About [ raymond ]  

deadbetty says:
"Every little thing he does is magic. Someone's work I truly admire. His photography is mindbogglingly spectacular. And he wears really cool hats."

RICHBRAT says:
"Hey Raymond. It's official. Just call me one of your number one fans. Your work always inspires me to rethink the way I capture my pics. SHOOT ON BRO...SHOOT ON!!!"

Danelyn says:
"hye there raymond.. thnks 4 acceptng my friend request:-)"

Orbitgal says:
"Raymond really knows how to tell a story. He sees things in such a uniquely off-beat way! My dream is to go to NY and shoot the City with him...if he'll have me! My other dream is to have him come here and shoot the races with me!"

newpn2000 says:
"I love the personal touch of Raymond!
A great photoghrapher with a very innovative style!"

elefanterosado says:
"Raymond is a first rate, take-no-prisoners track photographer. His photos should be in National Geographic and every national racing glossy in the country. His pictures are richly extravagant, like a delicious cup of dark roast coffee to be savored after an exquisite dinner. A whole host of complex nuances go on in a horse race, more than the average bystander could possibly observe with the naked eye. Yet Raymond somehow manages to authoritatively capture the sleek, deeply muscled lines of the Thoroughbred race engine, the unique seat and set of aids used by individual jockeys, the outline of a fast or slow track, and the perfect suspension of all four hooves above the ground that is the wonder of a racing horse in full stride. It is no easy feat to pull these exacting nuances together in a still photograph, but Raymond manages it. It is an utter pleasure and indulgence to view his photostream."

pulguita says:
"raymond's picts are alive (and kicking...), they walk, jump, smile, they even bark!
great job mate! have fun, smile and keep sharing your work with us!"

Matthew Roberson ツ says:
"I have stalked his flickr for a good while now and I can officially say “capturing the moment” is an understatement with "Raymond"."

dietrich says:
"if i were a nyc magazine photo editor, this would be the guy i'd hire."

NyToul says:
"Raymond is for the flickr community what time square or the statue of liberty is for New York: a monument.
He has a great style, he's a true gothamist, and he takes amazing portraits. To finish, he has a french name... it's cool.

In french: Raymond est un des incontournables photographes de New York. Regarder absolument son portfolio."

Slevin SE MUDÓ says:
"I think Raymond has a beautiful style
Specially with the first planes
He is crative too

FIngers up to him!

Slevin"

delicious aloysius says:
"raymond's really nice to me even though i'm an asshat.

also, his photographs are better than yours.

carry on."

dorkasaurus_rex says:
"raymond uses a camera, same as any other photographer in the world, but more than sheer light enters his sensors and slides. people, personalities, character, charm, conversations, noises, and the ambiance of a neighborhood are effortlessly, naturally, and perfectly captured by raymond.

there is something uniquely American, and more specifically, uniquely New York about Raymond's photos. when Robert Moses plowed through neighborhoods to make way for his brutally efficient roads and housing, some people thought the heart of those neighborhoods were excised forever more. through his photography, Raymond shows that the beauty of New York neighborhoods, with all their corner stores and characters, continue to endure, and perhaps, will forever more.

if future generations want to know what it was like to live in New York in these times, they should look no further than Raymond's photography."

pixe_annie (Still off & on) says:
"I've been wanting to do this long before he did this for me, but, I just couldn't find the words to describe, Raymonds fabulous sense of photography!

He's always been this "out there" type of person, and so happy that he is! I love looking at NYC & NJ through his wonderful perspective! He never ceases to amaze me! I'd love to just hang out with him for a weekend, and sit back and watch him interact with everyday people!

His eye for photography is wonderful, to say the least! He always seems to be at the right place, at the right time!

I just wanted you to know, Raymond, that you have been a pleasure to know, (if only through flickr) and I've always enjoyed everything that you've done! Ha! But, I think you must know that by now!

I wish you well in life....You have so much going for you!

So happy to have come across you, in this vast community!

Stay well, and keep on clicking!

Hugs,

~Lauri..."

Runs With Scissors says:
"This guy ~Raymond is so good it's sick. I mean like, I'm finding myself spending like 10 minutes browsing his images and thinking, what would it be like to walk behind him while he's shooting this stuff?

We might not get the chance to walk around with him, but I think we're still very lucky to see his world of honest faces and amazing portrayals of life."

J.T.R. says:
"What can I say about Raymond that has not already been said? Well, he was my first contact on flickr and a big source of encouragement. I have watched with fascination as Raymond has evolved into the social documentary maven that is so evident in his arresting images of the life of the marginal in NYC.

I had the pleasure of meeting Raymond in the flesh in NYC on July 3rd 2007. He is not only a fabulous, incisive , capturer of iconic NYC images, he is a really nice guy. We had an excellent time perambulating throughout Soho (I was there when he took the Wooster st. girl-on-a-bicycle shot). The fact that I was with my wife and two year old was no hindrance. We all had a great time, and are very pleased that we have a new friend in NYC.

There is nothing better for a photographer than to walk the same streets at the same time with another photographer, and get to see what they choose to capture.

Looking forward to spending more time exploring Manhattan with Raymond and his trusty Canon.

As Keith Richards wrote on my uncle's copy of "Hot Rocks" : "All Best Wishes"

J."

lorenzodom says:
"like your style mate. raw, rare, off-the-cuff, from the hip, real. real cool."

Oh Richard says:
"I have never been to New York City.

And now, because of Raymond, I have a better sense of what life is like there. This guy takes incredible photographs. Through his photostream, you can see what he sees when roaming around town... and well, it's pretty damn cool."

Andrew Kavanagh says:
"I love Raymond's work. He's an urban photographer with no fear. Not much escapes the gaze of his lens. We are treated to a tour of the people and places of NYC via his prolific output. Long may it continue, I say."

Jason Betz says:
"dude i got on explore! thanks for the Inspiration. your photos are amazing and you have been really great answering my questions i have about photography. your my favorite contact! I love looking at your pictures all the time!"

Domk says:
"Raymond(which apparently is his name) has this very unique style in which you just dip in. He got that awesome diversion between mood pictures and fun ones.
Well to wrap it up here.... i always feel like i should visit New York after his photo stream and what more is there?!...

(Whether or not he is French...)"

Liza Carlson says:
"Ray's eye has a way of scanning everyday surroundings and finding the pieces that can tell a story. He has a masterful ability to use all the components of photography to form his vision- in particular his colors, dof, compostion and use of negative space are especially intriguing.
His skill in street photography makes him a modern day Stieglitz- able to find the moments that illustrates a subject's content- not just the surface of an experience.
And of course, Ray's self portraits are stunning; sometimes sad, sometimes playful, always worth the time to examine."

wilfredo pascual says:
"the strength of (his name's) unforgettable images comes from his cool ability to make the familiar strangely unfamiliar and the strange wonderfully comfortable. his self-portraits are striking, one of the first if not the first of my hundreds faved of others on flickr."