Paris Evening, Walking in Black and White

Paris has an aura when the lights dim on a moist evening. With a group of photographers on an evening shoot, the black and white theme had four criteria: reflection, near and far, silhouette and/or en marche (walking, movement). An image could have any or all of these criteria. We began at Place Igor-Stravinsky and walked through the first, second and third districts/arrondissements near rue de Montorgueil, a passage near Palais Royal and Passage Choiseul. At one point we ended up on Rue de Montmorency passing the Auberge Nicolas Flamel in the third arrondissement. All I could wonder was “How did we end up here!?” Our route was always a bit of a mystery. Street signs and tracing our route was not on my mind. When one is hunting for images, surprise locations are around every corner.

Silhouette, near and far and movement as two women walk toward each other past a café

Reflection, Movement, Silhouette, Near and Far on a Paris street

Reflections, silhouettes, near and far and movement as Parisians cross a street

Reflection, movement and silhouette of a couple in the Passage Choiseul

Silhouette and reflection in the Passage Choiseul people sitting at a table under the verriere ceiling

Reflection plus a black cat in a construction area at night just as we started our walk

Reflection in Passage des 2 Pavillons (passageway near Jardin du Palais Royal)