Lions and Eagles
Emperors do like their lions and eagles. This little beast can be seen on lampposts all around the square. Now, the funny thing is that this Arch was designed for the benefit of Boney I (he even wanted 4 of…
Category Architecture Photos
In this category you fill find everything architecture photography, one of the most beautiful man-made things in the world that is continuously evolving. The designs that vary based on culture, influence, and the craftsmanship is what makes it so unique. Architecture from every time period and various different architects are shown throughout Europe. Most buildings in Paris were designed by the same architect, but there’s also a lot of variety.
Here you will find timeless beauty and authenticity, as I show all the beauty I have seen through these photos. From churches, apartments, monuments, stairways, bridges, and everything in between. Some of these have been built over centuries with multiple architects, some within a number of years by one person. Each has a rich history and a unique aesthetic.
Trailing Lights on the Champs Elysées
It starts with a picture of trailing lights at dusk, looking towards the Champs Elysées Then I moved, Clockwise, in order to capture the West side of the Arch, still looking towards the Champs Elysées, only slightly later. So that…
Ghosts In The Machine
Long exposure, 1.6 seconds, the red trailing traces are those of a taxi sign and a couple of headlights and rear lights. What I prefer though are the ghosts on the pavement on the right-hand side. Place de l’Etoile, Paris,…
La Défense Business District (B&W)
La Défense is situated west of Paris, a major business district where I worked for 3 years. Not your usual romantic view of Paris, but the stark reality of a modern and busy City. Despite prejudices. Shot on my way…
Butte Aux Cailles (B&W)
Butte aux Cailles, literally Quails’ Hill is an area of South Paris in the 13th arrondissement which is sort of and old 19th century village in which not much has changed for more than 150 years or so. It is…
Paris Pantheon (B&W)
The Paris Pantheon is dedicated to our Nation’s heroes, but originally, it used to be a Church. Pantheon, 2013
Wallace Fountain (B&W)
The archetypal Paris fountain is a gift from Richard Wallace, an English gentleman and benefactor of the besieged Paris and Parisians in 1870, the illegitimate son of Richard Seymour-Conway and a man with a complex biography. The fountains were designed…
French Pantheon 2 – ceilings (B&W)
The Pantheon, the ceiling at the entrance, 2013 The Pantheon, ceiling, 2013 – the safety net wasn’t meant to be decorative but I found it did enhance the picture by casting some sort of veil on the ceiling.
French Pantheon (B&W)
French Pantheon, Paris, France, 2013
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