JP's work is as diverse emotionally as geographically. From barren Manhattan housing projects, to primitive grass hut villages of Cambodia to paved streets in the Dominican Republic, the common bond shared by Candelier's photos is his dedication to preserving the mood of his subjects over a devotion to formal technique or photography "rules".

His images are undisturbed, candid, truthful reflections of life as it naturally occurs. Using everything from primitive plastic cameras to sop