The Corners of Paris

While I was in Paris, I was particularly fascinated by the web of streets and the corners they created. These little points of emphasis, which are convenient for pedestrians and drivers to take note of. Maybe I am not accustomed to large cities and this is common, but I particularly like the bottom floor used as a place of business while the upper floors are for living or office purposes. Many of my corner-building shots were taken while I was walking to another place. These snap shots reveal my interest for this occurrence. I also noticed that by taking pictures of these singular buildings they seem almost monumental in size, which also reflects this overwhelming feeling I got from Paris during my stay. The city of Paris is the largest I have ever visited, everything was going by so fast and everything seemed to have so much more weight. So taking these photos really emphasizes this to me.

I think if I returned I would take more time and definitely take more photos. I wonder what time of photos I would take in a more leisurely atmosphere. I know I would like to focus more on people next time I visit a big city, because the people are what define the city. Also, I don’t usually take photos of people as it is unpredictable and to me a usual choice for photographers. But I would like to break away from my formalist aesthetics and try something new. I will be traveling to Italy soon and I will be taking Travel Photography while there. One of the objectives is to find something familiar in the unfamiliar. I think for me, photographing people would be the most interesting and challenging way to find the familiar in Italy. Although, I will of course photograph architecture as it near and dear to my heart and I wish to honor my late grandfather with a portfolio of architectural photography. So here’s to challenges to come!