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Shantideva is my nickname as a photographer on the Internet. I use this name with great respect because Shantideva was an 8th-century Indian Buddhist scholar that is...
Shantideva is my nickname as a photographer on the Internet. I use this name with great respect because Shantideva was an 8th-century Indian Buddhist scholar that is particularly renowned as the author of the Bodhicaryavatara. There is no other book that I read as often as the Bodhicaryavatara.
Born in 1970 in Paris, I live since my earliest days in Luxembourg. I am working in the IT as a network and security specialist. Digital Photography became one of my many passions a couple of years ago. My first digital SLR camera was the Canon EOS 350D I still use today for all my industrial speleology pictures.
In 2006 I started to visit old abandoned iron ore mines. Fascinated by the underground world I have discovered underneath my feat, I started to experiment photography and lighting techniques to get the most out of the captures from within the mines explored. At that time I decided to buy the new Canon EOS 5D as the Canon 350D was dedicated to heavy duty jobs like speleology from now on.
In parallel with photography and mining speleology, I began to study the history of the iron ore industry in Luxembourg to find out as much as possible about the places I have visited. Very soon I started to visit the old abandoned buildings related to the iron ore industry, and to take pictures of those buildings with my new 5D (now 5D Mark II). Out of that, a new passion for urban exploration was born.
Today I think that photography, exploring abandonments and mining are deeply interdependent. Probably one could exist without the other, but this burning passion, this deep love for those places, full of serenity, abandoned by the crowds would not be the same, if I could not bring back some glimpses of decay and impermanence in a life where we all grasp for a permanence we could never reach.
 
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fotioszemenides
Posted: March 12, 2010
Amazing body of work! I envy the access you have to these excellent environments!
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bettiblue
Posted: March 08, 2010
WOW!! I LOVE YOUR WORK!! Absolutely superb!!!!!
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shantideva
Replied: March 09, 2010
Thanks a lot for these motivating words! :-)
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surfwindstudios
Posted: February 19, 2010
Fabulous portfolio..
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shantideva
Replied: February 20, 2010
Thanks a lot surfwindstudios!
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ninja_smoke_bomb
Posted: February 12, 2010
I agree with Kono. You have an uncanny talent and impecible eye. I can't wait to see more!
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shantideva
Replied: February 13, 2010
Thanks a lot! You just made me aware that I have not uploaded new stuff for a long time. :-)
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kono
Posted: January 03, 2010
You are a GOD!
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shantideva
Replied: February 13, 2010
Oops! Thats motivating but for me God is perfect, and I am not. :-)
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miguelcovarrubias
Posted: December 29, 2009
Hi friend! I'm just getting started on bluecanvas... Drop me a comment if you've got some ideas on what to do first - or just to say, "Hi!"
Please add me in your friends list.
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erinthepainter
Posted: August 31, 2009
beautiful work. I like the way you spend your time.
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shantideva
Replied: September 01, 2009
Thank you! But very often old buildings are simply destroyed by taggers and vandals and I very often waste my time too. But When I find a real gem, then I forget about all the bad places.... :-)
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uptonparkman
Posted: August 09, 2009
i have to say my friend your images are fantastic,your portfolio is a joy,these pictures are a magnet to artists,congrats.love the work you do.
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shantideva
Replied: September 01, 2009
Thanks a lot for these motivating words! :-)
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cararae
Posted: April 04, 2009
you capture everything so beautifully! i love the lighting. and everything seems abandoned? if you don't mind me asking, did you do that on purpose?
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shantideva
Replied: April 06, 2009
Thanks for your comment. I am not sure if I understood your question well because my english is not that good. I go to these places because I love the peace that can be found there. Usually, I don't change anything and I capture what I find on the place. Sometimes I happen do move some objects to have a nice composition. I hope I have answered correctly. :-)
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cararae
Replied: April 08, 2009
that sort of answers it. I was thinking more about how most of the places you take pictures of are of abandoned places. i just thought it was really interesting that you were able to find something beautiful in what's been left behind. that's really awesome!:D
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akaclem
Posted: March 31, 2009
love your world!
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shantideva
Replied: March 31, 2009
Thank you akaclem! :-)
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rebeccasimmonds
Posted: March 30, 2009
Your images are incredible! you show how sadness and decay can be so beautiful.
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shantideva
Replied: March 31, 2009
Thanks a lot rebeccasimmonds! :-)
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vishalmisra
Posted: March 30, 2009
amazing captures !!!
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shantideva
Replied: March 30, 2009
Thank you vishalmisra! :-)
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havelkin
Posted: March 19, 2009
wow..greaat photos U have here..these are great for inspiration :)
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shantideva
Replied: March 19, 2009
Thanks a lot for your motivating comment! :-)
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zoerubens
Posted: March 12, 2009
lovely work
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shantideva
Replied: March 12, 2009
Thank you zoerubens! :-)
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stjepko17
Posted: March 03, 2009
Amazing gallery, great work, congratulation
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shantideva
Replied: March 03, 2009
Thank you stjepko17! :-)
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biutifool
Posted: March 03, 2009
complimenti, se tue foto sono magnifiche!
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shantideva
Replied: March 03, 2009
Thank you biutifool! :-)
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niktomasi
Posted: March 02, 2009
your works are absolutely amazing !!!
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shantideva
Replied: March 02, 2009
Thanks a lot niktomasi! :-)
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senyphine
Posted: March 01, 2009
Congratulation for being featuring ! Well deserve ! Wonderful gallery !
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shantideva
Replied: March 01, 2009
Thanks a lot senyphine! I am really lucky and thankful to be featured this week. :-)
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artdilla
Posted: March 01, 2009
you makes a world wich all is old and beautifull,the car is incredible!!
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shantideva
Replied: March 01, 2009
Thank you artdilla! :-)
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jaysonkair
Posted: February 26, 2009
Your work is fantastic! congrat on the feature, you definitely deserve it!
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shantideva
Replied: February 26, 2009
Thank you jaysonkair!
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tombowe
Posted: February 25, 2009
Inspiring, awesome, creative, breathtaking, top notch; there are so many positive emotional words to describe your work! I haven't never seen such IMPRESSIVE images!
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shantideva
Replied: February 25, 2009
Thanks a lot tombowe!
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schindlerart
Posted: February 25, 2009
beautiful work! and I enjoyed reading about you.
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shantideva
Replied: February 25, 2009
Thank you schindlerart!
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lafleurerouge
Posted: February 24, 2009
Awesome feature my friend and so well deserved. I wish you well.
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shantideva
Replied: February 25, 2009
Thank you lafleurerouge!
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shantideva
Posted: February 24, 2009
Thanks a lot balatonist and Jimmy! :-)
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balatonist
Posted: February 24, 2009
I mean crazy not creasy :)))).....just I can not write...
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balatonist
Posted: February 24, 2009
Your world is 'too much' for me! Your all pictures make me creasy! Amazing!
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jimmy
Posted: February 24, 2009
Congrats on feature!! Really Really love your work!
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zdepe
Posted: December 25, 2008
amazing works..regards
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shantideva
Replied: January 30, 2009
Thanks zdepe! :-)
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shantideva
Posted: December 22, 2008
@mfortune: I did my first pictures yesterday and I think this is really a great cam. :-)
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mfortune
Posted: December 22, 2008
Congrats on that new camera! I have a 40D and love it, but I still dream of the 5D!
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shantideva
Posted: December 21, 2008
@scott: Perfectly, a couple days before Xmas.... :D
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scott
Posted: December 21, 2008
5D Mark II... I bow down... you are the man! Congrats!
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mfortune
Posted: December 08, 2008
You have an amazing collection of work!
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kono
Posted: November 17, 2008
Incredible Jean-Claude. Every shot is impeccable. These places are just amazing!
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dpc
Posted: November 01, 2008
Wow, your work is Stunning...
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shantideva
Posted: October 26, 2008
Thank's seniortwinkle. I use to work with Photoshop and very often the pictures are HDRI.
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seniortwinkie
Posted: October 25, 2008
very nice work... how do you get the photos to look like that, is it in camera or touch ups afterwards?
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justinyun
Posted: October 15, 2008
Can't wait to see more!
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scott
Posted: October 15, 2008
Welcome Jean-Claude! Very nice! Hope to see more soon!
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shantideva
Posted: October 15, 2008
Thank's Jimmy! I think I will have a lot of fun here. This looks very nice!
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jimmy
Posted: October 15, 2008
Welcome!!! Can't wait to see more of your work!!!
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