Lobby- Hotel Meurice
rue de Rivoli
"le chien patient"
"Anchored"
Square Georges Cain
Saint- Paul- Saint- Louis Church
side entrance- le Marais
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About Me
- Virginia
- Birmingham, AL, United States
- I am a former elementary school teacher, a full-time photographer, lover of all things French ( whose French is slowly improving), obsessive Paris traveler, enthusiastic church and community volunteer, and grandmother to 5 delightful grandchildren.
Paris je t'aime
I fell in love with Paris in March 2007. It was as the French say, le coup de foudre : love at first sight. As a result of that trip, my photography took another direction. Since that time I have pursued a career of sorts in photography and dreamed of returning to the City of Light. November 2008 found me strolling the streets of Paris once again. My first visit I was so overwhelmed with the incredible beauty of the city, I photographed it as a "tourist". In 2008 I returned and I looked at the city with more of a photographer's eye. I wanted to capture the unique, the small details, and oh yes - the people! This blog was started as a photo diary of that trip, but I have been most fortunate to return to the city j'adore 15 times since. Each time I leave, I wipe a tear and start planning my list for the next trip. Paris may well be a moveable feast, but I think it's best savored in person! Someone told me that once you have been to Paris, you will leave a piece of your heart. I left mine right there, but I brought home some wonderful memories. It is my pleasure to share them with you.
Please Visit My Other Sites
French Sites J'adore
- Auberge Chez Richard
- Carla Loves Photography
- Champagne and Macarons
- FInding Noon
- French Cravings
- French Essence
- French Girl in Seattle
- French Rendez-vous
- God I Love Paris
- Growing Berries
- Hip Paris
- Little Brown Pen
- Lost In Arles
- Lost in Cheeseland
- Love in the City of Lights
- Ma Vie Française
- Magic Lantern Show
- Manger
- Paris and Beyond
- Parisien Salon
- Peter's Paris
- Southern Fried French
- The French Basketeer
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6 comments:
Really impressed to see the number of good pictures you still have in reserve!!
(I guess you know that Meurice - one of the most fashionable hotels in Paris - was the seat of the German "Kommandatur" of "Gross-Paris" during WW II?)
Peter,
How do you remember all of that! You are amazing. And about the "reserve". The well is almost dry. I will need another trip soon!!! And how's you Metro photo coming along for this month? HUM???
V
Glad I was here after Peter's comments. The reserve will have me googling. I'm glad you have gone with colour for so many of these obvious monochrome images. Why? It has opened my eyes to the tonal ranges of the browns, earth colours. We think of Paris as grey, in a good way,buildings, weather, photographs, cinema which is so atmospheric but it's a revelation to encounter the subtle beige to chocolate brown. Montpellier, Antibes are also like this.
I did the post yesterday in a hissy fit pure fustration over the postponed shoot. Just thought a reality check was needed re photography that a lot of it can be tedious and a hand to mouth existence which sort of blows the romance of the profession. Very precarious livihood, not to be recommend unless you are insane. Of course not as mad an artist!
Virginia my bags are packed, so let's get ourselves back to Paris! I love these photos, but that's a given. I'll have another Paris photo on my blog tomorrow, if you want to continue to join me in crying over the fact that we aren't there!
katie,
We are definitely kindred spirits. We're hopeless aren't we!
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