Paris - A Dream For Photographers

Paris is no better - or worse - than any other city in the world for photographers. To me - Paris is much ado about nothing. Washington D.C., San Francisco, LA, NYC, Chicago - or Tokyo, Madrid, Rome - all have the same opportunities. Even this little burg I live in has some fine opportunities for artists. Perhaps not as many - but they are still here - the town was built at the turn of the last century and many of the old buildings and monuments are surviving.

I agree Hans, the cities in Europe are so beautiful, especially Paris and Rome, I love the narrow streets and the use of so many Flower window boxes. The cities in the States are nice but are too new and are really based on European design without the character.
Give me one Rome or Paris over all of the US cities.

@John:
Great photographs....
Greetings Hans

Hi Hans. Thank you. You have some great shots of Paris. Paris, Prague, venice, and Lisbon are my favorite cities to shoot in Europe. So much character and history in the cities of Europe.

Love Paris, can't wait to go back and re shoot many of these 35mm slides taken in 1954, before 2 billion more humans were added to the globe.

Had mixed feelings on Paris, but from the art/photography side of the equation it was an absolutely an uncommonly beautiful city. I would gladly go back.

Beautiful pictures Hans. I agree with you and Connor and John. Then again a photographer can create images wherever he or she is. It's just easier in Paris.

Hans, bitte komm in diese collection, deine photos sind super ...........


Q - the collection

A place of love and light...

I don't like cliche but since they sell I took it:

The grass is always greener... As a European I've always preferred to shoot in US or Far East cities. A least that's where I feel more creative. Familiarity I suppose.

I love Paris and am enjoying all these wonderful shots! There is a never ending choice of subjects and lighting.... Paris, Rome, Vienna, Venice.....yikes, I am making myself want to leave right this minute! Thanks for the memories.

Enjoying all the images...

Have many from my grandmother's life in Paris...especially post WW2 before she emigrated to Canada.

Venice is like going back through time when you walk the streets...especially if you all alone. It's like you are on a movie set for 17th or 18th century film. Another city like that is pretty close to Phillip, Bruges. Bruges is also very fun to explore and walk the streets there especially at night.

I love Paris. Been there three times, but only BD (before digital)

Hi,

I'm going to Paris this summer.
Have you got any tips?
Maybe some tips for street photography there as well?

Thanks in advance,

Mel