Educated as an architect, this photographer naturally gravitated toward subjects of urban space and the design of landscapes in his art. Extraordinary care and attention to craft is inherent in all of his body of work, taken in several major cities as well as recent series in the Alps and various European zoos. With precision and subtle colorfulness, the images allow the viewer to understand a city or landscape as a space of signs which, although deserted, reveal a great deal about social conditions and our time -- a mood created by humans.