Galerie Vivienne, Paris 2e

A window washer appeared suddenly in my viewfinder, reflected in a large mirrored door in the rotunda of the Galerie Vivienne.

Subjects: Paris, 75002, Passages, shopping, gallery, people, street, reflections

Rue Saint-Honore, Paris 1er

Don't look for this pretty bistrot anymore! The facade has been redone in a nondescript modern style. Another piece of the charm of Paris gone forever.

Subjects: Paris, 75001, bistrot, cafes, history

Rue Montorgueil, Paris 2e

A flower girl sets up her colorful display at her shop on Rue Montorgueil.

Subjects: Paris, 75002, flowers, street, people, shop, Montorgueil.

Quai des Tuileries, Paris 1er

An intimate conversation on a stone bench by the Seine.

Subjects: Paris, 75001, Seine, parks, Parc des Rives de Seine, people, street

Port Debilly, Paris 16e

Watching the sun slowly go down across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower, under the Passerelle Debilly. Hard to beat that!

Subjects: Paris, 75016, Eiffel Tower, sights, Seine, people, bridges

Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Paris 13e

Long straight lines are the hallmark of the architecture of the Bibliotheque Nationale, and they give a place to sit to the studious visitors.

Subjects: Paris, 75013, BNF, Bibliotheque, Architecture, people, lines

Philharmonie, Paris 19e

A group of workers behind a window at the lower level of the Philharmonie, the concert hall designed by Jean Nouvel.

Subjects: Paris, 75019, Philharmonie, Jean Nouvel, reflections, windows, Modern Architecture

Rue Reaumur, Paris 2e

In the atrium of a modern office building, a window washer hangs by a thread over a futuristic red sculpture.

Subjects: Paris, 75002, windows, people, art, modern art, architecture, sculpture, colors, red

Passage Jouffroy, Paris 9e

A beautiful tile floor with intricate geometric design, and an added feature: heat. This is the first Parisian passage with heated floors. During winter, hot air coming out through vents in the center of the floor would warm visitors and shoppers coming in from the cold streets.

Subjects: Paris, 75009, architecture, Passages

Rue Francois-Miron, Paris 4e

The Hôtel de Beauvais was commissioned in 1654 by the wife of Monsieur de Beauvais, Catherine Henriette Bellier, who initiated Louis XIV into manhood, in exchange for a château and a stipend from the queen mother Anne d’Autriche. What a deal!

Subjects: Paris, 75004, architecture, history, hotels, Marais

Palais-Royal, Paris 1er

People interact with Buren's columns like moving pieces of a life-size board game.

Subjects: Paris, 75001, Palais-Royal, architecture, art, people, Buren

Avenue Mahatma Gandhi, Paris 16e

A car parked in front of the Fondation Vuitton, a fleeting reflection in the windshield...

Subjects: Paris, 75116, reflections, architecture, colors