Tag Archives: France  It all began at Le Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts The sky was angry on this winter’s day my friends and that anger metamorphosed into one hell of a rainstorm. I had just finished photographing le Petit Palais, and the only reason they can call it le “Petit” (small) Palais and not le Grand Palais is simply…  Les Tours Aillaud These high rise towers also known as Tours Nuages are a group of residential buildings located in Nanterre, in the inner suburbs of Paris near the modern business district of La Defense. I had spent the day shooting all the wonderful buildings in the La Defense area and as I so often…  Ahhh the Pantheon in Paris. Another of my favourite places that I was not allowed to photograph because of this silly ban on tripods. And after coming back home and seeing the interior, I’m really quite disappointed. Next time I go to Paris, I am going to try to get in touch with the powers…  Thinking of booking a trip on Artesia, SNCF, or Trenitalia? Take a plane instead… Why I’ll NEVER ride on an Artesia train again Anyone who reads my blog knows that I never go on rants. I am not sure they really do much good, but in this case I just feel the need to get…  Have you ever had one of those days? You know, where everything seems to be going the wrong way, no matter what you do? The kind of day that makes you wish that you had never got out of bed? Then, an art director at National Geographic emails you to ask to see some of…  Another testament as to why why I prefer walking to any other form of transportation in a big city. I had just shot the exterior of the Musée D’Orsay, and was walking around, with no real destination in mind. Lucky for me that Paris truly lives up to it’s motto “the City of Lights”. While…  I never know when to quit. I tend to believe that I’ll be sorry if I stop shooting at a reasonable time, and by reasonable time I mean after 15 hours of taking photos. Who knows what amazing shots I could miss out on, or at least this is what I tell myself. In the…  Since I’m in New York City this week I don’t have as much time as usual to write my blog posts. I think my time is best served trying to get as many great photos as possible in the big apple. So I thought I’d ask you to help me write this post to a… |
