Author: Michael Hardy / Source: WIRED
During the week, Jonathan Jimenez works in Paris as an investment analyst. On weekends and holidays, though, he transforms into “Jonk,” a globe-hopping photographer who uses his camera to explore the forgotten corners of the world. He’s been living a double life since he was 17, when he spent a summer hanging out with graffiti artists in Barcelona, eventually adopting the nickname under which he still works.
“At the time, there was a huge graffiti scene in Europe, so I began shooting that,” Jonk says. “First I looked for graffiti in the streets, but then I started looking for hidden graffiti, so I went to abandoned places.” That work quickly lead him to a group of Spanish street artists and soon he took up painting himself.
Jonk’s fascination with graffiti culture led him into the world of urban exploration. He began spending his free time prowling the rooftops, subways, and abandoned areas of Paris, always with camera in hand. He spent whole days underground, tracing the city’s vast…
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