Every week we will showcase a fantastic photographer from Flickr’s creative commons selection. Flickr provides both amateur and professional photographers an exceptional platform to springboard their careers and share their work with like-minded individuals, and with some absolutely exceptional work on display coveringe just about every category you can think of.

This weeks focus is Valentin Ottone, an incredibly talented photographer from Chevilly-Larue in France. Valentin manages to capture his subjects attitude and surroundings in stunning detail, with edgy appearance, large and appropriate use of black and white images, and amazing use of shadows, his images speak volumes for this very talented male. Enjoy the small selection of images below and then hop on over to Valentin’s full collection on Flickr.

Valentin also has a MySpace page where you can read more about him, his music and his photography.

Do you know someone who deserves to be included in a Flickr Focus feature in the future? If you do please leave a link to their Flickr stream in the comments below – no promises but we will certainly check each and everyone.