thanks also for the compliment.

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      April 11, 2012 at 4:14 pm

  6. Wonderful series JP. I like the last image. I imagine it as a time-travel capsule – the tall mast next to it helps guide the way.

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    April 11, 2012 at 12:18 pm

    • Wow, like the imagination there! Yes indeed, why not? Thanks, Meanderer.

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      April 11, 2012 at 4:15 pm

  7. Good job man! These photos are perfect!

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    April 11, 2012 at 3:35 pm

  8. amazing photographs you captured. I loved them. Thank you, with my love, nia

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    April 11, 2012 at 3:43 pm

    • Hi Nia! Thanks so much for the visit and for the cool comments, much appreciated.

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      April 11, 2012 at 4:19 pm

  9. Jean-Pierre, this is an incredible selection of images.
    The tones really speak to me, I find them both hearwrenching and soothing. As with the title, beautiful contradictions happening.

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    April 11, 2012 at 5:36 pm

    • Thanks so much, Karen. And yes, that’s what I’m constantly after, looking for contradictions wherever I can find them. I guess I appreciate the balance, in a way the harmony they create…

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      April 14, 2012 at 8:13 am

  10. stunning photos!

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    April 12, 2012 at 12:06 pm

  11. such lovely ambiance in this series

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    April 13, 2012 at 5:02 pm

  12. Good stuff, JP, and I’m emailing you. Adrian

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    April 15, 2012 at 7:53 am

  13. All the small things & this lonesomeness are our companions these days. In between broken cars, lonely hotel nights, more miles than money but a song to sing to keep us out of the rain. And photographs that won’t leave my head. Stuck in beauty, my friend. Just another guy on that lost highway!

    All the best & safe travels, Fritsch.

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    April 16, 2012 at 8:27 am

  14. Dire que certains pensent qu’il n’y a que dans les grandes villes qu’on peut faire des photos “de rue” intéressantes … (eh oui j’écris en français maintenant, vu que j’ai un nouveau blog – en français). Tes images sont la preuve qu’un oeil attentif et sensible, on peut obtenir de belles photos partout …

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    April 18, 2012 at 9:38 am

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