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This is my Capetown !

Post author:Jeff Chane-Mouye
Post published: September 20, 2026
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I’ve just spent 15 days in South Africa. On my own, without my wife or children. Why? The first week was spent on English lessons. It’s part of my job to maintain a good standard of English. I’d decided to extend my stay by a week to explore the Cape area a bit. Yes, I forgot to mention it, but I only stayed in Cape Town. I’d planned to stay there to do a bit of street photography. Yes, you could say I’m a lucky chap to be able to treat myself to a whole week just for myself.

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Malaysia Street Gallery

Post author:Jeff Chane-Mouye
Post published: August 12, 2026
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Daniel Benoît, a photographer who’s been following my work for a few years, told me how frustrating it was for him not to be able to spend more time looking at the photos in my slideshow. From my point of view, that’s also the biggest drawback of sharing photos in this way. The upside is that you can string photos together to show a lot of them in a very short space of time, but it’s true that I’m just like Daniel – I like to take my time when I look at a photo. To take the time to analyse it a bit and look at the details. That’s something you can’t do with a slideshow. I try to make sure each photo is displayed for between 4 and 5 seconds. Otherwise, my slideshow would be far too long and nobody would watch it all the way through… So, in this short blog post, I’m including all the photos from the slideshow for anyone who’s interested!

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Malaysia Street Photography

Post author:Jeff Chane-Mouye
Post published: August 7, 2026
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I’m going to make the most of our recent trip to Malaysia to write a few posts and, whilst I’m at it, share some of the photos I took whilst I was there. In just over two weeks spent in Asia, I was far more productive than I’d been in several months spent on the streets of Saint-Denis. It’s not a question of comparing what I do in my own town with what I can achieve far from home in exotic places like Malaysia. The term ‘exotic’ carries no negative connotations when I use it. I’m simply talking about things that are out of the ordinary for me. Going to mainland France – to Paris or Marseille – would be just as ‘exotic’ for me!

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First week with the Ricoh GR IV …

Post author:Jeff Chane-Mouye
Post published: July 31, 2026
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What? What on earth is he on about? Less than two weeks ago, he was swearing up and down that it was out of the question. That even though the GR III was on its last legs, there was no way we were replacing it! Pfff, and to think he’s always going on about not focusing on the gear and how we shouldn’t listen to the manufacturers’ siren calls urging us to buy the latest versions of their cameras with their loads of megapixels. And now this chap goes and buys the latest Ricoh GR?

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Half broken

Post author:Jeff Chane-Mouye
Post published: July 17, 2026
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We’ve been in Malaysia for just over a week now. Time for an initial round-up! After spending four days in Kuala Lumpur, we took the bus to Taman Negara in the centre of the country. What can I say about these first few days in Malaysia? OMG! In recent years, we’d already visited two other major Asian cities: Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City. Well, Kuala Lumpur is even more modern! One thing that’s quite different from Thailand and Vietnam is that there’s very little going on here early in the morning. I’d been planning to get up early and make the most of it for some street photography, but that’s out of the question!

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Finally Holiday !

Post author:Jeff Chane-Mouye
Post published: July 5, 2026
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It’s the end of the school year for the children, and I’m taking the opportunity to take a breather too, just like them. Joachim, my eldest, sat his French A-level oral exam yesterday and is now all done. Ronan, too, finished secondary school a week ago, so they’re both officially on holiday!

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Looking back year 2025

Post author:Jeff Chane-Mouye
Post published: January 17, 2026
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This is the tenth year that I have been writing this blog, which summarises the past year by presenting my work. 2025 began with a trip to Vietnam and ended with a trip to Nosy Be. Two places where I had a blast taking photos. It’s difficult to take an objective view of what I did in Saint-Denis for the rest of the year. These two interludes distort my perception of the streets of Saint-Denis. Inevitably, the streets of my city seem dull compared to these two trips. But ultimately, what I do in Saint-Denis should be seen as a long-term project that is not limited to two or three weeks, but rather as the work of a lifetime. So yes, Vietnam and Nosy Be were fantastic, but what I do in Saint-Denis is what defines me.

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October Highlights

Post author:Jeff Chane-Mouye
Post published: December 7, 2025
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That’s it! I’m finally taking the time to write this darn blog. I’m already way behind, and I’m only writing this article in December… Yet in October, there was plenty to write about, as we went to spend a few days in Saint-Pierre, a town in the south of the island.

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A delightful nightmare for a (street) photographer

Post author:Jeff Chane-Mouye
Post published: November 17, 2025
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This is the second time I have attended Dipavali in Saint-André. This town is located just 30 minutes from Saint-Denis and has a large Tamil community. Dipavali is the Festival of Lights and is undoubtedly the biggest festival in the town, taking place every year in November. Last year, I went to Holi and started writing a blog post that I never finished. This year, we went as a family and some friends joined us. The kids didn’t want to take part in the festivities, though, and sat in a shady corner playing on their phones…

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September 2025 Highlights

Post author:Jeff Chane-Mouye
Post published: October 18, 2025
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You might say that my blogs about my ‘highlights’ are coming thick and fast. Well, not that fast, considering there’s only one per month! The thing is, I don’t write much in between these blogs, which are basically a recap of what I’ve been up to over the past month. Which says a lot about my lack of inspiration when it comes to finding an interesting topic for a blog. In fact, my last three blogs were the ‘highlights’ of July, August and September! Not only do I struggle to write, but as you’ll see after reading this blog, I also struggle to take photos!

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