Overcast

I moved into my new apartment in December 2020. I lived in a small place from which I could appreciate the daily life of the neighbors across the street. Mystery, drama, comedy, it was an enjoyable experience. Families moved in and out, and just like that, it was my turn to leave. The new place is equally as small but has two balconies and an unobstructed view from the fifth and sixth floor. For the first time in years, I could see the sky, the sun on its daily trajectory and the clouds, revealing thousands of patterns and colors. Every night, sunsets replaced the brick building theatre of life, and I became obsessed with something as simple as the sky.

I then started to take pictures of the sky from the balcony with my Hasselblad 500C/M. I developed the habit of writing the date and time down and what the picture meant to me.
This is when the Overcast project took shape: I would carry on for the full year and work on the photo series you have here today.

A pandemic sure is no fun. This project helped me go through hard times, and better ones. It also helped me travel from my balcony, and appreciate what I have. The sky is always there, no matter what. Taking time to stop and acknowledge its overly common beauty is a necessity. We all have people, family or friends we love; or even simple things we cherish. I am trying to appreciate that. It is a great time to be alive and this is what Overcast is about.

To travel through time, you can either scroll or use the calendar at the bottom of the screen, by clicking on the eye to show/hide the toolbar. 


#2 - 22 Jan 2021 - 3pm - Blue Sky Small Cloud

#3 - 24 Jan 2021 - 4:43pm - Cloudy 
#4 - 25 Jan 2021 - 5:09pm - Cloudy sunset

#6 - 26 Jan 2021 - 5:13pm - Blue square

#7 - 28 Jan 2021 - 12:17pm - Dark bottom, blue on top

#9 - 29 Jan 2021 - 8:54am - Sunrise

#11 - 2 Feb 2021 - 9:26am - Blue on Top

#12 - 4 Feb 2021 - 5:25pm - Late afternoon cloud
#13 - 5 Feb 2021 - 2:57pm - Clouds in white

#15 - 17 Feb 2021 - 6:09pm - Extended cloud/plane

#16 - 18 Feb 2021 - 6:00pm - Altitude

#17 - 18 Feb 2021 - 6:22pm - Same but pink

#18 - 23 Feb 2021 - 6:09pm - Solitary cloud


#22 - 5 Mar 2021 - 6:26pm - Golden patch
#20 - 2 Mar 2021 - 6:27pm - Pastel gradient and veil

#21 - 4 Mar 2021 - 5:40pm - Rain clouds

#23 - 7 Mar 2021 - 6:37pm - Pure sky and a plane

#24 - 9 Mar 2021 - 8:50am - Blue and White

#25 - 9 Mar 2021 - 6:40pm - Candy Pink


#30 - 5 Apr 2021 - 12:53am - Blue on Dark

#31 - 8 Apr 2021 - 8:13pm - Two planes

#33 - 13 Apr 2021 - 8:20pm - Evening cloud

#36 - 20 Apr 2021 - 8:23pm - A spring night

#38 - 28 Apr 2021 - 8:33pm - Thunderstorm moves West


#40 - 2 May 2021 - 8:36pm - Typical May skies
#41 - 4 May 2021 - 1:52pm - Rain

#42 - 4 May 2021 - 9:00pm - A dutch painting

#43 - 17 May 2021 - 8:54pm - Chantilly cream

#44 - 18 May 2021 - 6:58pm - Grey and White

#45 - 18 May 2021 - 9:12pm - Meringue

#46 - 21 May 2021 - 7:59pm - Arc en Ciel


#48 - 5 Jun 2021 - 9:25pm - Springtime

#49 - 6 Jun 2021 - 9:20pm - Cauliflower

#53 - 27 Jun 2021 - 8:18pm - Vaporous wall


#54 - 4 Jun 2021 - 1:58pm - A sunday in Paris

#57 - 22 Jun 2021 - 7:58am - A July morning

#58 - 25 Jun 2021 - 8:30pm - Clearer

#59 - 25 Jun 2021 - 9:32pm - Later in the evening


#61 - 10 Aug 2021 - 8:59pm - August, finally

#63 - 20 Aug 2021 - 8:58pm - Some whites

#65 - 28 Aug 2021 - 7:42pm - Simpsons


#66 - 5 Sep 2021 - 8:13pm - Going back to school

#67 - 5 Sep 2021 - 8:24pm - Going back to school II

#69 - 22 Sep 2021 - 7:58pm - Summer end

#70 - 26 Sep 2021 - 7:42pm - After the storm


#72 - 13 Oct 2021 - 6:23pm - Mister blue sky

#74 - 15 Oct 2021 - 8:01am - Dawn

#75 - 16 Oct 2021 - 6:54pm - Trajectories

#76 - 20 Oct 2021 - 6:47pm - Orange

#78 - 27 Oct 2021 - 6:34pm - Ignited
#77 - 23 Oct 2021 - 6:54pm - Blue Yellow


#79 - 4 Nov 2021 - 2:45pm - White Blue

#83 - 24 Nov 2021 - 8:41am - Dutch painting

#84 - 28 Nov 2021 - 2:53pm - Mountain


#86 - 6 Dec 2021 - 9:05am - December sky

#87 - 10 Dec 2021 - 1:50pm - A sharp opinion

#88 - 20 Dec 2021 - 4:06pm - Cold is coming back
For the nerds out there: All photos are taken with a Hasselblad 500C/M and a Sonnar 150mm/f4 lens. Stock is exclusively Kodak Portra 160, Kodak Portra 400 and Kodak Ektar 100. Processed and scanned by Negatif+ lab in Paris.