Tiny Planet-sur-Seine
A Tiny Planet is a surreal concept that represents my experimental process pushing the medium towards new directions.
By revealing the hidden landmark of any landscape.
Something captivating, as when looked at it closely you will find that it is expressing a whole new Microverse.
A concept of a fragile planet, floating like a bubble in isolation to protect its valuable ecosystem.
My vision strives in provoking an awakening to see the world differently by changing our perception.
TECHNIQUE & EQUIPMENT:
High-Resolution Image made from 4 bracketed shots stitched together.
Many hours of dedication in removing distractions and cleaning dirty streets which are always full of chewing gums, cigarette butts, and unfinished road works. As well as removing many people and cars out of the scene in order to highlight the architecture’s cityscape.
Canon EOS 5DMkIII + Sigma 8mm fisheye lens + tripod with panoramic head.
Crowning La Seine
TITLE:
Crowning La Seine
DESCRIPTION:
Even before its construction was completed, the tower was already in the eye of the storm of social debates. She was severely ridiculed by the critics of famous names in the World of Arts and Letters. But the impossible came true and the tower, with its almost 131 years old, has taken roots.
Tiny Planet of an impressive Eiffel Tower imposing over Seine River.
AWARDS:
🏅 2021 / 16th POLLUX AWARDS - Honorable Mention Award in Fine Art / Series Category.
🏅 2020 / INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS - Nominee Award in Fine Art Category.
🏅 2020 / ND - NEUTRAL DENSITY PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS - Honorable Mention Award in Fine Art / Photomanipulation Category.
🏅 2020 / IPA - INTERNATIONAL PHOTO AWARDS - Honorable Mention Award in Professional / Special / Other Category.
🔖 2020 / SIPA - SIENA CREATIVE PHOTO AWARDS - Finalist in Experimental Category.
🏅 2019 / FAPA - FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS - Nominee Award in Photomanipulation Category.
🏅 2019 / CHROMATIC PHOTO AWARDS - Honorable Mention Award in Photomanipulation Category.
🏅 2019 / ND - NEUTRAL DENSITY PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS - Honorable Mention Award in Photomanipulation Category.
🏅 2019 / PX3 - PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS - Honorable Mention Award in Fine Art Category.
🔖 2019 / SIPA - SIENA INTERNATIONAL PHOTO AWARDS - Finalist in Creative Category.
LOCATION:
Port Debilly. Paris, France
2016 © Christian Kleiman
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En Corbeille
TITLE:
En Corbeille
DESCRIPTION:
A tiny tribute to all those shopkeepers who formerly settled on the corbels of Pont Neuf trading their bric-a-brac, bringing part of that eternal essence to the city.
Tiny Planet at Pont Neuf Riverbank.
Contrary to it’s name, Pont Neuf is the oldest bridge in Paris, 1578-1607.
AWARDS:
🏅 2021 / 16th POLLUX AWARDS - Honorable Mention Award in Fine Art / Series Category.
🏅 2020 / ND - NEUTRAL DENSITY PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS - Honorable Mention Award in Fine Art / Photomanipulation Category.
LOCATION:
Pont Neuf. Paris, France
2019 © Christian Kleiman
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Scène sur Seine
TITLE:
Scène sur Seine
DESCRIPTION:
The Statue of Liberty which also brings to mind the torch-lady of Columbia Pictures, the sky scraper in the background, a cloudless sky crossed by a ray of frontal light, the show must go on!
Tiny Planet of the Statue de la Liberté at Allée des Cygnes.
AWARDS:
🏅 2021 / 16th POLLUX AWARDS - Honorable Mention Award in Fine Art / Series Category.
🏆 2020 / IPA - INTERNATIONAL PHOTO AWARDS - 3rd Place Winner in Professional / Special / Other Category.
🔖 2020 / SIPA - SIENA INTERNATIONAL PHOTO AWARDS - Finalist in Architecture & Urban Spaces Category.
LOCATION:
Allée des Cygnes. Paris, France
2016 © Christian Kleiman
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Bateau Mouche
TITLE:
Bateau Mouche
DESCRIPTION:
Tiny Planet at Pont de l'Alma.
AWARDS:
🏅 2021 / 16th POLLUX AWARDS - Honorable Mention Award in Fine Art / Series Category.
🏅 2019 / PX3 - PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS - Honorable Mention Award in Fine Art Category.
LOCATION:
Pont de l'Alma. Paris, France
2016 © Christian Kleiman
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Red-Copper Bridge
TITLE:
Red-Copper Bridge
DESCRIPTION:
Although very short and discreet, the Pont-au-double is always a success never denied.
Not only is it one of the busiest Parisian bridges, directly connecting the "Quartier Latin" to the "Parvis-Notre-Dame", but it is also the only one exhibiting a copper-red railing that makes it unique.
Tiny Planet of Notre Dame de Paris.
AWARDS:
🏅 2021 / 16th POLLUX AWARDS - Honorable Mention Award in Fine Art / Series Category.
🔖 2020 / SIPA - SIENA CREATIVE PHOTO AWARDS - Finalist in Architecture Category.
LOCATION:
Notre Dame Cathedral - Pont au Double. Paris, France
2019 © Christian Kleiman
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Grip
TITLE:
Grip
DESCRIPTION:
Magnetized to the surface of the Bir-Hakeim bridge, the stone arch grips the Viaduc de Passy tightly. Ready to take the planet by its handle!
Tiny Planet from the Viaduc de Passy at the entrance to Allée des Cygnes.
AWARDS:
🔖 2021 / SIENA CREATIVE PHOTO AWARDS - Finalist in Experimental Category.
🏅 2021 / 16th POLLUX AWARDS - Honorable Mention Award in Fine Art / Series Category.
🔖 2020 / SIPA - SIENA CREATIVE PHOTO AWARDS - Finalist in Architecture Category.
🔖 2020 / SIPA - SIENA INTERNATIONAL PHOTO AWARDS - Finalist in Architecture & Urban Spaces Category.
🏅 2019 / PX3 - PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS - Honorable Mention Award in Fine Art Category.
LOCATION:
Allée des Cygnes. Paris, France
2016 © Christian Kleiman
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Siege of Paris
TITLE:
Siege of Paris
DESCRIPTION:
It sounds incredible that 1175 years ago this site was occupied by 120 Viking ships carrying thousands of men in order to invade France.
Nowadays the flow of the river brings along tourists on board the Bateaux-mouches which are captivated by the "Ile de la Cité" history.
Tiny Planet at Pont de l'Archeveche.
AWARDS:
🏅 2020 / ND - NEUTRAL DENSITY PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS - Honorable Mention Award in Fine Art / Photomanipulation Category.
LOCATION:
Pont de l'Archeveche. Paris, France
2019 © Christian Kleiman
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Steel
TITLE:
Steel
DESCRIPTION:
The art of caging a 300 meter tower.
Eiffel Tower at the background looks like caged inside the massive steel beams of this bridge.
Both metallic structures, the Eiffel Tower and Debilly's Bridge were constructed for the same purpose; The Exposition Universelle de Paris.
They were also meant to be dismantled after the Expo, but here they are, wearing under the sky of Paris.
Tiny Planet at Passerelle Debilly over Seine River.
AWARDS:
🏅 2020 / INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS - Nominee Award in Architecture Category.
🏅 2020 / ND - NEUTRAL DENSITY PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS - Honorable Mention Award in Fine Art / Photomanipulation Category.
🏅 2019 / FAPA - FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS - Nominee Award in Architecture Category.
🏅 2019 / ND - NEUTRAL DENSITY PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS - Honorable Mention Award in Photomanipulation Category.
LOCATION:
Passerelle Debilly. Paris, France
2016 © Christian Kleiman
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Brainstorming
TITLE:
Brainstorming
DESCRIPTION:
Tiny Planet at Pont des Arts.
LOCATION:
Pont des Arts. Paris, France
2019 © Christian Kleiman
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Roller Coaster
TITLE:
Roller Coaster
DESCRIPTION:
The eternal versus the ephemeral, calm and rush. Together, define the roller coaster of life. The arch that describes the “Viaduc de Passy” supporting an aerial subway with its constant and fast swings, set the pace.
Tiny Planet at Pont de Bir-Hakeim.
AWARDS:
🏅 2020 / ND - NEUTRAL DENSITY PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS - Honorable Mention Award in Fine Art / Photomanipulation Category.
🏅 2019 / ND - NEUTRAL DENSITY PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS - Honorable Mention Award in Photomanipulation Category.
🏅 2019 / PX3 - PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS - Honorable Mention Award in Fine Art Category.
LOCATION:
Pont de Bir-Hakeim. Paris, France
2016 © Christian Kleiman
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L’Heure Bleue
TITLE:
L’Heure Bleue
DESCRIPTION:
Tiny Planet at Pont de la Tournelle.
AWARDS:
🏅 2021 / 16th POLLUX AWARDS - Honorable Mention Award in Fine Art / Series Category.
LOCATION:
Pont de la Tournelle. Paris, France
2019 © Christian Kleiman
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Tribute
TITLE:
Tribute
DESCRIPTION:
Notre-Dame is no longer up to its past after the terrible fire it suffered on April 2019.
However, the meridian starting from the edge of the Quartier Latin, crossing the Pont -au-Double, continuing along rue d’Arcole and loosing its sight at a point of light up to the bridge with the same name, transforms that nostalgia into strength.
Let's take that feeling as an impulse to move forward and a motivation to learn, question and, therefore, grow.
Tiny Planet of Notre Dame de Paris.
LOCATION:
Notre Dame Cathedral - Pont au Double. Paris, France
2019 © Christian Kleiman
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Eager to Be
TITLE:
Eager to Be
DESCRIPTION:
Tiny Planet at Allée des Cygnes.
AWARDS:
🏅 2019 / PX3 - PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS - Honorable Mention Award in Fine Art Category.
LOCATION:
Allée des Cygnes. Paris, France
2016 © Christian Kleiman
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The Secret of the eight Cattails
TITLE:
The Secret of the eight Cattails
DESCRIPTION:
In the middle of Pont Alexandre III, the Nymphs are escorted by eight magnificent cattails. A choice far from trivial because the cattail symbolizes peace and prosperity. Just as the magic of the number eight, which evokes perfection and infinity by representing an immutable eternity like a mirror effect.
AWARDS:
🏅 2019 / PX3 - PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS - Honorable Mention Award in Fine Art Category.
LOCATION:
Pont Alexandre III. Paris, France
2016 © Christian Kleiman
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Safeguard
TITLE:
Safeguard
DESCRIPTION:
Behind the walls of this building are located the headquarters of the Paris Judicial Police, whose mission is to safeguard the city against crime.
LOCATION:
36 quai des Orfèvres
Paris, France
2019 © ChristianKleiman.com
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Jena’s Battle Sky
TITLE:
Jena’s Battle Sky
DESCRIPTION:
Tiny Planet at the Bridge of Jena.
LOCATION:
Pont d'Iéna. Paris, France
2016 © Christian Kleiman
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Twilight Reflection
TITLE:
Twilight Reflection
DESCRIPTION:
Tiny Planet at Pont Saint-Louis.
LOCATION:
Pont Saint-Louis. Paris, France
2019 © Christian Kleiman
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La Passerelle
TITLE:
La Passerelle
DESCRIPTION:
Tiny Planet from Debilly's Footbridge.
AWARDS:
🏅 2019 / PX3 - PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS - Honorable Mention Award in Fine Art Category.
LOCATION:
Passerelle Debilly. Paris, France
2016 © Christian Kleiman
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SpyCam
TITLE:
SpyCam
DESCRIPTION:
At “Pont des Invalides” you can find a “SpyCam” which is hanging discreetly from a lamppost.
I wonder what’s its purpose. It might be for the surveillance of pedestrians, cars, and boats. Or it might be even for decorating.
Either way, these features have become part of the actual cityscape.
LOCATION:
Pont des Invalides. Paris, France
2016 © Christian Kleiman
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The Elegance of the Tricorn
TITLE:
The Elegance of the Tricorn
DESCRIPTION:
Entrance to Pont Alexandre III
AWARDS:
🏅 2019 / PX3 - PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS - Honorable Mention Award in Fine Art Category.
LOCATION:
Pont Alexandre III. Paris, France
2016 © Christian Kleiman
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Seine River’s Blue Whale
TITLE:
Seine River’s Blue Whale
DESCRIPTION:
The Blue Whale project was created to raise public awareness of the protection of species.
It was located at the Port of Gros Caillou, and open to the public from November to December of 2015.
Stereographic Projection of a 360 Panorama.
Also known as Tiny Planet.
LOCATION:
Port du Gros Caillou, La Seine
Paris, France
2016 © ChristianKleiman.com
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Pont de Bir-Hakeim
TITLE:
Pont de Bir-Hakeim
DESCRIPTION:
Standing next to the Monument ”La France Renaissante" at Bir-Hakeim Bridge, you can get one of Paris’s most iconic views.
The Seine river flowing towards the impressive Eiffel Tower.
LOCATION:
Seine River
Paris, France
2015 © ChristianKleiman.com
AWARDS:
🏅 2019 / PX3 - PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS - Honorable Mention Award in Fine Art
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Riverbank Pont Neuf - © Christian Kleiman
Seine Riverbank - Paris - France
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Paris, France
2019 © Christian Kleiman
Pont Neuf - © Christian Kleiman
Seine Riverbank - Paris - France
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Paris, France
2019 © Christian Kleiman
The Spire
TITLE:
The Spire
DESCRIPTION:
Tiny Planet from Notre Dame Cathedral.
LOCATION:
Pont de l'Archeveche Riverbank. Paris, France
2019 © Christian Kleiman
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