Blink Of A Moment by Jonathan Camélique
Blink Of A Moment is a street photography project launched in Geneva in 2022, which seeks to capture the fleeting beauty of everyday life through moments that are often imperceptible yet deeply revealing.
This work draws its substance from ordinary scenes that, through the lens, take on a new and unexpected dimension. It is as much an exploration of daily gestures —sometimes simple, sometimes even a little comical —as it is a more intimate search for human interactions, where closeness and encounter with the subjects are at the heart of the approach.
The chosen approach is above all participatory. Rather than observing scenes from afar, I integrate myself into them, sometimes interacting with people and creating a direct dynamic. The physical proximity to my subjects —often just a few centimetres away —allows me to capture emotions, glances, gestures, and sometimes even before they become aware of my presence. In these fleeting moments of connection, spontaneity and the authenticity of reactions fully emerge, creating images in which the invisible becomes visible and the most ordinary everyday life can transform into a more intense scene.
However, the project is not limited to capturing these exchanges. It also extends to unforeseen situations, unexpected gestures, moments that, without being directly linked to interaction with the photographer, catch the eye and reveal a kind of hidden poetry within the most ordinary scenes. It is this ability to see the extraordinary in the ordinary that forms the essence of this work. Sometimes, surprising or offbeat situations create a fascinating contrast with the flow of urban life.
The project does not seek to judge or comment on human relationships, but rather to grasp their essence in a precise instant, before it fades away. It is within this tension between the unconscious and the conscious, between the moment when the gaze meets the lens and the one when it vanishes, that the power of photography resides. It is a balance between spontaneity, emotion, and everyday life that defines Blink Of A Moment's approach.
Each image reflects a personal vision of the world, where subjectivity plays a central role. Aesthetic choices, light, compositions, and black-and-white treatment all serve to magnify these fleeting moments. Black and white, far from being a simple technique of reduction, intensifies the focus on gestures, expressions, and atmospheres, while lending a specific gravity to what seems to escape everyone’s observation.
Thus, Blink Of A Moment is built as a play between the everyday and the unexpected, the intimate and the unforeseen. The project is an invitation to discover the hidden details within the most ordinary scenes, those moments that, through their simplicity, reveal the richness of human experience. Through this work, the instant is frozen before it disappears, bearing witness to the beauty of small things —gestures, glances, and situations that so often escape our attention.
Jonathan Camélique is a photographer based in Geneva, specialising in street photography.
He captures everyday scenes spontaneously, in the city as well as elsewhere, in pursuit of authentic moments and raw emotions.
His instinctive and sensitive approach produces powerful images, often imbued with a subtle poetry.
He is the creator of the projects Blink Of A Moment (Geneva) and Old Dominion Backroads (rural Virginia), and a member of the Street Photography France collective.
